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NCCP on-line certification and tools: login
This page provides all of the most essential links for accessing fundamental, required coaching certification information, programs and resources administered by the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP), the Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) and the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC).
Overview
The message is simple: all coaching materials, workbooks, tools are now on-line. If you are seeing this information, chances are good you have a computer. That's the first and all important step.
Lacrosse coaching certification is based on the NCCP Coach/Player Development Model. All lacrosse coaches, starting at the Mini-Tyke level are required to become certified under this model, both for the betterment of the game and its players, as well as for insurance purposes. Further information on the CLA coaching development program can be found here.
NCCP on-line certification and tools: login
Clinic schedules (updated Feb-7-2010)
- Box clinic #1, first and best opportunity: Kelowna K.L.O. Campus - March 12 / 13 2010 (see BCLA box lacrosse schedule link below for times and details)
- Box clinic #2, second opportunity: Armstrong - March 26 / 27 2010 (see BCLA box lacrosse schedule link below for times and details)
- Please follow this link for box lacrosse clinics in your area: BCLA box lax clinic schedule
- Please follow this link for field lacrosse clinics in your area: BCLA field lax clinic schedule
- *Prospective coaches planning to attend certification clinics need to obtain a password from the KMLA Coaching Coordinator (calexander@essa.com) in order to participate in the manadatory on-line certification components.
- Once you have a NCCP login account, REGISTER for a certification clinic online
Information on how to obtain a NCCP coaching certification account and password is also available from Ross Ste-Croix (ross@lacrosse.ca).
On-line certification!!
NCCP on-line certification and tools: login
The new CLA Online Coaching Program was designed to allow for the coach to easily navigate through the system in a progressive manner, and simplify tracking of their progress. The program will allow coaches to login and complete their pre-clinic assessment, search and register for nearby coaching clinics and complete their evaluation workbook, all online.
The program also permits facilitators to login to the system to post clinics and to log back in afterwards to check off the coaches who attended these clinics.
Coaches are strongly encouraged to read the following documents:
This following list provides the most important direct links to CLA, BCLA, NCCP and CAC web sites:
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Apprentice Program
It has become apparent that recruitment of new people into the coaching fraternity is becoming more difficult each year. With exception of the high performance programs, most teams have, at best, one coach who in all probability has little or no lacrosse background. Most parent coaches do have the maturity and ability to administer the program with necessary certification and would grow further adept with the assistance of someone currently playing the game who has fundamental lacrosse skills and some experience but whom in all probability could not reliably organize nor routinely manage a team of minor players.
The new CLA 'Coaching the Coach Appentice Program' program directly addresses some of the challenges facing associations trying to entice new people (parents) into the coaching world. The program, therefore, is not directed at the challenges of athlete recruitment, but it could present an image of sport to athletes and parents that would be conducive to attracting new participants at all age groups.
Coaches, team managers and athletes are strongly encouraged to read the material available at:
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Other coaching links
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