What is NCCP?

The National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) is a coach training and certification program for different sports across Canada. The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) is the National governing body of the program and each province has a representative coaching organization to aid in the delivery of the NCCP and to support the development of coaches in their province. Each sport provides the sport specific components of the NCCP and the CABC offers the multi-sport components within the Competition coach stream to the coaches.

The new NCCP model is made up of three streams, Community Sport, Competition and Instruction streams, each with its own coaching requirements

 **Important Note** - Do you know which course you need to take to become trained in your sport? As sports are integrating into the new system, some sports have integrated the multi-sport modules with the sport-specific components. Check with your Provincial Sport Organization first to confirm the training you require. Click here to find a link to the BC Provincial Sport Organizations or go to the Sport Tracking section on the CAC web site to see if your sport has integrated. 

Check out the "Course Schedule" button to find a course in your area.

Note: The minimum age to take a multi-sport NCCP course is 16 years old. Credit will not be given to those below this minimum age requirement.

More Information:

The CAC has developed many resources to help coaches better understand the NCCP. Check out their website, www.coach.ca, for more information.

The list below has been developed to outline some of the key points shown on the CAC website and also to aid as a quick reference for this information. (Note that the CAC website contains significantly more information)

Program Overview [221 KB] - Fact Sheet outline the New NCCP

The New NCCP Model [1.8 MB] - 11 x 17 Diagram of the New NCCP

Fact Sheet for New Coaches [899 KB] - Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet for Current Coaches [866 KB] - Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet Fundamental Movement Skills  [121KB] - Fact Sheet

Theory 3 Equivalency into Competition Development  [121 KB] - Fact Sheet

New NCCP PowerPoint [6.3 MB] - narrated PowerPoint Presentation about the new NCCP model

Check Your Certification - Go online to update your personal information (name, address, e-mail address etc.), access your coaching records, and obtain a printable official transcript.

FAQs - The CAC has compiled a series of Frequently Asked Questions and their responses. The FAQs have been divided into a number of categories including: evaluation, minimum standards, delivery and resource development.

Sport Tracking - Find out how NSOs are progressing through the transition. How many sports have obtained conditional approval for the Community Sport - Initiation context? How many sports are developing materials for the Competition - Introduction context?

Inside Coaching Newsletter - The official newsletter of the NCCP, distributed by the CAC, discusses NCCP activities and provides a regular snapshot of the ongoing transition of the NCCP to a competency-based system.

Amanda - Your Online Coach - Confused about what kind of training you need to become a coach? CAC has developed a tool to help coaches identify which coaching context is right for you and which workshops you need to be identified as "Trained" or "Certified" in your sport.