NCCP CanSkate Coach Participant Guidelines

The following information will define the expectations of all Coach participants before, during and after a NCCP CanSkate Coach Course.

BEFORE THE COURSE

Required pre-requisites:

Must be a Skate Canada registrant

Must be at least 15 years of age

Must have passed one complete STAR 5 assessment

If you do not meet the assessment requirements, please contact your Section Course Administrator for further details on how to proceed.

Additional recommended pre-requisites:

PA experience (recommended one to two seasons)

Letter of recommendation from Home Club (if available) is submitted to the Section upon registering for a course. This is to ensure the Coach candidate interested in taking the course can fulfill the role of a CanSkate Coach per the expectations outlined in the CanSkate Coach Participant Checklist.

DURING THE COURSE

An In Training status is conditional upon full participation during the course per the expectations outlined on the CanSkate Coach Participant Checklist.

AFTER THE COURSE

If a coach participant does not meet the listed criteria on the CanSkate Coach Participant Checklist, the Learning Facilitator will create an individualized action plan to support the development of the coach participant to the expected standard. To aid in this action plan, post course support can include but is not limited to virtual mentorship support, etc.

CanSkate Coach Participant Checklist

NCCP CanSkate Coach Learning Facilitators (LF) are responsible for training and assessing coach participants that are enrolled in CanSkate Coach courses. In doing so, LF’s must be consistent when looking at the coach participant’s skating ability, maturity, participation, enthusiasm, and interaction throughout the course. If the Coach participant does not meet the expectations and standards per the following checklist, a proposed action plan will be created for the coach participant to complete before the course is entered into their Locker.

Coach participants are assessed on skating ability which includes the following:

FWD and BWD Crosscuts in both directions

FWD and BWD Outside and Inside Edges

FWD and BWD Outside and Inside Three Turns

FWD C-Steps

Coach participants are fully engaged and participate throughout the entire course, including:

Group activities

Class discussions

Full participation during on Ice sessions

Is a team player, collaborates with their coaching peers to achieve the course outcomes.

Has demonstrated ability to listen and follow instructions

Maturity

Prompt and on time per the course schedule

Passionate

Self-sufficient or efficient

Capability

Interaction with LF and other Coach participants

Leadership

Pro-active and takes charge during group activities, both on and off ice

Clear and concise communication (i.e. Coaching Voice)

Live session key points

Organized

Knowledgeable on the role of a CanSkate Coach during the warm-up, circuit setup, lesson time, group activity, and cool down

Motivated and energized

Ability to adapt

Interaction with the CanSkaters

Ability to recognize and adapt to the level of CanSkater they are coaching

NCCP Core Coach Competencies. Participants to model the following:

Valuing
The ability to choose an effective response to a specific coaching situation, that is consistent with principles of ethical practice defined within the NCCP. It may be understood as a two-step process:

Awareness of personal values

Awareness of values in Canadian coaching

Problem Solving
The ability to bring about a positive outcome to meet a specific coaching challenge. It may be understood as a four-step process:

Analyze the conditions in a specific coaching situation.

Identify possible coaching responses

Choose an effective response.

Turn decisions into action.

Interaction
The ability to interact effectively with individuals, groups or teams in a specific context. It may be understood as a dynamic interpersonal process performed with a clear purpose which requires the ability to:

Communicate effectively

Give and receive feedback

Interact with others both in coaching and in a social context

Intervene with others to manage and/or resolve conflict.

Critical Thinking
The ability to reflect upon and/or monitor the outcome of situations, experiences, decisions and/or actions in which one or others are involved, and to assess their relevance and importance as a basis for future action.

Leadership
The ability to influence others to accept, willingly, the leader’s purpose and goal to help bring about some better future outcome or result, and to work together, voluntarily, towards achieving that end.

Once the Coach participant has completed the proposed action plan successfully, an In-training status will be entered into the Locker. At this point the participant can coach CanSkate provided they are a Registered Skate Canada Coach in Good Standing.