{"id":2165,"date":"2019-01-09T16:51:28","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T21:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/?p=2165"},"modified":"2025-05-01T09:57:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T13:57:07","slug":"coach-training-and-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/coach-training-and-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach Training and Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Coach Training and Certification<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">In order to provide Special Olympics athletes with a quality experience in sport, coaches are expected to attain a minimum level of\u00a0qualification, and\u00a0are supported in their pursuit of coach training.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">All coaches are required to have completed the Special Olympics Canada National Coaching Certification Program (SOC\/NCCP) Community or Competition Coach Technical course as well as the Coaches Association of Canada&#8217;s Making Headway,\u00a0<strong><em>within the first year of their assignment or placement<\/em><\/strong>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><strong>A Look at Coaching Certification Requirements<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">The first thing to understand about coaching certification requirements is that there are three streams of courses:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Multi-Sport<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Special Olympics<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Sport Specific<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Each stream acts independently and has separate contact information regarding upcoming courses. The courses themselves are administered independently. However, all courses that you take in any of these streams are part of the National Coaching Certification Program and you will receive certification credits for the courses on your coach.ca transcript.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><strong><em>Multi-Sport Modules<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">The First stream, Multi-Sport, is administered by the Coaches Association of Ontario. These courses explore central themes in coaching and sport. There are a variety of ways the modules can be taken including in person workshops, Homestudy and online courses.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">You can find information regarding upcoming Multi-Sport modules at:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coachesontario.ca\/nccp-training\/course-calendar\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">https:\/\/www.coachesontario.ca\/nccp-training\/course-calendar\/<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">To coach at the Provincial Games coaches are required to take the Making Ethical Decisions module and online evaluation. Additional training modules are recommended, but not mandatory.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\" border=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col style=\"width: 274px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 281px;\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody valign=\"top\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: solid black 1.0pt; padding: 7px;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Competition Introduction Modules<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; padding: 7px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Competition Development Modules<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: solid black 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; padding: 7px;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">Making Ethical Decisions (MED)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; padding: 7px;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">Psychology of Performance<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: solid black 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; padding: 7px;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">Planning a Practice<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; padding: 7px;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">Leading Drug Free Sport<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: solid black 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; padding: 7px;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">Nutrition<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; padding: 7px;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">Managing Conflict<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: solid black 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; padding: 7px;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">Design a Sport Program<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; padding: 7px;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">Prevention and Recovery of Injury<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: solid black 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; padding: 7px;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">Basic Mental Skills<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; padding: 7px;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">Developing Athletic Ability<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: solid black 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; padding: 7px;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">Teaching and Learning<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; padding: 7px;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">Coaching and Leading Effectively<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: solid black 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; padding: 7px;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; padding: 7px;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">Managing a Sport Program<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: solid black 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; padding: 7px;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; padding: 7px;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">Advanced Practice Planning<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: solid black 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; padding: 7px;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; padding: 7px;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">Performance Planning<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"> *<em>Coaches that have Theory Level 1 on their transcript meet the certification requirement for this portion.<\/em><\/span><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Making Headway in Sports<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">All coaches are required to take one of the <em>Making Headway in Sports,<\/em> concussion awareness, free online module. It is expected that all coaches will take this module (any version) within their first year of volunteering with us. This is a <strong>mandatory<\/strong> course for any coach that would like to apply to coach at the Provincial Games. <\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">The modules can be found on the Coaches Association of Canada&#8217;s website at: <a href=\"https:\/\/coach.ca\/module\/nccp-making-head-way-sport\">https:\/\/coach.ca\/module\/nccp-making-head-way-sport<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Safe Sport Training<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">All coaches are required to take <em>Safe Sport Training,<\/em> anti-abuse and maltreatment, free online module. It is expected that all coaches will take this module prior to starting volunteering with us. This is a <strong>mandatory<\/strong> course for any coach that would like to apply to coach at the Provincial Games. <\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">The modules can be found on the Coaches Association of Canada&#8217;s website at: <a href=\"https:\/\/coach.ca\/sport-safety\/safe-sport-training\">https:\/\/coach.ca\/sport-safety\/safe-sport-training<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><strong><em>Special Olympics Courses<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">The second stream, Special Olympics Technical, has been developed in partnership between Special Olympics Canada and the NCCP. These courses are only offered to Special Olympics volunteers and it is required that all SO coaches take one of these courses within their first year of volunteering with the organization.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">There are two SOC Technical courses that are offered and each has its own set of curriculum. The SOC courses are independent of each other, neither course is a prerequisite for the other course and volunteers only need to take one or the other depending on their coaching aspirations.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">To view and register for all upcoming SOC coaching courses in Ontario please visit <\/span>the <a href=\"..\/Getting%20Started%20as%20a%20Volunteer\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/events\">Special Olympics Ontario Events Calendar<\/a>, courses typically run from September-December and February-May.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">SOC Community Sport Coach Course<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">This course was designed for our community coaches that work with beginner athletes or those athletes that really just practice or compete at a community level.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">The course goes over the following material: setting the scene, analyzing the SO athlete, fundamental motor skills, planning a practice (specific to SO), safety and risk management, and ethical decision making.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">You can coach at Provincial games as an assistant coach after taking this course.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">SOC Competitive Sport Coach Course<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">This course was developed for those SO coaches that work with competitive athletes.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">The material that will be covered in this course is as follows: planning a safe practice for the SO athlete, associated disabilities, planning a practice and emergency action plan, analyzing the SO athlete, modifying the practice for the SO athlete, and supporting the competitive environment.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">This course is a requirement for Head coaches at the Provincial games and for all coaches that would like to coach at National or International games.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><strong><em>Sport Specific Courses<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Sport specific courses have been created in partnership between your National or Provincial Sport Organizations and the NCCP. Each NSO or PSO administers its own sport specific courses and has its own set of guidelines for which courses coaches in their sport need to be certified in.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">You can find a listing of the NSO\/PSO links by visiting:<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coach.ca\/-p154599\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline;\">https:\/\/www.coach.ca\/-p154599<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><em><span style=\"color: black;\">It is recommended the Provincial Games Head Coaches have Sport Specific training.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Coaches Training at a Glance<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Training\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Provider\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Information\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Location\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>NCCP Registration\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Coaches Association of Ontario (CAO)<\/td>\n<td>All Coaches \u2013 Mandatory<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/thelocker.coach.ca\/account\/login?ReturnUrl=%2f\">https:\/\/thelocker.coach.ca\/account\/login?ReturnUrl=%2f<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SOC Competitive Sport Coach\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>SOC<\/td>\n<td>All Coaches \u2013 Mandatory<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/events\/\">https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/events\/<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Making Headway in Sports<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>CAC<\/td>\n<td>All Coaches \u2013 Mandatory<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/coach.ca\/module\/nccp-making-head-way-sport\">https:\/\/coach.ca\/module\/nccp-making-head-way-sport<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Safe Sport Training<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>CAC<\/td>\n<td>All Coaches &#8211; Mandatory<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/coach.ca\/sport-safety\/safe-sport-training\">https:\/\/coach.ca\/sport-safety\/safe-sport-training<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Making Ethical Decisions (MED)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>CAO<\/td>\n<td>All Coaches \u2013 Mandatory<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coachesontario.ca\/nccp-training\/course-calendar\/\">https:\/\/www.coachesontario.ca\/nccp-training\/course-calendar\/<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Making Ethical Decisions (MED)\u00a0 Online\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>CAC<\/td>\n<td>All Coaches \u2013 Mandatory<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/thelocker.coach.ca\/onlinelearning%23MHW\">https:\/\/thelocker.coach.ca\/onlinelearning#MHW<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Sport Specific Courses\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>All Coaches<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>National Games Coaches \u2013 Mandatory <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coach.ca\/-p154599\">https:\/\/www.coach.ca\/-p154599<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coach Training and Certification In order to provide Special Olympics athletes with a quality experience in sport, coaches are expected to attain a minimum level of\u00a0qualification, and\u00a0are supported in their pursuit of coach training. All coaches are required to have completed the Special Olympics Canada National Coaching Certification Program (SOC\/NCCP) Community or Competition Coach Technical course as well as the &#8230; <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/coach-training-and-certification\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"single-post-no-container.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[70],"class_list":["post-2165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-volunteers","tag-trainingpd","no-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2165\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}