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National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP)

What is NCCP ?

The National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) is an educational program aimed at upgrading the quality of coaching in Canada. It caters to the needs of all coaches, from the novice to master, and is available in both English and French.
The NCCP provides for five levels of certification. The first three levels , geared towards coaches of developing athletes, are structured into three components:

  • Theory: general principles of coaching
  • Technical: sport skills and techniques
  • Practical: evaluation of coaching experience

Becoming Fully Certified

To enroll in the NCCP, you must be at least 16 years of age. Once you have completed one component of the program, you will receive a record of progress which is updated as more components are achieved.

Upon successful completion of all three components, you will receive the NCCP National Passport acknowledging full certification.

Theory

Technical

Practical

Certified

X X X X

The Coaching Certification Program promotes a progressive learning process in the same manner that coaches teach athletes. First acquire a basic level of technical skills (Technical) and general principles of coaching. (Theory) Take these newly acquired skills and put them to use on the field (Practical) during the season immediately following the clinic sessions.

To qualify for the next level of any component, you must have completed the prerequisite level of that component.

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What Coaching Courses Will Do For You

The quality of coaching is an integral part of sport development. Parents, administrators, and athletes today are placing a greater emphasis on high standards of coaching education and leadership at all coaching levels. NCCP courses will build upon your coaching knowledge to help you meet these expectations,
The standards set by the NCCP certification process are an effective means of raising the community awareness of the qualifications, competence and talents of individual coaches.

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TECHNICAL

Technical courses, offered by National/Provincial sport associations, present the skills and drill tactics of your sport in a progressive logical sequence. Coaches will learn sport-specific information such as rules of play, equipment, and skill development.

Level 1 - introduces coaches to fundamental skills

Level 1 technical focuses on the developing coach providing the basic technical knowledge of
coaching.  After completing Level 1 you will be prepared to take inexperienced athletes and provide them with safe and educational training sessions.

Course duration: 12 hours

Basic skills

  • stance and initial movement
  • blocking and tackling
  • ball handling and running skills
  • the kicking game

Team play

  • offensive theory
  • defensive theory

Organization and Administration

  • brief history of Canadian football
  • coach and team organizer
  • care and prevention of injuries
  • illustrated rules

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Level 2 – analyzes advanced skills and the introduction to team play

Course duration: 14 hours

Skills

  • offensive and defensive line play
  • offensive backfield play
  • linebacker play
  • defensive backfield play

Team Play

  • offensive team play
  • defensive team play

Administration of Football Programs

  • role of the coach
  • principles of organization and administration
  • scouting the opponent
  • conditioning for football

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Level 3 – deals with the elite skills and advanced team play

The level 3 Technical programs are aimed at teaching fundamental principles applicable to coaching high performance athletes. The objectives of Level 3 are to develop a high level of technical expertise necessary to coach advanced skills.

Course duration: 16 hours

Skills

  • offensive and defensive line play
  • quarterbacks, running backs and receivers
  • linebackers and defensive backs
  • specialists

Team Play

  • determining factors
  • offensive theory
  • defensive theory
  • special teams

Organization and administration of Football Programs

  • positional drills
  • game day organization
  • motivation in football

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PRACTICAL

The Practical component provides an opportunity for the coaches to have their actual coaching experience evaluated and recorded. The component, initiated by the coach, must be officially validated by your provincial governing body (Football BC) to obtain certification at any level.

At each level, coaches must complete one full year (season) of coaching after completion of the technical and theory courses.

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THEORY

Level 1 - designed to teach you how to introduce skills, to organize training lessons and to begin to design a safe, fun and challenging sport environment for beginning athletes. In
addition to learning about the physiological factors that affect performance in your sport and the biomechanics that underlie the skills you teach you will learn about:

Role of the Coach

  • motivating athletes
  • assessing your coaching philosophy
  • developing self-concept of athletes

Growth and Development

  • characteristics of developing children (physical, psychological, social, cognitive)
  • introducing children at the right level of sport based upon their developmental characteristics.

Skill Development

  • planning and evaluating a training session
  • designing a safe sport environment
  • understanding how athletes learn skills

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Level 2 - designed to help you to introduce athletes to training for competition. You will learn how to prepare athletes physically, psychologically, technically and strategically for competition. In addition to learning more about teaching and analyzing skills and your role as a coach, you will learn about:

Sport psychology

  • dealing with competitive anxiety; achieving optimal arousal
  • group cohesion and goal-setting

Physiological Performance Factors

  • endurance, speed, power. Strength, flexibility, muscular endurance: what they are, how to train and monitor them.

Health and Safety

  • caloric balance of various training diets
  • pre-competition meals
  • assessment of sport injuries and return to training

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Level 3 - focuses on the planning of annual training and competitive programs for the competitive athlete. Once you have learned how to accurately analyze the performance of your sport, you will learn about:

Planning and Periodization

  • the steps to effectively plan and monitor an athlete’s annual training program
  • microcycles

Physiology and Nutrition

  • endurance and resistance training
  • monitoring – field and lab tests
  • weight control and high risk diets

Sport Psychology

  • pre-competition and competition plans
  • competition reflective forms
  • stress intervention: imagery/simulation

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Certification Status

To check on the status of your certification click here.

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Status Verification Queries

To Request Clarification - if the NCCP information does not agree with your most recent level of certification click here

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