2012 COURSES FOR COACHES

Please call the office to register for any of the following courses.

Winter 2012

Make Ethical Decisions Module
University of Calgary - NCI

Stream 1 - Community Sport
Coaches in the Community Sport stream typically become involved on a volunteer basis because their children participate in this sport.  They tend to work with participants of all ages who are new to the sport.  Community Sports stream has 2 coaching contexts: Inititation (Club Coach Youth) and Ongoing Participation (Club Coach).
 

CLUB COACH - YOUTH
This course has been developed by the Canadian Curling Association to help meet the needs of those who are leading or assisting in youth programs at the club level. This one-day course, Club Coach - Youth, includes interactive modules such as:
Setting the Scene, Ethical Coaching, Practice Planning, Safety, Game Orientation, Teaching the Skills, Program Management, Games, Drills & Activities.

Participants of this course will be recognized by the CCA as being Club Coach - Youth trained. This course is NOT part of certification for coaches who intend on registering with a team in playdowns. The cost of the course is $105.00 (GST included).

CLUB COACH
A 14-hour course on coaching/instructing dealing with the curling skills and knowledge necessary to teach the beginner to intermediate level players.  The "Trained" Club Coach is able to instruct Novice and Intermediate Learn to Curl clinics as well as coaching competitive teams.  Please refer to ACF Coaching Guidelines for proper certification at the Provincial level. 

This course includes modules such as:
Plan and design a curling clinic, make ethical decisions, teach correct curling skills, analyze and correct curling techniques, ensure a safe coaching environment and plan, manage and design a curling program.

Club Coach is held on a Saturday and Sunday and runs from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm both days.  Cost of the course is $126.00 (GST included). 

Stream 2 - Competition
Coaches in the Competition Stream usually have previous coaching experience or are former athletes in the sport.  They tend to work with athletes over the long term to improve performance, often in preparation for Provincial, National and International competitions. The Competition Stream has 3 coaching contexts: Introduction (Competition Coach), Development (To be introduced in the near future), High Performance.
 

Competition Coach 
A 14-hour course designed to prepare coaches to meet the needs of athletes who are relatively new to competition.  At the completion of the course, coaches will be able to develop athletes of any age by teaching or refining the curling skills, strategy and tactics required for athletes to complete at Regional, Provincial, and National level competitions.


Please refer to ACF Coaching Guidelines for proper certification at the Provincial level. 


The course is held on a Saturday and Sunday and runs from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm both days. 
Cost of the course is $$157.50 (GST included)

NCCP - Course Schedule

for more information please call the saca office.

LEVEL 3 TECHNICAL (to be introduced in the near future)
Level 3 programs are aimed at teaching fundamental principles applicable to coaching high performance athletes.  The objectives of Level 3 are to develop a high level of technical expertise necessary to advance skills.  Level 3 deals with coaching a high performance team and individual athletes.

 Registration is with the Alberta Curling Federation (780) 643-0809.  

Please refer to ACF Coaching Guidelines for proper certification at the Provincial level. 

REGISTRATION

NCCP - Course Schedule

• Submit an Online Registration Form
• Phone the SACA office at 403-246-9300
• Email the SACA office

If your club would be interested in hosting a course, please contact the SACA office.