{"id":2163,"date":"2019-01-09T16:48:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T21:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/?p=2163"},"modified":"2024-07-03T15:32:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T19:32:12","slug":"coach-certification-requirements-for-national-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/coach-certification-requirements-for-national-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach Certification Requirements for National Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Coach Certification Requirements for National Games<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n<p>The following are the minimum recommended National Coaching Certification Program certification qualifications for various levels of involvement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All Volunteers\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Must be 18 years of age or older<\/li>\n<li>Current Criminal Record Check (within the last 3 years)<\/li>\n<li>Special Olympics Competition Sports Coach Course<\/li>\n<li>Making Ethical Decisions (this module is contained within some sport specific courses)<\/li>\n<li>Making Headway<\/li>\n<li>Safe Sport<br \/>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table width=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"179\">\n<p><strong>Sport Specific Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"847\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"179\">\n<p><strong>Summer Sport\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"847\">\n<p><strong>Minimum Sport Technical Coaching Course from the National Sport Organization (NSO) or SOC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"179\">\n<p>Athletics<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"847\">\n<p>Sport Coach (Competition)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"179\">\n<p>Basketball<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"847\">\n<p>Learn to Train (Competition)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"179\">\n<p>Bocce<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"847\">\n<p>125 coaching hours <br \/>**SOC Bocce Course for 2026 National Games<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"179\">\n<p>Golf<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"847\">\n<p>Special Olympics PGA of Canada Golf Course<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"179\">\n<p>Powerlifting<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"847\">\n<p>SOC Powerlifting Course<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"179\">\n<p>Rhythmic Gymnastics<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"847\">\n<p>Gymnastics Foundations (Introduction, Theory and Rhythmic)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"179\">\n<p>Soccer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"847\">\n<p>Learn to Train OR Soccer for Life<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"179\">\n<p>Softball<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"847\">\n<p>Ongoing Participation (CSp-Ong)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"179\">\n<p>Swimming<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"847\">\n<p>Fundamentals Coach \u2013 Swimming 101 (Competition)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"179\">\n<p>Tenpin Bowling<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"847\">\n<p>Community Sport<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"179\">\n<p><strong>Winter Sport\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"847\">\n<p><strong>Minimum Sport Technical Coaching Course from the National Sport Organization (NSO) or SOC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"179\">\n<p>5 Pin Bowling<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"847\">\n<p>Community Coach<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"179\">\n<p>Alpine Skiing<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"847\">\n<p>Entry Level Course OR CSIA Level 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"179\">\n<p>Cross Country Skiing<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"847\">\n<p>Commmunity Coach trained (Intro to Community Coaching and Community Coaching)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"179\">\n<p>Curling<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"847\">\n<p>Club Coach (Community)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"179\">\n<p>Figure Skating<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"847\">\n<p>CanSkate Coach Trained (Level 1+2)\u00a0 <br \/>Regional Coach In-training (Levels 3 to 6)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"179\">\n<p>Floor Hockey<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"847\">\n<p>SOC Floor Hockey Course<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"179\">\n<p>Snowshoeing<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"847\">\n<p>SOC Snowshoeing Course<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"179\">\n<p>Speed Skating<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"847\">\n<p>\u00a0FUNdamentals Coach (Instruction)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Segoe UI; 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