2024 NCCP Coach Courses

Special Olympics Coach Training for Skate Canada Coaches – Competition Sport Course

• Do you work with skaters with disabilities in your home club?
• Are you are interested in learning more about coaching skaters with intellectual disabilities?
• Are you interested in developing athletes for competition and travel opportunities?

This session is being offered in partnership with Special Olympics Alberta, and Skate AB NT NU.

Session Description:

The NCCP Competition Coach Workshop is a formal, full-day training course offered in-person for Skate AB NT NU coaches interested in furthering their education on coaching an athlete with a disability. The goals of the SOC Competition Sport Course are preparation for local, provincial, national, and international competitions with the primary focus on safety, fun, fitness, fundamentals, and performance as well as teaching the basic skills of the sport.

A Trained SOC Competition Coach is expected to:

• Provide support to athletes in areas such as technical, physical tactical and mental preparation
• Coach in competition as well as in training
• Encourage an environment that is fun
• Coach may progress to various levels with their athletes, or the coach may choose to work with athletes at a specific level
• Required for all coaches who wish to coach at National or International Games

Session Details:

This session is FREE OF CHARGE for Section coaches, but you must register to guarantee your spot.  Participants MUST be a minimum of 16 years old. All Skate Canada coaches are welcome – no pre-requisites in terms of coaching levels – but you must have an NCCP number (all levels of coach welcome).

Saturday October 26, 2024
Edmonton AB
Location: Multi Purpose Room A at Terwillegar Rec Centre, Edmonton

Full Day – approx. 9am to 5pm
24 spots available… first come, first served.

Click here to register 

Questions should be directed to Lisa Bonderove lisa@skateabnwtnun.ca

NCCP Multi-Sport Courses

Click here to access information from the Coaching Association of Canada on the multi-sport courses.

Please direct any questions on NCCP Courses to Colleen Yavis – coaching@skateabnwtnun.ca