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The NCCP is a training and certification program for coaches, offered across Canada in over 60 sports. The program was designed to meet the needs of a wide range of coaches - from those who introduce youngsters to sport to those who work with Canada 's high-performance athletes.

Since its inception,more than 875,000 coaches have taken part in NCCP activities, which have helped them to develop the skill, knowledge, and attitudes required to coach effectively.

The NCCP prepares coaches to:

better meet the needs of all participants in sport

provide a positive sport experience to participants

provide opportunities for participants to achieve their full potential in and around sport

The design of the new NCCP reflects the different types of coaches (coaching streams in the Canadian sport system and the specific environments (coaching contexts) they work in. It will be up to each sport to determine which streams and contexts apply to its development system. The abilities deemed important to coach in a given context determine the scope of training required.

A coach is described as:

In Training - when a coach has completed some of the required training for a context

Trained - when a coach has completed all required training for a context

Certified - when a coach has completed all evaluation requirements for a context

For more information about the NCCP and the transition to a competency-based approach, please contact your Provincial Coaching Coordinator, Liz Pace (pacelt@gov.ns.ca, 424-3913), your provincial sport organization, or your national sport federation.

Replacement of NCCP card/passport:

Contact Eileen Hannay (ehannay@coach.ca) or call 613-235-5000.