High School Credit - Coaching
Coach Level 1 UXSC (2 credits)
Requirements are:
- Students must complete 30 hours of practical coaching experience.
- Complete the NCCP Make Ethical Decisions training and online evaluation
- NCCP Community Sport Coach Trained status
- Additional 8 hours of multi-sport workshops/eModules (from the following list: Planning a Practice, Design a Sport Program, Teaching and Learning, Basic Mental Skills, Fundamental Movement Skills, Run, Jump, Throw, Wheel, Aboriginal Coach Modules, Coaching Athletes with a Disability, Making Headway, Nutrition, Safe Sport, Positive Sport Environment, Mental Health, and/or Coaching Initiation)
Coach Level 2 UXSC (2 credits)
Requirements are:
- Students must complete 30 hours of practical coaching experience.
- NCCP Fundamentals Coach Trained status
- Complete the NCCP Make Ethical Decisions training and online evaluation
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
Students must complete a minimum of 30 hours of monitored coaching experience.
Level 1 students must have their experience monitored and reviewed by a Fundamentals Coach Trained or higher. This coach must be trained in the sport in which a student is being evaluated.
Level 2 students must have their experience monitored by a Fundamentals Coach Certified or higher. This coach must be certified in the sport in which a student is being evaluated.
Practical coaching experience must be in the same sport as the trained or certified accreditations. Student coaches should keep a log of their coaching hours that includes:
- Practical coaching hours
- Teams or athletes coached
- Competition level of participation (e.g., club, regional, provincial)
The evaluating coach must provide the student coach with a verification letter that includes:
- Student name
- Number of practical coaching hours
- Team or athletes coached
- Competition level of participation
- Authorizing coach name and NCCP CC number
- Date of completion
GETTING CREDIT
Student coaches seeking to earn credit must provide proof of completion for all required program components to viaSport at coaches@viasport.ca. ViaSport will send a verification letter to the student if they have fulfilled all the requirements.
Required documentation for Level 1 includes:
- NCCP training and certifications (Locker transcript)
- Practical coach experience verification letter
Required documentation for Level 2 includes:
- NCCP training and certifications (Locker transcript)
- Practical coach experience verification letter
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