BETTER COACHES, BETTER PLAYERS
Coach Training Update
Baseball Canada
Edmonton Nov 2007
Status
• Ready to go to context approval with CAC
for Introduction to Competition stream
• Regional Coach / Provincial Coach rolled
out after January 1
• Evaluator training and pilots being held
this winter
• Level 2 Technical phased out after Jan 1
Features
• Coach certification will now be Competencybased under new NCCP
• Coaches will only have to take baseballspecific training (theory integrated into
program – no longer have to take MultiSport
A or B)
• Coach training will be context-specific
(Community, Competitive or Instructor)
• Follows athlete-centered principles
• Formats are based on best adult education
principles
Community Sport Context
• Designed for coaches in community sport / recreational
programs
• Approved by CAC as ‘Initiation Coach’ for coaches
handling entry levels – ages 5-8 (FUNdamentals) and 912 (Learning to Train)
• Coaches take on-line module and attend one 4 hour
workshop on Fundamentals to be designated as
‘Trained’ – cost of Workshop now $50
• Rally Cap program for ages 5-8 developed to meet needs
of both coaches & kids at this stage
Pathway for Competitive Coach
Entry
• All training starts online; self-directed
module
• Nccp.baseball.ca
• Coaches will be
streamed into either
Initiation Coach or to
Competitive stream
(Regional Coach)
• $37.50
•Series of 4 facilitated Workshops – each 4-5 hrs in length - $50 each
•If coach has training in these areas in other NCCP courses– may
receive credit
•Can be taken in any order
•Once completes on-line plus these 4 Workshops – designated as
Regional Coach – Trained (equivalent to old Full Level 1)
•Designed for Introduction to Competition context – for Learning
to Train (ages 9-12) and Training to Train (ages 13-16) athletes
•Theory integrated into workshops – baseball-specific training
WORKSHOPS WITH OTHER COACHES
REGIONAL COACH
Provincial Coach – the second stage
• Coaches
wishing to continue in the Introduction to Competition
context can take Provincial Coach Workshops
• 2 facilitated Workshops – each 4-5 hrs in length - $50 each
• Once completes these Workshops and requirements for Regional
Coach (on-line plus earlier 4 Workshops) – designated as Provincial
Coach – Trained (equivalent to old Level 1 plus Level 2 – including
Theory – without Practical)
• Designed for more advanced athletes in Intro to Competition
context – for Learning to Train (ages 9-12) and Training to Train
(ages 13-16) athletes
• Theory integrated into workshops – baseball-specific training
Elements to Complete for
Certification
• Many programs / coaching situations will only require ‘Trained’
designation
• Under CAC rules – ‘Certification’ status requires ‘evaluation’
• Coaches will do a ‘Making Ethical Decisions’ on-line evaluation at
www.coach.ca – no cost – only has to be done once
• Coaches will maintain their own ‘Coach Portfolio’ – on-line – access
to on-line part of nccp.baseball.ca site
• Evaluation will be done by trained ‘Evaluators’ – practice evaluation
for Regional Coach, game evaluation for Provincial Coach – fee $220 –
coaches can wait until all workshops complete before evaluation
• Upon completion – coach certified as either Regional Coach or
Provincial Coach – certification valid for 3 years
Equivalencies
Old System
• Full Level 1
Competency-Based
= • Regional Coach – Trained
• Level 1 plus Tech 2
=
• Tech 2 + Theory 2
= • Provincial Coach – Trained
• Full Level 2
= • Provincial Coach – Certified
• Level 3
= • Competition – Development
to be developed
• Regional Coach – Certified
Requirement for Nationals
For 2008 (for all coaches other than Canada Cup)
Either as required under old NCCP (Level
1 + Tech 2)
OR
Regional Coach – Trained
plus Making Ethical Decisions on-line
evaluation at www.coach.ca
What next?
• Evaluations – training of Evaluators and
design of materials
• Design of Competition-Development
– Replacement of Level 3
• Development of ‘Instructor’ stream
• Context approval process
Questions?
[email protected]
[email protected]
Nccp.baseball.ca