Those who are developing coaches includes any organization or individual working on the development of coaches. Coach developers are more than experienced coaches or transmitters of coaching knowledge, they train, develop, support, and challenge coaches to go on honing and improving their knowledge and skills in order to provide positive and effective sport experiences for all participants.
NCCP Coach Developer Pathway Information
CORE TRAINING FOR COACH DEVELOPERS
Coaches must attend the full duration of the training to receive credit for their participation. .
CORE TRAINING FOR LEARNING FACILITATORS – 6 hours
| Learning Environment | Registration Fee | Frequency of Module Offering | Training Pre Requisites |
| Online Delivery (Zoom) or In Person Delivery | $80.00 | 6 – 8 times a year | Must have PSO approval to register |
| January 21/22 | Tues/Wed | 5:30 - 9:30pm | Core Training for Learning Facilitators | Online | Jan 13 (PSO Approval required prior to registering) |
| Date | Day | Time | Module | Method | Deadline |
NCCP Coach Developers are directly responsible for the development of coaches and need to be experts in learning as well as experts in coaching. They include: Learning Facilitators and Coach Evaluators, and Master Coach Developers. The first step in becoming a coach developer, is to complete the core training. Learning Facilitators are crucial to the development of skilled, knowledgeable coaches and through those coaches, athletes/participants are safer, happier and more successful. The goal of a Learning Facilitator is to effectively facilitate sessions that result in the development of coaches who are able to demonstrate their abilities and meet the standards established for certification. A Learning Facilitator should have the appropriate knowledge, skills, and attitudes to facilitate workshops using the competency-based approach. In addition, they serve as contributing members of the community and ambassadors for the NCCP. Core Training for Learning Facilitators will include the following modules:
- overview of the workshop and the NCCP;
- functions of a Learning Facilitator;
- elements of an effective learning activity;
- stages of group development;
- nature of the group.
CORE TRAINING FOR COACH EVALUATORS – 5 hours
| Learning Environment | Registration Fee | Frequency of Module Offering | Training Pre Requisites |
| Online Delivery (Zoom) or In Person Delivery | $65.00 | 6 – 8 times a year | Must have PSO approval to register. Recommended to first complete Learning Facilitator training |
| December 13 | Friday | 6:00 - 9:00pm | Core Training for Coach Evaluators | Online | Dec 5 (PSO Approval required prior to registering) |
| December 14 | Saturday | 9:00am - 12:00pm | |||
| Date | Day | Time | Module | Method | Deadline |
Coach Evaluators step in once a coach has completed their NCCP training. NCCP Coach Evaluators assess, evaluate, debrief, and follow up with coaches to help them achieve certification. They are experts in observation, providing feedback and debriefing, and have in-depth knowledge of the outcomes, criteria, and evidences from NCCP standard evaluation tools within different sport contexts. NCCP Coach Evaluators also act as ambassadors for the NCCP and as resources for coaches who seek to augment and validate their coaching abilities. Core Training for Coach Evaluators will include the following modules:
- The Certification Process;
- Learning to Debrief;
- Action Planning.
CORE TRAINING FOR MASTER COACH DEVELOPERS – 8 hours
| Learning Environment | Registration Fee | Frequency of Module Offering | Training Pre Requisites |
| Online Delivery (Zoom) or In Person Delivery | $105.00 | 2 times a year | NCCP Core Training for Learning Facilitators and for Coach Evaluators |
| September 27/28 | Friday | 5:00 - 9:00pm | Core Training for Master Coach Developers | Online | Sept 19 (PSO Approval required prior to registering) |
| Saturday | 9:00am - 1:00pm | ||||
| Date | Day | Time | Module | Method | Deadline |
NCCP Core Training for Master Coach Developers (MCDs) is an 8-hour workshop that all NCCP Master Coach Developers must take. The workshop focuses on the functions that MCDs perform in the NCCP. These functions include how to select, train, evaluate, and mentor other NCCP Coach Developers. Core Training for Master Coach Evaluators will include the following modules:
- Role of the Master Coach Developer;
- Selecting LFs/CEs;
- Training Coach Developers;
- Evaluating LFs;
- Evaluating CEs;
- Mentoring Coach Developers.