Coaches Corner

• NCCP Registration 

• Special Olympics Competition Coach Course

•  Making Headway in Sports

• Safe Sport Training 

• Making Ethical Decisions 

• Making Ethical Decisions (MED) Online  

• It is recommended that Coaches have First Aid and CPR.

• Current Criminal Record Check

• Must be 18 years of age or older

• Current Criminal Record Check (within the last 3 years)

• Special Olympics Competition Sports Coach Course

• Making Ethical Decisions (this module is contained within some sport specific courses)

• Making Headway

• Safe Sport

• It is recommended that Coaches have First Aid and CPR.

• Sport Specific check your sport below

Provincial: 

• No sport specific certification requirements  

National: 

• Sport Coach (Competition)

• Worlds: 

• At this time, simply a carry-over of the National Games requirements 

Provincial: 

• No sport specific certification requirements  

National:

•  Learn to Train (Competition) 

Worlds: 

• At this time, simply a carry-over of the National Games requirements 

Provincial: 

No sport specific certification requirements  

National:

• 125 coaching hours 

Worlds: 

• At this time, simply a carry-over of the National Games requirements 

Provincial: 

• CanSkate Coach Trained (Level 1+2) 

• Regional Coach In-training (Levels 3 to 6)  

National:

Provincial reqerments 

Worlds: 

• At this time, simply a carry-over of the National Games requirements 

Provincial: 

• No sport specific certification requirements  

National:

• SOC Floor Hockey Course 

Worlds: 

• At this time, simply a carry-over of the National Games requirements 

Provincial: 

• No sport specific certification requirements  

National:

• Special Olympics PGA of Canada Golf Course

• Caddies need to be registered volunteers

Worlds: 

• At this time, simply a carry-over of the National Games requirements 

Provincial: 

Head Coach

• Gymnastics Ontario Risk Management Education Training

• -Gymnastics Foundations - Introduction, Theory

• - Foundations Rhythmic 

• - Foundations certified (coaching 50 practical hrs. and submitted form)

Assistant Coach 

It is recommended but not mandatory to have Gymnastics Foundations - Introduction, Theory  

National:

• All coaches should be RG certified, as well as attended Provincials

• Gymnastics Ontario Risk Management Education Training

• Gymnastics Foundations - Introduction, Theory

• Foundations Rhythmic

• Foundations certified

Worlds: 

• At this time, simply a carry-over of the National Games requirements 

Provincial: 

• No sport specific certification requirements  

National:

• Ongoing Participation (CSp-Ong)

Worlds: 

• At this time, simply a carry-over of the National Games requirements 

Provincial:

• No sport specific certification requirements 

National:

• Fundamentals Coach (Instruction) 

Worlds: 

• At this time, simply a carry-over of the National Games requirements 

Provincial: 

• No sport specific certification requirements  

National:

• Fundamentals Coach – Swimming 101 (Competition) 

Worlds: 

• At this time, simply a carry-over of the National Games requirements 

Provincial: 

• No sport specific certification requirements  

National:

• Community Coach 

NO Worlds for 5 Pin Bowling 

Provincial: 

• No sport specific certification requirements  

National:

• Community Sport 

Worlds: 

• At this time, simply a carry-over of the National Games requirements