Coach Resources

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.

• 5 grants available
• Apply using the online form
• Report (photos, reflection) required with receipt submissions
• 50% of submitted receipts up to a maximum of $250 annually per recipient
• Read the full document for more details

Apply Today

Tour de Delta / Sport Canada Grant

Each year, Sport Canada and the Tour de Delta team up to offer 8 Cycling BC members FREE entry to an NCCP Community course. This course is often run in late September.

Apply by email after July 1st, 2022

viaSport Coach Grants

Each year viaSport offers many different grants including:

• Northern Development
• Women-in-coaching
• …and many more!

Learn more

Cycling BC members can apply to start their own HopOn after-school program in their neighbourhood (formerly iRide). Successful applicants receive:

• Administrative support
• Equipment
• Discounted Training

This is a great opportunity to make an impact in your area using our proven curriculum and create work or volunteer opportunities for you and your cycling friends.

Learn More Here

Cycling BC’s coach development newsletter provides quarterly updates including:

• upcoming courses
• professional development opportunities
• articles and other resources

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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.)
  • Mentorship Program (Launching 2022)
• 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 (3 pt.) (20% code for Cycling BC Members)

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

• BC Games Coach Mentorship (link)
• Women in Coach Canada Games Apprenticeship Program (link)
• Aboriginal Apprentice Coach Program (link)

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

Learn more

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.

To help us create the best learning experience for our members, please complete our post-event surveys:

• NCCP Course (facilitated by Cycling BC)

Long-Term Development:

• Long-Term Athlete Development
  • LTD 3.0 (Sport For Life)
  • Cycling Canada
    • Mtn. Bike
    • Track
    • BMX + Brochure
    • Para + Integration

Ethics:

• NCCP Code of Conduct (PDF)
• Making Ethical Decisions (Online) (FAQ)
• Responsible Coaches Movement
  • Rule of 2
    • CAC Rule of Two (ENGLISH) (FRENCH)
    • CAC Code of Conduct
    • Player billeting – Hockey Canada Resource Package
  • Background Screening
    • Background Screening Matrix
    • Enhanced Police Information Check (E-PIC) – CAC landing page
    • E-PIC Info Sheet
    • Template Screening Policy
    • Screening at Volunteer Canada
    • Scouts Canada Screening Interview Guide
  • Ethics Training
    • Respect Group Training
      • For Coaches
      • For Parents
    • Commit to Kids Training (Start)
    • Canadian Centre for Child Protection (Link)

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
  • Dom Nicoletta (Article)
  • Back in Action Sports (PDF)
• Anti-Doping:
  • WADA 2019 Prohibited List (WADA)
  • Cannabis in Sport (CCES) (PDF)
• Mental Health
  • Best Practices for Supporting Psychologically Distressed Athletes (PDF)