COMPETITION - INTRODUCTION COACH TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
This program is recommended for coaches who will be working with athletes at the T2T stage of the LTAD.
The training curriculum includes 4 workshops, a co-coaching requirement, and an evaluation procedure to achieve certification.
To view the Coach Pathway
diagram click here:
The three Multi-Sport workshops are scheduled and delivered by the Provincial/Territorial Sport Organizations. See the panel below for more information.
The Orienteering-specific workshop, Analyze Performance and Support the Competitive Experience, is scheduled and delivered by the Orienteering Canada Coach Developers.
EVALUATION & CERTIFICATION
After completing all the training and co--coaching requirements, a new coach can apply to be evaluated.
With the application, the coach must have completed the MED on-line evaluation and present a sample practice paln that includes the Emergency Action Plan for that session.
The final (primary) evaluation process is the observation of the practice session that had been planned and set-up by the coach.
A certified Coach Evaluator, using a formal set of guidelines, will acknowledge that all the requirements have been met.
To view the Evaluator's guideline sheets:
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You can find additional information about certification on the CAC web site:
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MULTI-SPORT WORKSHOPS
The CAC has developed a comprehensive set of coaching-related workshops (sometimes called modules) that apply to every sport.
Orienteering Canada has identified three that are necessary for our Comp-Intro Program.
For more information on Make Ethical Decisions, Planning a Practice, and Teaching and Learning, click on the button below. The CAC site also includes links to the provincial schedules and co-ordinators.
THE COMP - INTRO COACH AND THE LTAD STAGES
The curriculum for the Comp-Intro Coach Program is aligned with the needs of the young athletes in the Train to Train Stages of Orienteering's LTAD.
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the LTAD stages diagram:
The Program can easily be adapted to older age groups as a starting stage for the Active for Life participants.
HOW TO BECOME A
COMP - INTRO COACH
Please contact your P/T Orienteering Association for general information on the registration procedures and the schedule for the Orienteering workshops.
You can register for the Multi-Sport workshops independently. When you complete your first Multi-Sport or Orienteering workshop you will be registered with the NCCP.
Credit for subsequent CAC workshops and other coaching related courses will be added to your file on The Locker database.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
All CAC coaches must remain active (as performing coaches) and continue to develop their coaching skills in order to maintain their Certification.
Active coaching, seminars, college courses, Multi-Sport workshops, etc. are assigned PD points that must be accumulated over time to meet the minimum requirements.
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TRANSFER OF QUALIFICATIONS
In April 2017, the CAC will transfer qualifications from the old Levels NCCP to the current NCCP by the rules in the following matrix. Click here: