One of CCOs major roles on behalf of all clubs is to manage Coaches and Officials Development.
Coaches and Officials are the major trained human infrastructure within CCO. Coaches introduce our young skiers to the sport at the earliest levels and provide skills training and leadership to all ages of athlete. Officials are essential to providing well-structured, safe and fair competitive events to provide opportunities for our members and athletes to have fun and to develop as athletes.
Both Coached Development and Officials Development are closely coordinated with Cross Country Canada, and both areas are in the process of transition and improvement.
Coaching Development is being updated by Cross Country Canada (CCC) in consultation with the Coaching Association of Canada. CCO is now in the third season of realigning its development of coaches along the lines of the "new" National Coaching ertification Program (NCCP).
Coaching Development is the major priority of CCO, and we are pleased to have just received approval for a Trillium grant to provide critical support to this activity over the next three years.
Coaching Development is overseen by our Director (Chair) of Coaching Development, Patti Kitler, at
Officials' Development is overseen by our Technical Director, Alan White at
Provincial Coaching Experience. CCO has adopted a new program for developing coaches designed to offer opportunities to upgrade abilities and skills and practical coaching experience. Deadline for first camp assignments 20 May 2008. More Information. Application Form. Full Explanation of the program.
Coaching Opportunity for Assistant Coach at Nakkertok Ski Club. Application deadline May 12, 2008. Details
Lisa Patterson honoured at Ontario Sports Awards at the Granite club in Toronto April 24, 2008. More information at http://www.coachesontario.ca
Montreal Children's Hospital Concussion KiT now available on-line. More Information
An Ethical Checklist for Coaches
Funding for NCCP CCI Workshops course and travel. Information
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.
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NCI Level 4/5 Task Fall Schedule
| Date | Location | Course Facilitator | Contact |
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| ICC & Community Coach Facilitator Workshops | |||
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Prerequisites: NCCP Community Coach/Level 2 Certification (minimum NCCP training) |
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| Apr. 14/15 2007 | Walden | Patti Kitler | |
| CCI LTT A & B Learner Facilitator Workshops | |||
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Prerequisites: Level 3 |
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| Sept 28 - 30 2007 | Duntroon | Patti Kitler | |
In partnership, the Canadian Sport Centre Ontario and the Coaches Association of Ontario, are pleased to announce the new 2007 Quest for Gold Enhanced Coaching Program. After great success in 2006, we are excited to announce $1.2 million will be available to coaches and Provincial Sport Organizations to help support coaches in their pursuit of coaching development. A detailed outline of all the programs available to coaches along with application forms can be found by visiting http://www.coachesontario.ca/q4g
Information for Level 2 and Level 3 Technical
Level 2 Technical Bursary Application
The Canadian Sport Centre Ontario, the National Coaching Institute and the Coaches Association of Ontario announce a new NCCP course subsidy for Level 3 Theory until the end of the year. In addition, there is support for Level 4/5. More information
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
NCCP Multi-Sport Course List in Ontario (prerequisites for Level 2 Technical). Link
Application for Multi-Sport Course Home Study
Information on new NCCP Registration Form. Link