Competition Coach
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.
What’s changed? Course content has been refreshed, teaching methodologies have been modernized, and Coach Developers have received updated training to deliver programming. We’re optimizing this program to create strong Curling Coaches who can support athletes in the Train to Train and Train to Compete stages of the Long-Term Curler Development Framework.
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Training is delivered in two parts – Online Learning and an In-Person day.
1. On-demand, Online Learning – learn.curling.ca
You’ll start your Competition Coach journey by taking our comprehensive online training modules which will prepare you for the in-person Competition Coach training.
By training online, ahead of time – you can learn on your schedule and at your own speed.
The Online Learning Courses for the Competition Coach program are:
- Getting Started as a NCCP Curling Coach (Create a Coaching Number Here)
- Competition Coach
Both are housed on Curling Canada’s E-learning platform – learn.curling.ca
REGISTER FOR ONLINE COURSES HERE:
https://canada.curling.io/en/products/9791-competition-coach-online-training
Fee: $125.00 (taxes included)
2. In-Person Training
When you’ve completed online learning, you’ll be ready to attend a one-day In-Person Training hosted by your Member Association.
You’ll get to apply the skills you’ve learned online – really focusing on delivery, brushing, skill analysis and practice planning. You’ll gain experience coaching under the guidance of trained learning facilitators.
Your Member Associations will have their own fee and registration processes.
Find a One-Day Course Near You: Member Associations
3. Evaluation
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.
Completing the Training as Professional Development:
- Coaches who are already Competition Coach Trained and/or certified who want to complete the Online portion of the training for a refresher are welcome to do so for three (3) Professional Development Credits.
- Curling Canada is offering the ONLINE PORTION of the training for a discounted rate of $75.00 which can be accessed through this link: https://canada.curling.io/en/products/9808-competition-coach-refresher-online-training
- Only coaches who have previously taken Competition Coach Training (Or previous Level 1, 2, 3) are eligible to use the above discounted link. Your NCCP account will be checked prior to enrolling you in the program.
Competition Coach Training and Certification Status
| Make Ethical Decisions (MED) Training | Competition Coach Online Training | Competition Coach In-Person Training | Competition Coach In-Person Evaluation | MED Evaluation | |
| Competition Coach “In-Training” |  |
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| Competition Coach “Trained” | |
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| Competition Coach “Certified” |
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