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Coaching Foundations Course


  • Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex 1867 Valley Farm Road S Pickering, ON Canada (map)

When: December 2-4, 2022 (Friday 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Saturday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Sunday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM)

Cost: $250.00 + HST

About the Coaching Foundations Course: Squash Canada’s Coach Certification Program aligns with the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) and with the Long Term Player Development model. This program is designed to ensure that coaches are properly trained and certified to develop our athletes in the best way possible. The Coaching Foundations Course is required for certification as a "Squash Assistant" or "Squash Instructor".

This course will introduce the fundamentals of coaching and train coaches to teach beginner squash players in the Active Start, FUNdamentals, Learning to Train and Active for Life stages of athlete development. Coaches will learn the roles of the Squash Assistant and Squash Instructor, Basic Coaching Skills, Stroke Fundamentals and Sequencing of Technical Skills, Lesson Formatting, the Basic Strokes, Basic Tactics and Individual Concepts, and Group and Individual Lessons. Prior coaching experience is not required.

Learning Facilitator: Greg Sweeney

*Please note that the following E-module courses need to be completed prior to the Clinic start date.These can be found on Coach Locker.

1. Coaching in Squash (Squash)

2. Emergency Action Plan (Multisport)

Additional Courses Required Before Certification:

  1. NCCP Multi-Sport Course: Making Ethical Decisions

  2. NCCP Multi-Sport Course: Planning a Practice

  3. NCCP Multi-Sport Course: Nutrition

  4. Online Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation (accessed through your online Locker profile at https://thelocker.coach.ca)

(register through the Coaching Association of Ontario - http://coachesontario.ca/)

Once all of the components are completed, candidates should inform Squash Ontario that they are ready to proceed onto the final evaluation.

Refund Information

  • All courses require a minimum of 4 participants to run. If a course does not meet this requirement, full refunds will be applied.

  • Space is limited to 12 participants.

  • Refunds of 95% of the total cost will be awarded if the withdrawal occurs more than one week prior to the course start date. E.g. If Friday September 18th is the course start date, participants must withdraw by Thursday September 10th in order to get the 95% refund. Refunds between one week prior to the start date and the start date are subject to a 50% administration fee and no refunds are given after the start date.

Earlier Event: November 27
Squashabout Junior Bronze Tournament
Later Event: December 3
Harrow Grand Prix #5