Psychology of Performance
Help athletes learn to manage distractions and use visualization techniques to prepare themselves technically and tactically for training and competition. Learn how to work with athletes or teams to identify performance and process goals related to their ability to focus on performance. Learn debriefing skills that can be used to help athletes assess their performance in both training and competition. Next Offering: TBA
Making Ethical Decisions
Learn to analyze a challenging situation and determine if it has moral, legal or ethical implications. Apply the NCCP Ethical Decision-Making Model to properly respond to all emerging situations. Next Offering: November 9 (Kelowna)
Basic Mental Skills
This course integrates mental-preparation strategies into practices and help participants be mentally prepared for competition. Training for the NCCP Basic Mental Skills module takes approximately 4 hours and it covers these topics: basic mental skills, developing and maintaining focus, setting goals, and planning for mental skills development. Next Offering: TBA
Teaching & Learning
This course teaching how to implement an appropriately structured and organized practice. Make interventions that promote learning and development. Training for the NCCP Teaching & Learning module takes approximately 4.75 hours and it covers these topics: foundations, form a plan to action, approaches, microteaching, and reflections. Next Offering: TBA
Planning a Practice
Coaches must complete both components (NCCP Emergency Action Plan and Module) to receive full credit for having taken the NCCP Planning a Practice Module. The goal of the module is to prepare coaches to plan safe and effective practices.
The NCCP Planning a Practice learning activities will prepare coaches to: explain the importance of logistics in the development of a practice plan; establish an appropriate structure for a practice; and identify appropriate activities for each part of the practice. Next Offering: TBA
Aboriginal Coaching Module
The ACM responded directly to the identified need for a national coach training curriculum that reflects the uniqueness of Indigenous culture, values and lifestyles. Originally designed for coaches of First Nation, Métis and Inuit heritage, the program has been expanded to include non-Indigenous coaches working within Indigenous communities and with Indigenous people. Next Offering: TBA
The course consists of three modules: holistic approach to coaching, racism in sport, individual and community health and wellness.
Fundamental Movement Skills
Learn to improve the fundamental movement skills in participants through the National Coaching Certification Program Fundamental Movement Skills Workshop!
Through this interactive workshop, participants gain the ability to: detect and correct basic errors for fundamental movement skills in participants so they have a choice to adopt a healthy, active lifestyle, apply a teaching process to promote the development of fundamental movement skills, adapt fundamental movement skills for participants with intellectual, physical, sensory or behavioural disabilities, lead activities that will promote the development of fundamental movement skills in a safe, responsible manner while interacting with others; and provide stage-appropriate feedback to encourage and develop fundamental movement skills in participants. Next Offering: October 25 (Kelowna)
Managing a Conflict
Introduces new and experienced coaches to the impact of conflict on sport in their day-to-day coaching practice. This module teaches key skills for achieving positive outcomes using effective conflict management techniques. After completing the NCCP Managing Conflict training module, coaches will be able to: identify common sources of conflict in sport , take steps to prevent and resolve conflict resulting from misinformation, miscommunication or misunderstanding , listen and speak for themselves in conflict situations to maintain positive and healthy relationships with athletes, parents, guardians, officials, other coaches and administrators. Next Offering: TBA