Cross Country Ontario - Coaching Page

2010 CS4L Workshop Presentations
Presentations from the 2010 CS4L Workshop, April 2010 in Ottawa, are posted at Canadian Sport for Life Website

Canada Winter Games Support Positions
CCO is looking for coaches, wax technician and team manager (four positions) for the Able-Bodied and Para-Nordic Ontario Teams at the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax (Martock) Nova Scotia from February 20 - 28, 2011. Deadline for applications, August 30, 2010.
Position descriptions and application. Application in Word Format

Chevrolet Club Coaching Grants
One hundred grants of $2,000 each will be awarded each year to allow sport clubs/local sport associations to host coach training and education activities in support of community sport programs. More Information

Petro-Canada Sport Leadership Conference Nov 18-21 Ottawa
This year's conference will be held November 18-21, 2010, at The Westin Ottawa. Early Bird Conference Fee: $425 Cdn by Friday, October 8, 2010. Information

New Mandatory Minimum Coaching Qualifications
To improve the minimum standard of coaching for developing athletes and better prepare our sport system to meet minimum coaching requirements at important competitions, new standards will come into effect in January 2012, and January 2014. Minimum Coaching Qualification Details.

Science of Athlete Motivation
This is part 1 of 2 from the Canmore Nordic Ski Club website

SIRC Opens First Satellite Resource Centre in Toronto
SIRC (Sport Information Resource Centre) is very pleased to announce it is partnering with SPORT4ONTARIO (formerly Provincial Sport Council) to open its first satellite resource centre in Toronto to serve the Ontario Provincial and Multi sport organizations. More Information

Coaching Grant Opportunities
Cross Country Canada has put together a list of Coaching Grant Opportunities available. More Information.

The Little Things That Count
Brooke Gosling, currently training out of the Alberta World Cup Academy wrote an article first which appeared in Skifaster.com. It has a lot of good advise for athletes. Article

Community Coaching Certification Process
To acquire Community Coach certification in cross-country skiing you must successfully complete the following: 1. Introduction to Community Coaching Workshop 2. Community Coaching Workshop 3. Community Coaching Experience Form 4. Community Coaching - Making Ethical Decisions (MED) Online Evaluation. Details

Coaching Association of Canada Sport Nutrition Information
To access the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) sport nutrition resource site for nutrition tip sheets in the areas of vitamins and minerals, long distance travel, fluids, gaining weight, losing weight, and dietary supplements, please visit http://www.coach.ca/eng/nutrition/index.cfm. To read this article and access the sport nutrition resource site for other nutrition tip sheets in the areas of vitamins and minerals, long distance travel, fluids, gaining weight, losing weight, and dietary supplements, please visit at http://www.coach.ca/eng/nutrition/index.cfm.

LTAD Coaching Workshop Explanation CCC released this short explanation of the integration of the coaching certification system. Explanation Document

NSCA Performance Training Journal, April 2006
Articles on Stretching and Plyometrics

Lactate Removal Rates in Sprint and Endurance Cross-Country Skiers. Report by Berit Dool

A guidebook on development of good physical literacy skills in children has been produced by Sport Canada and is available in pdf format at; http://www.ltad.ca/Images/DPL/DPL_ENG_Apr18.pdf

Montreal Children's Hospital Concussion KiT now available on-line. More Information

An Ethical Checklist for Coaches

The CCO Board of Directors would like to remind all Clubs that they should ensure that all coaches involved with High Performance club athletes and youth program participants sign the CCO Coaches Code of Ethics. Clubs should ensure that the signed document be keep on file and signed at a minimum of every second year.
CCO Coaches Code of Ethics
Please note that coaches who have recently completed the Introduction to Community Coaching and Community Coaching sign the CCC Coaches Code of Conduct as a requirement of the course.
The two documents are similar but there are some important differences. The CCO Code of Ethics includes guidelines for traveling with athletes and Complaint Resolution and Procedures to name a few.
CCC Coaches Code of Conduct

Cross Country Canada's "Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) Guide - A Sport For Life" will be distributed via divisions to all coaches participating in NCCP Community Coaching and Competition Coaching (Learning to Train) Workshops during the 2007-08 ski year. This document is also being mailed directly to "active" NCCP Level 2, 3 and 4/5 certified coaches (old system) during September and early October. If you are an active NCCP Level 2 or higher coach, and you have not received your LTAD Guide by October 15th, please contact your division office or division coaching coordinator to obtain your copy. The deadline for contacting your division is October 22nd, 2007. LTAD Guides will not be available after that date.
The LTAD Guide, which is consistent with Sport Canada's Long Term Athlete Development Resource Paper but customized to cross-country skiing, provides essential guidance for change and improvement that can help our sport achieve its goals of fostering both life-long participation and international excellence.

Article on food cravings from SkiFaster.net

Ontario Coaches please note that the CCC NCCP Community Coaching Experience Forms for coaching certification should be sent to Patti Kitler, not CCC. Patti Kitler's address is:

PO Box 606
218 4 Ave
Lively, ON P3Y 1M6

Information on new NCCP Registration Form. Link