Advanced Coaching Diploma
Helping Coaches Reach Higher
Coaching Association of Canada
141 Laurier Avenue West, Suite 300
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5J3
Telephone: 613-235-5000
Fax: 613-235-9500
[email protected]
NCI Advanced Coaching Diploma
The National Coaching Institute Advanced Coaching Diploma is the pinnacle of a coaches’
education in the National Coaching Certification Program. NCI coaches are recognized as being
among the most qualified coaches and leaders of athletes and sport programs provincially,
nationally and internationally.
The Diploma consists of four core themes; Coaching Leadership,
Coaching Effectiveness, Performance Planning, and Training and
Competition Readiness. Each theme requires coaches to complete
a series of modules comprised of several 3 hour units of in-classroom
sessions, seminars, workshops or labs. Coaches will be evaluated in
each module based on their ability to demonstrate competency
coaching developing athletes. Coaches enrolled in the diploma
program will work with a designated master and/or mentor coach who
will support them in their completion of program requirements. The
diploma program requires a mid-point and final assessment by a panel
of content specialists. The Diploma is one step towards the certification in the Competition-Development Advanced Gradation context. To
complete his/her certification, the coach must contact his/her NSO to
apply for the sport-specific evaluation.
NCI coaches are
recognized as
being among
the most
qualified coaches
and leaders…
Please contact the NCI Director in your province or region for more information. See back.
Target Coaches
The Advanced Coaching Diploma Program offered by the NCIs predominantly targets coaches
working with Training to Train and Training to Compete athletes, which may include:
• Canada Games and provincial team head coaches
• P
ersonal coaches of pre-carded, provincially carded, and developmental
carded athletes
• Club coaches of highly ranked clubs and self-made/entrepreneurial coaches
• Post-secondary coaches (CIS, NCAA, CCAA)
• N
SO-identified coaches with potential to develop into coaches of high
performance athletes
• National Training Centre coaches and assistant coaches
The Diploma Program
The NCI Advanced Coaching Diploma provides flexibility for the active coach with a busy schedule.
The diploma is available in a two year, part-time program, but may be obtained in more or less time
depending on the NCI; various delivery schedules are available. The diagram below outlines the
usual structure of the diploma. For more information please go to the NCI website in your region.
Part A (Year 1)
Part B (Year 2)
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 1
Semester 2
Coaching
Leadership
24 Units
Effective Leadership
Behaviour (4 Units)
Creating Your Coaching
Philosophy (3 Units)
Leading Change
(3 Units)
LivingYour Coaching
Philosophy (3 Units)
Building Effective Teams
(5 Units)
Leading a Program
(6 Units)
Coaching
Effectiveness
21 Units
Analyzing Coaching
and Athlete Performance
(6 Units)
Skill Development and
Biomechanics
(5 Units)
Innovating Practices and
Coaching Interventions
(4 Units)
Monitoring Athletes in
Training and Competition
(6 Units)
Performance
Planning
24 Units
Auditing Sport
Performance
(9 Units)
Developing Integrated
Training Plans
(6 Units)
Detailing the
Training Plan
(5 Units)
Managing the
Training Plan
(4 Units)
Training & Comp.
Readiness
18 Units
Health and Safety
(3 Units)
Talent Identification
and Selection
(3 Units)
Preparing for
Competition
(7 Units)
Strategic Planning for
Training and Competition
(5 Units)
TOTAL UNITS
45 UNITS
42 UNITS
A list of units can be accessed at www.coach.ca. Each unit is 3 hours in duration of formalized contact time and does not include coach mentoring or active coaching.
Entry Pre-requisites
The diagram below outlines the possible entry requisites for coaches wishing to achieve an NCI
Advanced Coaching Diploma. Please contact the NCI in your region for more information on enrolling.
Enrollment Qualifications and Pre-requisites Qualifications 1 or 2 or 3 + 4
1. NCCP Qualifications
3. Suitable Experience
NEW NCCP
OLD NCCP
Fully certifed Competition –
Development coach
Level 3 certified coach AND
Pass MED Online evaluation
Satisfy the NCI Director that, based on the student’s post-secondary
study and sport experience, the student is suitably qualified
Note: An undergraduate degree in Physical Education or Kinesiology
is recommended but not required
OR
2. NCCP Qualifications + Updated Training where Comp-Dev context isn’t available
NEW NCCP
OLD NCCP
Fully certifed in any NCCP coaching context AND trained in:
Design a Basic Sport Program, MED
Level 2 certified coach AND Trained in:
Design a Basic Sport Program, MED
AND Any four of the six MSMs:
AND Any four of six Comp-Dev MSMs:
Developing Athletic Abilities, Prevention
and Recovery, Coaching and Leading Effectively, Psychology of
Performance, Managing Conflict, Leading Drug-free Sport
Developing Athletic Abilities,
Prevention and Recovery, Coaching and Leading Effectively, Psychology
of Performance, Managing Conflict, Leading Drug-free Sport
AND
4. Supporting Documentation and Admission Process
•A
letter of intent from the candidate to enter the NCI Diploma and why
the NCI Diploma will benefit his or her coaching
•C
andidate’s sport resume
• National Sport Organization endorsement of the coach in collaboration
with P/TSO
• Complete interview with NCI Selection Panel
Final Presentation
Program
Structure
Mid Point Presentation
Cost
The full cost of the diploma is $3000.00 and $13000.00 for international students. Tuition is paid
in two installments but may vary from NCI. A number of Grants and Bursaries may be available
depending on NCI location.
Contact Information
NCI – Atlantic
Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic
5516 Spring Garden Road, Suite 312
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1G6
www.cscatlantic.ca/en/content/NCI_Home
Director: Gary Ness | [email protected]
NCI – BC
Canadian Sport Centre Pacific
4371 Interurban Road
Victoria, British Columbia V9E 2C5
www.cscpacific.ca/Content/Coaches/NCI-BC/Home.asp?langid=1
Director: David Hill | [email protected]
NCI – Calgary
Canadian Sport Centre Calgary
Room 125 Olympic Oval
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
www.canadiansportcentre.com/coaching/about.php
Director: Jason Sjostrom | [email protected]
NCI – Manitoba
Canadian Sport Centre Manitoba
University of Winnipeg
515 Portage Av.
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9
www.cscm.ca/en/nci/
Director: David Telles-Langdon | [email protected]
NCI – Montreal
Centre national multisport - Montréal
1000, avenue Émile-Journault
Montreal (Québec) H2M 2E7
http://www.multisport.qc.ca/cnmm/index_e.aspx?ArticleID=153
Director: André Fournier | [email protected]
NCI – Ontario
Canadian Sport Centre Ontario
12 Concorde Place, Suite 204
Toronto, Ontario M3C 3R8
www.cscontario.ca/web_page/nci_ontario_g.php
Director: Wendy Dobbin | [email protected]
NCI -Saskatchewan
Canadian Sport Centre Saskatchewan
Room 164.18, Centre for KHS
University of Regina
Regina, SK, S4S 0A2
http://www.csc-sask.ca/NCI.php
Director: Don Clark | [email protected]