Coaching

The National Coach Certification Program (NCCP) Competition Coach Program is in the process of being revised during the 2025-2026. Since the revisions are in a pilot phase, program materials and delivery are only available in English.

Sport Specific Training

Training is delivered in two parts – Online Learning and an In-Person day.

On-demand, Online Learning – learn.curling.ca

You’ll start your Competition Coach journey by taking our comprehensive online training modules:

Getting Started as a NCCP Curling Coach

Competition Coach – click here

Both are housed on Curling Canada’s E-learning platform – learn.curling.ca

Once completed, please notify Elaine Owen at [email protected], or Sean Grassie at [email protected].

REGISTER FOR ONLINE COURSES HERE:

https://canada.curling.io/en/products/9791-competition-coach-online-training

Fee: $125.00 (taxes included)

In-Person Training (1 day)

Fee: $75.00
9 am-5 pm

On-Ice Evaluation

Fee: $50.00

Coaches will need to complete a written practice plan and have an NCCP Coach Evaluator observe the implementation of that practice.

When combined with the Make Ethical Decisions Online Evaluation, the coach will be considered a Certified Competition Coach.

You can challenge the certification by completing the last 2 steps of the certification. The cost for challenging the certification is $250 plus the ice rental fee and travel fee for the evaluator.

You have one attempt at the challenge.

For more information, please contact Elaine Owen at [email protected] or at 204-926-8408.

ATTENTION Coaches and Instructors for CurlManitoba

For all coaching requirements (all disciplines) please click here.

To complete your criminal record check/child abuse check, please email CurlManitoba at [email protected].

Click here for the Screening Disclosure Form

Click here for the Rule of Two Consent Form

COMPETITION COACH CERIFICATION

Sport Specific Training

Training is delivered in two parts – Online Learning and an In-Person day.

On-demand, Online Learning – learn.curling.ca

You’ll start your Competition Coach journey by taking our comprehensive online training modules:

Getting Started as a NCCP Curling Coach

Competition Coach

Both are housed on Curling Canada’s E-learning platform – learn.curling.ca

Once completed, please notify Elaine Owen at [email protected], or Sean Grassie at [email protected].

REGISTER FOR ONLINE COURSES HERE:

https://canada.curling.io/en/products/9791-competition-coach-online-training

Fee: $125.00 (taxes included)

In-Person Training (1 day)

Fee: $75.00
9 am-5 pm

On-Ice Evaluation

Fee: $50.00

Coaches will need to complete a written practice plan and have an NCCP Coach Evaluator observe the implementation of that practice.

When combined with the Make Ethical Decisions Online Evaluation, the coach will be considered a Certified Competition Coach.

Professional Development Coaching Maintenance

CurlManitoba recognizes the value of having certified NCCP coaches that are engaged in Professional Development programs that reinforce the values of lifelong learning and sharing amongst the coaching community.

In order for NCCP coaches to maintain their certified status, they will be required to obtain Professional Development (PD) points. PD points can be earned through a multitude of activities that coaches already participate in, including: national and provincial sport organization conferences and workshops, eLearning modules, NCCP workshops, coach mentorship programs, and active coaching. In most cases coaches are already earning their required PD points — Maintenance of Certification Status is simply the introduction of tracking these points and recognizing coaches for their efforts.

Log into The Locker, the National Coaching Certification Program database, for an up-to-date record of your PD points using the link at right. Within The Locker, you’ll find a “Maintenance” tab on the left hand side of your Certification page. Record your active coaching using the Self-Report button.

CLICK HERE TO CHECK YOUR NCCP CERTIFICATION

For examples of opportunities to accumulate Professional Development points, check out these pages:

Maintenance of Certification – Coaches Association of Canada

Coaching Manitoba Courses

COMPETITION DEVELOPMENT COACHING PROGRAM

The program consists of 11 sport specific modules offered in a blended delivery model. Some courses are asynchronized, some are synchronized. Some consist of group work, live zoom style webinars, etc…. Offering the program ONLINE will hopefully encourage more coaches to take the training by providing geographic and financial accessibility. No longer will coaches need to centralize for five days to participate in an in-person workshop. Each course can be “purchased” separately and coaches earn professional development credits towards their NCCP Maintenance of Certification for each course.

Details about the program, including training pathways, registration links, workshop dates can be found here: Competition Development

The program is housed on Curling Canada’s e-learning platform – learn.curling.ca (Competition Coach Pilot – Create New Account). Access to the system will be provided to coaches who have completed registration requirements on Curling IO. This is a manual process at this time and can take 1-2 business days to complete.

Two of the 11 modules are required for coaches who are advancing to the Canada Winter Games – Health and Wellness and Manage a Program. These programs along with two others are now available in both English and French. We will be adding more courses over the coming weeks as translation is finalized and materials are loaded into the e-learning platform.

Canada Winter Games coaches will need to have both courses completed by early January.

– Health and Wellness – can be completed on their own time in several hours

– Manage a Program requires individual and group work and a live presentation webinar done approximately 3-4 weeks after registration. We are enrolling up to 20 coaches in each cohort over the coming weeks.