Coaching Development & Certification

The British Columbia Ringette Association supports the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP), providing training and certification for all ringette coaches in British Columbia. All coaches are required to be trained and certified, according to BCRA Coaching Certification policy, for all Sanctioned Events. For the first part of the season, any new coaches who are considered "in training" will need to provide proof that they are registered in the appropriate coaching course. If your association in interested in hosting a coaching clinic, please complete the Online Clinic Hosting Allocation Form.

Ringette Canada Coaching Requirements 2010/2011

Competition - Development Modules

The NCCP Theory 3 has now been officially phased out and is no longer available. Before a coach can take be evaluated in the ringette-specific Comp-Dev process, they need to complete three (Make Ethical Decisions (CD), Managing Conflict, and Leading a Drug Free Sport) of the multi-sport modules as outlined in the Competition-Development Coach Pathway. For more information about the Competition-Development pathway please contact the BCRA office.

This multi-sport NCCP context is designed for coaches who are coaching to refine advanced skills and tactics and are generally preparing for performance at the provincial and national level. These sessions are interactive and bring together coaches from different sports, which provide an increased value to the learning environment. All participants completing this training will receive a credit in the NCCP, which is a recognized national standard in coach education. Coaches wishing to complete all of the training in the Competition Development context will need to complete six multi-sport modules (click here for a detailed description of each module) and a number of sport specific modules. The six multi-sport modules are:

- Coaching and Leading Effectively (8.5 hours)
- Developing Athletic Abilities (9 hours)
- Leading Drug-free Sport (3.5 hours)
- Managing Conflict (4.5 hours)
- Prevention and Recovery (7.5 hours)
- Psychology of Performance (7 hours)

For more information about registration in the multi-course modules please visit the Coaches Association of BC website.

NCCP Database Update

The Coaches Association of Canada is working on their new database, but they are still sorting out many significant issues. All coaches who have taken an NCCP course anytime after September 1^st, 2008 have not been entered in the database, and so do not have an NCCP (CC#) number. Until now these new coaches have been unable to take the online Making Ethical Decisions (MED) evaluations, but they are now able to do so by following this simple step.

Send an email requesting an NCCP number to coach@coach.ca with their name, address and birthdate. The CAC will do a manual search of the coach and issue him/her an NCCP number so s/he can complete the online evaluation.

The Coaches Association of British Columbia

The Coaches Association of BC (CABC) works to improve the quality of coaches and optimizes coaching in BC to provide positive and meaningful experiences for athletes at all levels. Besides delivering the multi-sport component of the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) in the province, it provides a wide range of training and recognition opportunities to coaches. Member benefits include access to educational opportunities at a reduced cost, webcasts, annual awards, etc. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in sport and an interest in improving their skills to work with athletes. For more information and to apply for membership go to the CABC website.

Clinic Minimum Age Requirement

As of January 1, 2009 anyone 14 years of age or older will be able to take NCCP coaching courses at the Community Sport – Initiation and Competition – Introduction contexts for Ringette across Canada. These trained coaches will have access to NCCP training and evaluation, but will not be certified. Also, the CAC database will indicate the under 16 coaches with an asterisk and those individuals will not be considered certified until their 16th birthday.

Ringette Canada will comply with the CAC age minimum change of 14 years of age for interested individuals. Ringette Canada is proud to offer this opportunity to younger potential coaches; enabling them to be educated and trained according to national standards, as well as gain valuable experience.