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| Diploma Program Update The NCI-BC Advanced Coaching Diploma is well underway with seven new coaches enrolled in Victoria. This is the first year implementing the newly developed NCI curriculum, replacing the old NCCP level 4 tasks. This change will see a number of benefits, which include:
1. Attainment of an Advanced Coaching Diploma that is the pinnacle of a coach’s NCCP accreditation
2. Greater accessibility for coaches striving for the next level of expertise in their specific context
3. Ongoing mentoring with knowledgeable, experienced content experts
The NCI-BC diploma program has been a key to opening doors in the sport system and obtaining accreditation that identifies each candidate as one of Canada’s most knowledgeable and competent coaches. | ||
| Completing NCCP level 4 Tasks | ||
| Currently, the NCI-BC is assisting over 50 coaches in BC with their completion of Level 4 NCCP tasks. Many of these coaches have attended individual task workshops or are past diploma coaches who need to complete one or two final tasks. As many coaches know, the challenge in attaining Level 4 accreditation is completing the task assignments! Earlier this year, the NCI-BC announced outstanding task assignments will be accepted until December 31st, 2010 after which coaches would need to engage in the new curriculum. Why the deadline? There are a number of coaches who attended workshops 4-5 years ago and did not complete the required assignments. This has created a challenge in re-engaging task presenters to mark assignments, notifying the coach’s NSO of completed tasks, and updating the coach’s NCCP transcript with accredited tasks. | ||
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What to do if you have outstanding tasks:
1. Submit remaining assignments to the NCI-BC prior to Dec 31st, 2010
2. Contact the NCI-BC to outline a plan for completion
3. Attend appropriate “units” in the new curriculum for task equivalency
4. Submit applicable payment, which may include marking fees or a diploma re-engagement fee | ||
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The new curriculum provides opportunities where certain “units” can be attended to gain the necessary knowledge and skills to complete a given task. For a list of “task mapping” from the old to the new curriculum please visit NCI Mapping to the New Curriculum. | ||
| Coaches wishing to complete outstanding tasks are required to contact the NCI-BC directly to identify their individual plan for completion. As a final note, the Coaching Association of Canada will continue to establish policies for accrediting NCCP Level 4 tasks similar to current policies that are in place with the old NCCP theory accreditation. These changes will mean that: (a) In the future, Level 4 tasks will no longer be accredited, and (b) Coaches NCCP qualifications may transition to the appropriate context within their sports new program. | ||
| 2011 NCI Diploma Delivery | ||
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The success of the NCI diploma program in Victoria has been outstanding with over 200 coaches attending workshops. While the achievement of this delivery has provided many coaches with NCI diploma qualifications, the need to expand delivery throughout the province to a more accessible model is desirable. As a department of Canadian Sport Centre Pacific, the NCI-BC functions within three hub locations in Vancouver, Whistler and Victoria. These venues will be the primary focal point for future NCI diploma delivery. | ||
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The NCI Advanced Coaching Diploma will be offered: 1. Part-time over two years and consist of four semesters (September-November and April-June each year) 2. Through three face to face weekend workshops (15 hours) plus up to eight mid-week (3 hour) online workshops per semester
Workshops may rotate throughout the CSC Pacific hub locations or PacificSport regional centres | ||
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More details on the program will be available in December 2010, with applications ready to be received by March, 2011.
Please do not hesitate to contact the NCI-BC at coach@cscpacific.ca if you have any questions regarding these changes. | ||
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| The National Coaching Institute - BC would like to congratulate the following coaches on completion of their Advanced Coaching Diploma this past summer. Final presentations were hosted at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence and each coach provided an outstanding example of a sport specific training plan. | ||
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 Gord Veldman Swimming  Mike Clarke Alpine Skiing |
 Gerry Dragomir Athletics |
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| The 2010 School was a huge success with forty three coaches enrolled in workshops and eighty people attending an evening social entitled “Developing World Class Coaches from the Ground Up”. The evening social highlighted an opening address from Minister of Healthy Living and Sport, the Honourable Ida Chong. Anne Merklinger, Own the Podium’s Director of Summer Sport, followed with an outstanding keynote presentation on the 'Power of Partnerships in Sport' and Clint Hamilton, Director of Athletics & Recreation with University of Victoria was honoured at the end of the night with an Investors Group Sport Volunteer Administrator Award. | ||
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A number of exciting changes have been planned for the 2011 International Coaching School, which include: | ||
| 1. Moving the school to the month of May 2. Focusing on the delivery of NCCP Comp-Dev Multi-sport modules 3. Implementing a Coach Professional Development Retreat | ||
| The move from August to the month of May will take advantage of the shoulder season for a variety of sports, where the winter sports have wound down and summer sports have yet to begin their competitive phase. The focus for this school will include delivery of the new Competition Development Multi-sport modules, which are required by most sports in the training of their coaches. The modules provide an outstanding professional development opportunity for both new and currently accredited coaches in the National coaching certification program. Based on feedback received from past NCI-BC graduates and participants who attended the ICS, there is a desire to update coaching skills, stay current in their sport and network with other coaches. A 'coach retreat' will be added to this year’s ICS and will include formal content workshops combined with informal team building activities to help coaches learn from one another. The coach retreat is an opportunity for past NCI graduates and other high performance coaches to re-connect and learn best practices from each other. Stay tuned for more information! | ||
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| Fun with Numbers | ||
| Over the past three years, I have had the pleasure of administering sprint, agility and fitness testing with athletes of the Lower Island Soccer Association’s Metro teams throughout their seasons. I have accumulated nearly 30,000 data points, each of which means very little individually, however, collectively paint a picture of development, training, injuries and setbacks; a truly exciting story. | ||
| Admittedly, I am slightly more enthusiastic about this database of numbers than the average person. However, that is only because I have been able to observe the data of many of our Olympians as they transition from junior development athletes into international stars and Olympic Champions. By starting a data-basing process at this more grassroots level I get excited about the fact that by knowing and tracking these fundamental sport skills, myself and coaches can have a greater impact on the athletes, positively impacting the Development of our countries future stars. The clarity of the picture is determined and dramatically impacted by one key element; accuracy. Accuracy and detail in testing is vital to the process in order to use the data effectively and make informed choices about their strengths, weaknesses and most importantly provide direction on how to best improve sport performance. | ||
| Of the Lower Island Soccer Association athletes, the most fun examples are the ones whom have been in the system the longest and engaged frequently in the testing process. This of course makes sense because the more data points we have, the further depth there is to the story. In Addition to the testing, many athletes receive their physiotherapy care and supplemental strength and conditioning within the same facility. This allows close communication between each practitioner to further individualize the development and care for each athlete
One coach who is fully engaged is local physiotherapist Stefan Fletcher who currently works with the girl’s U18 team. By using data to hone in on specific needs of each girl over the past 3 years, the efficiency with which his athletes move is highly regarded throughout the rest of the league. By maximizing the physical attributes of each athlete, the team is now able to train at unprecedented intensities on game and skill specific components without compromising quality, which, I anticipate will bring them enormous success this coming season. | ||
| Test results tell a different story for each athlete, some are speed demons when running straight, while others make cuts that resemble a wet noodle. Some athletes take their time to reach top speed, but once they do, look out! The testing itself does not take away from the coaches keen eye, who undoubtedly knows the difference between who is quick and who is slow, who can cut, and who can run forever. Testing offers objective measurement of all these details, which can be used to track progress and allows for specific targeting to accelerate the process of development. | ||
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The main question is typically whether players are faster now than they were two months ago. By becoming fitter did they end up slower? Did that rolled ankle recover fully or is your player still cautious playing on it? These questions are more difficult to accurately assess through our eyes. Measurement allows us to objectively review key signals in order to understand how to maximize performance in the competitive arena. |
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Do you have a brilliant snapshot that has captured the heat of the moment in a coaching situation? The NCI-BC would like to record your favourite sport moments in our first annual 'Capture the Moment' photo contest. We are looking for pictures that showcase your love of the game and inspire national pride from a leadership perspective. Send us your most memorable coaching moments caught on film to be entered to win: 1st Place = $100 Gift Certificate to SportChek
Runner Up = Case of Elevate Me Bars |
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Entries will be accepted until November 5th, 2010 at 12pm PST. Winners will be announced on November 10th, 2010. All entrants must fill out and sign a waiver. Files over 4MB will need to be reduced prior to sending. | ||
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Please submit your photos to smahovlic@cscpacific.ca. | ||
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Victoria Sport Excellence Series | ||
| On the evening of Wednesday, October 27th join a panel of high performance sport experts for a discussion on 'Building Future Champions: Foundations for the Next Generation'. The presentation on Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) will include the following highly renowned guest speakers: Kurt Innes, Former Olympian, Olympic Coach & High Performance Director, Triathlon Simon Whitfield, Olympic Gold and Silver Medalist, Triathlon Christian Hrab, Olympic Coach, LTAD Lead & former High Performance Director, Snowboard Matt Fisher, CSCS, Strength & Conditioning Coach, Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence Time: 5:30 – 7:00pm Date: Wednesday, October 27th Location: Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence | Victoria, BC Cost: Free For more information please click here | ||
| National Athletics Centre Symposium | ||
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The National Athletics Centre Symposium will take place at the University of Victoria on Saturday, November 6th, 2010. This symposium will focus on injury prevention strategies and movement solutions with keynote speakers Nick Winkelman and Wynn Gmitroski.
Time: 9 – 5pm Date: Saturday, November 6th Location: University of Victoria, McKinnon Building, Classroom 150 Cost: $100.00 for Coaches & Practitioners (Coaches may bring one athlete at this rate) For more information please click here | ||
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Are you a graduate of the National Coaching Institute – BC? To ensure we stay up to date with our continuing education offerings and networking sessions, we would like to ensure all coach records are accurate in our database. If you would like to keep in touch with the NCI-BC, please fill out a brief online questionnaire: Coach Profile Survey |
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