Coaches play a significant role in the lives of athletes and in our communities. The biggest challenges for many coaches are the costs associated with the NCCP in-training to certification pathway, as well as the availability and accessibility of the training.
Individuals appointed as coaches for the Canada Games are required to meet specific certification status under the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) as outlined in each sport’s technical package. The Saint John Canada Games Foundation has teamed up with Sport NB to help coaches continue their development with the of goal certifying more coaches to coach at the Canada Games.
Two opportunities of coaching development are available:
- Coach certification: Funding will include support and travel to the Coach to reach the NCCP Competition Development to Certified status.
- Professional Development
- Coach Mental Training: A Mental Performance Consultant (MPC) will facilitate seminars on the following topics (targeting specific elements of the Areas of Work life Model; Leiter & Maslach, 2006). These seminars delivered in a hybrid (in-person and online) manner would be scheduled throughout the 2024-2025 period (approximately once monthly). These seminars would be recorded, which would allow for the coach to review at any time during this program. The MPC would ask the coach for homework and reflection within their journey.
- Other professional development: At the request of PSOs, Coaches who are already NCCP Competition Development certified may be approved to attend other professional development opportunities.