National Coaching Institute Bill Thomson, Director

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Coaching Association of Canada
NCI Sask
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• What is it?
• A program of the Coaching Association of Canada,
  located at the site of 8 National Sport Centres
  (NSC) across the country.
• Offers an eight month, full-time and a two
  year part-time, coaching education diploma
  program in sports coaching.
• Eligibility
• Level 3 certified in the NCCP program or
  International equivalent.
• An NSF approved candidate.
• A minimum of three years experience coaching
  athletes, training in a
• year-round program.
• An under graduate degree in physical education is
  recommended (but not required)
• Coaches Attending NCI (B.C.) 1986 -2003
• TOTAL 236

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• Full-time Program of Study
• Winter session (August April)
• Practical coaching Daily mentorship with master
  coaches.
• Sport science modules of the diploma program,
  e.g. energy systems, mental preparation, etc.
• Summer session (Optional but recommended)
• Coaching placements with national or provincial
  level team.
• Part-Time Program of Study (Two Year Program)
• two year part-time program leading to diploma
  upon completion
• sessions are held as a combination of weekends
  and weekdays
• enables participants to maintain coaching
  responsibilities
• program includes workshops / computer technology
  / distance education

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NCI Required Content

• Energy Systems
• Strength Training
• Nutrition
• Mental Training
• Practical Coaching
• Sport Specific
• Planning and Periodization
• Long-Term athlete Development
• Leadership

• Coaching effectiveness
• Computer Applications
• Coaching Effectiveness
• Additional content may be required by
  each ndividual NCI or NSF
• Completion of mentoring program with
  designated Master Coach
• Completion of final oral presentation
• Year Plan Integration

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N.C.I. Practicum (Mentorship)

• Master coach observations and assessments of the
  apprentice (estimated 23-35 hours)
• Completion by the master coach of a check list of
  observations of the apprentices training
  sessions, at least once per week.
• Apprentice observations of the master coach.
• (estimated 25- 35 hours)
• Regular tutorials with the master coach to cover
  the topics in the Practical Workbook.
• (estimated 24-35 hours)
• Regular interviews with the master coach,
  apprentice coach, and N.C.I. Director and
  submission of Quarterly reports.

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Commonwealth Sport Development

• The National Coaching Institute Victoria campus
  has hosted the CSDP High Performance Coaches
  Scholarship Program since 1994
• In partnership with the Commonwealth Games
  Association of Canada and PacificSport, Canadian
  Sport Centre Victoria, providing scholarship
  support
• 11coaches have graduated from the Full Time 8
  months Diploma Program in Victoria
• Caribbean Region
• Trinidad Tobago, Barbados , St Kitts/Nevis , St
  Lucia
• African continent
• Zimbabwe, Namibia , Malawi , Zambia, Sri Lanka

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International Olympic Committee and The National
Coaching Institute of Canada

• An approved Training Centre by the IOC, the NCI
  Canada can provide a combined Diploma program in
  Sport Science and practical coaching.
• National Olympic Committees may obtain
  scholarship support from the IOC Olympic
  Solidarity Program if their candidate is accepted
  by the NCI Canada at any of the eight program
  sites across the country.
• Non scholarship candidates since 1996
• Egypt, New Zealand, Japan, China, Switzerland,
  India, Botswana, England, Zambia

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CONTACT

• BILL THOMSON, Director
• Box 1700, Victoria, BC, Canada
• V8W 2Y2
• E mail coach_at_uvic.ca
• Website http//web.uvic.ca/coach
• Phone [phone]
• fax [phone]