Competition Coach is designed for coaches who plan to work with athletes who are practicing and competing together. The Competition Coach pathway, at right, describes three training and certification pathways available. Certification as a Competition Coach requires the submission of a practice portfolio and an in-person, on-ice evaluation.
Competition Coach workshops have been updated and will be delivered as a an online theory course followed by a one-day, in-person workshop.
What’s changed? Course content has been refreshed, teaching methodologies have been modernized, and Coach Developers have received updated training to deliver programming. We’re optimizing this program to create strong Curling Coaches who can support athletes in the Train to Train and Train to Compete stages of the Long-Term Curler Development Framework.
- On-demand, Online Learning – learn.curling.ca
- One-day, In-Person Workshop – registration here
You’ll start your Competition Coach journey by taking Curling Canada’s comprehensive online training modules which will prepare you for the in-person Competition Coach training being offered by the OCC. More information on the Online Training Modules.
Register HERE
Fee:$125.00 (taxes included)
One-Day, In Person Training
When you’ve completed online learning, you’ll be ready to attend a one-day In-Person Training.
You’ll get to apply the skills you’ve learned online – really focusing on delivery, brushing, skill analysis and practice planning. You’ll gain experience coaching under the guidance of trained learning facilitators.
One day workshop Course.
After completing the online learning and the in-person workshop the coach is considered to be a “Competition Coach In-Training”.
View our upcoming courses HERE, or if your club would like to host a course please request one HERE
Trained vs. Certified
To achieve “Competition Coach Trained” status a “Competition Coach In-Training” must:
- Complete the Multi-Sport NCCP “Make Ethical Decisions” workshop (3.5 hours). For details go to NCCP Making Ethical Decisions. The workshop is available in-person, remote access webinar or as a home study. The course can be done online through Curl BC, VIA Sport, or through the NCCP Locker. Challenging the NCCP MED is also an option directly through the NCCP Locker. See below for MED-Curling Workshop dates and locations.
To achieve “Competition Coach Certified” status a “Competition Coach Trained” coach must:
- Complete an In-person Evaluation. This is a 2-hour evaluation session (one-on-one with an Evaluator) that follows the submission of a portfolio. The coach must execute a complete practice session on ice with his/her team. See instructions below for details.
- Successfully complete the on-line Make Ethical Decisions (MED) Evaluation at www.coach.ca.
Competition Coach Evaluation
In order to receive a “Certified” Competition Coach status, coaches must successfully complete the MED online evaluation and the Curling on-ice Evaluation.
Coaches wishing to pursue evaluation must:
- Complete a Competition Coach Evaluation Request – you will be required to upload your completed practice plan, emergency action plan and athlete profile.
- Pay your evaluation fee of $185 + GST (payment link provided when your practice is scheduled)
- When your plan is approved (revisions may be required) you will be notified by email. We will put you in touch with a local evaluator to set up a time for your evaluation.
- Upon completion of the evaluation, the evaluator will return all documentation to the OCC office for entry into the NCCP Locker, and a copy of the signed evaluation (by both the coach and evaluator) will be returned to the coach via email.
Some helpful tips for a successful evaluation:
- All practices must contain skill detection and correction – for this reason, early- and mid-season practices are best.
- On-ice practice time for evaluation purposes should not exceed 60 minutes.
- All practices should have a clearly defined goal and activities should be consistent with that goal . For example, if a practice goal is to improve draw weight consistency, the Crazy 8’s takeout drill is not an activity which is consistent with the practice’s goal.
