Coaching education for cycling is developed at the national level and provided by the provincial cycling associations throughout the country. Current Velo NB members registering in courses leading to NCCP certification are eligable for reembursement of course fees. If you are interested in becoming a coach or would like further information please contact Velo NB.
Current Coaches
If you were trained under the old system and are unsure of your status or would like to obtain further training please contact Velo NB for information.
Coach Certification
The National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) is a coach training and certification program for all coaches in more than 60 sports. The NCCP has moved towards a competency-based approach where coaches are: trained in NCCP outcomes relevant to the participants that they are coaching; evaluated by demonstrating coaching outcomes to a specified standard.
The core competencies of coaching are valuing, interacting, leading, problem-solving, and critical thinking. These competencies are woven throughout all NCCP training and evaluation activities.
The structure of the NCCP is designed to take into account the different types of coaches who contribute to the Canadian sport system and the environment or context in which they coach.
The NCCP provides context-relevant training geared towards the following outcomes, which will assist coaches to:
- make ethical decisions
- plan a practice
- design a basic sport program
- analyze performance
- provide support to athletes in training
- support the competitive experience
- manage a program
The NCCP provides three stages of accreditation to coaches in the context in which they are working:
- In-Training – when they have completed some of the required training for a context
- Trained – when they have completed all required training for a context;
- Certified – when they have completed all evaluation requirements for a context.
For more information on the NCCP please visit www.coach.ca
NCCP Development Programs
Cycling Canada in partnership with the Coaching Association of Canada and Velo NB, offers development programs for coaches within the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP).
Currently, the Cycling NCCP includes:
- Let’s Ride! – Community Cycling Initiation
- Ready to Race! – Introduction to Competition
- Performance Cycling – Competition Development
Canadian Cycling Association Links:
Cycling Canada Coach Education
Cycling Canada Coach Resources
The Learning Management System is part of an ambitious goal to unite the education needs of coaches, officials, athletes, clubs and event organizers into a single portal.
It will allow members to access the following, with additional things added in the future:
• National Courses and webinar listings
• Online registration for Cycling Canada courses and instantaneous access to Cycling Canada eLearning courses
• A personalized transcript to track your progress
• Automated sync with the Coaching Association of Canada’s (CAC) Locker
NCCP Coaching Pathways
Let’s Ride! Community Cycling Initiation
Let’s Ride! Community Cycling Initiation (CCI) is the NCCP context for coaches who will primarily work with novice, pre-competitive cyclists at the community level, including participants in the Active Start, FUNdamentals and early Learn to Train stages of LTAD. The program is simple, based on a number of pre-designed lesson plans, and adaptable to the varying skill and ability levels of participants. The focus of the program is on having participants develop skills which are basic to MTB, BMX, and Road, in a controlled, off-road, off-trail setting such as a sports field or parking lot.
Community Coach consists of 5 Modules
1
Cycling Foundations eLearning
(1 hour on-demand)
2
NCCP Making Ethical Decisions eLearning
(4 hours online & 1 hour on-demand)
3
NCCP Emergency Action Plan eLearning
(1 hour on-demand)
4
Cycling Practice Planning (2×2 hours online)
5
Basic Cycling Skills (8 hours in person)
On successful completion of the first 4 modules, the coach has “In-Training” status in NCCP. After successfully completing the final module the coach can attain “Trained” status.
Ready to Race! Introduction to Competition
Ready to Race! Introduction to Competition (R2R) is the context for coaches who will primarily work with new competitive cyclists at the community and club level. Coaches at this level are commonly refereed to as a Comp-Intro Coach. These athletes will likely be in the Learn to Train to Train to Train stages of LTAD, although the context could apply to any new racer of any age. These athletes have basic but developed cycling skills and the desire to begin competing within a structured training and competition program. They should have passed through an entry-level Community Initiation program (CCI) to help them develop the basic skills.
Comp-Intro Coach consists of the following Modules:
1
Cycling Foundations eLearning
(1 hour on-demand)
2
NCCP Making Ethical Decisions eLearning
(4 hours online & 1 hour on-demand)
3
NCCP Emergency Action Plan eLearning
(1 hour on-demand)
4
Skills and Tactics Theory
(5×2 hours online)
5
Basic Cycling Skills (8 hours in person)
6
Skills and Tactics Practical
(7.5 hours in person)
Choose between one of the following disciplines: Road, Mountain Bike, Track, BMX
7
NCCP Sport Nutrition eLearning (1 hour on-demand)
8
Training to Race
(6×2 hours online)
9
Portfolio Evaluation
10
Debrief & Online Quiz
On successful completion of the first 7 modules, the coach has “Trained” status in NCCP. After successfully completing an evaluation of his/her coaching performance, the coach can attain “Certified” status. Following this a coach will partake in professional development, which requires 20 points every 5 years to maintain their status.