Coach Resources
Resources
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Register as a Coach
Cycling BC members can register as a coach and access development resources, including grants and advertising on our database. To register, the following is required:
- a valid Cycling BC membership
- Background screening record submitted to Cycling BC
- ‘Trained’ or ‘Certified’ status in one NCCP Pathway
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Stay Tuned!
Cycling BC’s coach development newsletter provides quarterly updates including:
- upcoming courses
- professional development opportunities
- articles and other resources
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Grants
Cycling BC Coach Development Grant:
Cycling BC members can apply for grants to help attend NCCP courses and other professional development opportunities (fuel and course fees). Applications open December 1st and are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
- 10 grants available
- Application via online form
- Report (photos, reflection) required with receipt submissions
- 50% of submitted receipts up to a maximum of $250 annually per recipient
Tour de Delta / Sport Canada Grant
Each year, Sport Canada and the Tour de Delta team up to offer 8 Cycling BC member FREE entry to an NCCP Community course. This course is often run in late September.
Applications Open Sept. 1
viaSport Coach Grants
Each year viaSport offers many different grants including:
- Northern Development
- Women-in-coaching
- …and many more!
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Mentorship
Ride-along Program
Cycling BC’s Ride-Along Program is a coach development initiative that connects instructors and club coaches with a Cycling BC coach developer. Support is available to Cycling BC members currently pursuing an NCCP coach pathway and have submitted a criminal record check.
- 1-on-1 phone consultation with a Coach Developer (schedule a call)
- On-site mentorship during a practice or event, to provide support and suggestions
- Video Filming/Editing for Comp-Dev TRAINED coaches pursuing certification (Training Day Evaluation)
viaSport Coach Mentorship program
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Maintenance of Certification
Once certified, coaches are required to accumulate professional development points to maintain certified status:
- Comp-Intro – 20 points every 5 years
- Comp-Dev – 30 points every 5 years
There are various ways to accumulate professional development points:
- Self-Report
- 1 point per year as an active coach
- 3 points per cycle (self-directed learning)
- eLearning
- Coach Initiation in Sport (1 pt.)
- Making Head Way (1 pt.)
- Coaching Athletes with Disability (1 pt.)
- NCCP Sport Nutrition (5 pt.)
- NCCP Emergency Action Plan (1 pt.)
- Cycling Canada webinars
- Upcoming & Archive (1 pt. each)
- Caravan Driving Training
- Cycling BC
- Performance Summit (3 pt.)
- viaSport
- Multi-sport modules (1-5 pts.)
- FUNdamental Movement Skills (5 pts.)
- Aboriginal Coaching Module (5 pts.)
- Coach Developer modules (20 pts.)
- viaSport Home Study (Link)
- HeadStartPro (20% code)
- Multi-sport modules (1-5 pts.)
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Responsible Coaches Movement
Coaches have many responsibilities and one of them is to ensure they provide a safe environment for the athlete and for themselves. When athletes and athletes’ parents entrust a coach as a leader they assume they have taken steps to become a responsible coach which includes implementing the 3 steps to Responsible Coaching.
- Rule of Two
- Background Screening
- Ethics Training
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Coach Developers
Cycling BC’s coach developer team provides support for all registered cycling coaches in the province. Meet our Coach Developers and learn more about the certification process here.
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Participant Surveys
To help us create the best learning experience for our members, please complete our post-event surveys:
- NCCP Course (facilitated by Cycling BC)
- Performance Summit 2020
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Official Documents
Long-Term Development:
- NCCP Pathway (Cycling Canada) (PDF) (Community) (Comp-Intro) (Comp-Dev.)
- Long-Term Athlete Development
- LTD 3.0 (Sport For Life)
- Cycling Canada
Ethics:
- NCCP Code of Conduct (PDF)
- Making Ethical Decisions (Online) (FAQ)
- Responsible Coaches Movement
Performance:
- Nutrition:
- Coach Kitchen (viaSport)
- Concussion
- 6-step Return to Play (coach.ca)
- Cycling Canada Management (PDF)
- SCAT3 Assessment (PDF)
- Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT) (online course and PDF Booklet)
- Injury Prevention & Recovery
- Anti-Doping: