CLINIC INFORMATION
When: December 13-15, 2024 (Friday 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Saturday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Sunday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
Venue: Mayfair Lakeshore, 801 Lakeshore Boulevard East, Toronto, Ontario, M4J3W9
Cost: $300.00 + HST ($350.00 for non-members)
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: Barb Cooper
Course Pre-Requisite: Coaching in Squash E-Learning Module (Located in your Coach Locker profile)
Additional Courses Required Before Becoming Fully Certified:
NCCP Multi-Sport Course: Making Ethical Decisions
NCCP Multi-Sport Course: Planning a Practice
NCCP Multi-Sport Course: E-Nutrition
NCCP Multi-Sport Course: Emergency Action Plan
NCCP Multi-Sport Course: Coach Initiation in Sport
Online Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation (accessed through your online Locker profile at https://thelocker.coach.ca)
(register for the above courses through the Coaching Association of Ontario - http://coachesontario.ca/ or your Coach Locker profile)
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 5 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. 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.
ADDITIONAL COACH CERTIFICATION PROGRAM INFORMATION
Please see Squash Canada's coaching webpage for more information about the national coach certification program. https://squash.ca/coaching-program/
COACH INSURANCE
Need coaching insurance? Canadian Insurance Brokers Inc. (CIBI) in conjunction with the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC), has formed an exclusive National Insurance Program for Coaches across Canada. All levels of licensed, registered coaches, team leaders, mentors, training instructors and fitness coaches are considered who are in good standing with the CAC. https://www.cibi.ca/coaching-insurance/