Coaching

The Coaching Association of Canada, through their National Coach Certification Program, has been improving the effectiveness of coaching across all levels of the sport system. Special Olympics believes in providing learning opportunities to our volunteers, to ensure that our athletes benefit from the best possible experience.

We recommend that all of our Special Olympics volunteers attend one of the Special Olympics workshops offered through NCCP. You can choose between a Community Based Programs workshop and a Competition workshop.

Standard First Aid & CPR clinics are also offered regularly by Special Olympics Edmonton for our volunteers.

Provincial Games Qualifications

Coaches attending Provincial Games are required to obtain certain certifications, as determined by Special Olympics Alberta. Currently, the certification requirements are:

HEAD COACH

• NCCP - Special Olympics Competition Workshop
• NCCP - Multi Sport Intro to Competition (with ethics)*
• NCCP - Level 1 Sport technical
• Standard First Aid & CPR
• Registered with SOC and minimum 18 years of age.
  *Multi Sport is currently a recommendation, with the expectation that it will soon be mandatory

COACH

• NCCP - Special Olympics Competition Workshop
• Standard First Aid & CPR (50% of assistant coaches are require to have current First Aid training)
• Registered with SOC and minimum 18 years of age.

If you received your NCCP training prior to the new CBET model being introduced, please contact the SOE office to discuss equivalencies.

Sport Specific Technical Training

All Head Coaches attending Provincial Games are also required to be certified in their chosen sport. Typically the minimum requirement is Level 1 Trained. Currently many Provincial Sport Organizations are undergoing changes to their certification processes. Please contact the SOE office if you would like more information on what is required. If coaches are interested in taking a sport specific coaching course, please go to the sports Provincial Sporting Organization to see when courses are available.
 

Upcoming Clinics

Alberta Sport Development Centre (ASDC) Winning Edge Seminar Series

ASDC is dedicated to enhancing the development of elite and emerging athletes and coaches, with and without disabilities. We provide a holistic training environment for athletes, as well as courses and resources for athletes’ network of supports, including coaches, mentors and parents. They will be holding a number of seminars over the next program year. Topics range from Mental Skills: Goal Setting, to Sport Medicine: Concussions, to Strength and Conditioning. Admission to attend the seminars is free except for the Strength and Conditioning seminars in January and March.

Please click on the link below to access their schedule.

http://www.asdccr.ca/images/library/101411_8hj3jJdJjseCxT_142040.pdf