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Steve Nash Youth League Coaches Clinics  

This 3 hour course is designed for individuals coaching children aged 7-11. This course provides coaches with an understanding of long term athlete development and basketball fundamentals. Coaches involved in Steve Nash Youth Basketball Leagues and other community based programs are strongly recommended to take this course.  For more information on SNYL Coaches Clinics contact Lawrie Johns, Manager, Youth Programs at (604) 718-7773 or Mike McNeill, Manager, Coaching Development at (604) 718-7490.

National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP)

The National Coaching Certification Program is a coach training and certification program for more than 60 sports in Canada.  The NCCP and Canada Basketball are going through a transition from the Old NCCP to the New NCCP.  The new NCCP will be a competency-based approach where coaches are:

  • Trained in NCCP outcomes relevant the athletes they are coaching
  • Evaluated by demonstrating coaching outcomes to a specific standard

The changes in the new program will include the merging of the old theory courses with the old technical course.  Information regarding the Old NCCP is at the bottom of the page.

The New NCCP Courses:

Community Stream
Community Sport-Initiation (Spring, 2009)                                                                                 
Coaches taking this course work with participants 7-11 years of age. The course is a 7 1/2 -hour course covering philosophy, practice planning, safety, basic fundamentals of basketball and coaching ethics. 
Cost: $124.14 (non-Basketball BC member) $97.89 (Basketball BC member)

Competition Stream
NCCP Basketball Competition-Introduction (Offered Modularly)
This course replaces NCCP Level 1 Technical and Theory.  Coaches taking this course work with participants 11-15 years of age.  This 16-hour course includes information on ethical decision making, modified games, safety, practice planning and skill development. After completing this course the coaches will be considered “Trained”.  

The NCCP Competition-Introduction course is comprised of three (3) modules.  In an effort to make the Competition-Introduction course more available to coaches, Basketball BC will offer these modules separately throughout the year.  To be qualified for certification coaches must complete all three (3) of the modules.  Coaches must register and pay for the full Competition-Introduction course but may attend the modules at their convenience.  Basketball BC will keep a record of the modules each coach has attended.

The three modules of the Competition-Introduction course are:
1. Planning – a 4 hour module in a classroom.
2. Making Ethical Decisions (MED) – a 3½ hour module in a classroom.
3. Modified Games – an 8 hour module in a gymnasium.

Dates Competition-Introduction Modules are offered (this will be updated regularly):
June 16 Planning 5:30-9:30pm  Basketball BC Conference Room  Facilitator: Mike McNeill    PRE-TASK WORKSHEET
June 22 MED  6-9:30pm  Basketball BC Conference Room  Facilitator: Mike McNeill   PRE-TASK WORKSHEET

The Basketball BC Conference Room is in the Basketball BC offices at 310-7155 Kingsway, Burnaby.  The office is on the 3rd floor of Highgate Village Shopping Centre on Kingsway.

Registration and Pre-Module Assignments:
Upon registering for a module the participant will receive Pre-tasks that are to be completed prior to attending the module.  Please register at least three (3) days before the session you plan on attending.  If there are not a sufficient number of registrants three (3) days prior to the course, it will be cancelled, and the registrants will be notified via email. 

Portfolio and Evaluation:
Part of the requirement to become certified as a Competition-Introduction Coach is the completion of a portfolio and successful evaluation of the candidate at a practice.  After the three modules are completed Basketball BC will forward the coach the portfolio.  After the portfolio is completed it is to be returned to Basketball BC to be evaluated. If the portfolio is approved, arrangements will then be made to evaluate the coach at practice.  After a successful evaluation the coach will be a “Certified” Competition-Introduction coach for basketball. 

Cost: $186.63 (non-Basketball BC member) $160.38 (Basketball BC member)

To become “Certified” coaches will have to complete a portfolio and then be evaluated at a game and practice by a provincial evaluator.  The evaluation is an additional charge of approximately $90.  

Competition-Advanced – in development.  New course has been piloted but date of availability is to be determined.  This course replaces NCCP Level 2 Technical and Theory.  The course is an advanced course for coaches of athletes 11-15 years of age. 

Competition-Development – in development. New course is being developed.  Completion date is to be determined.  This course will replace NCCP Level 3 Technical and Theory.  This course is for coaches working with athletes aged 15-21 years of age. 

If you have any questions on any NCCP courses, please contact Mike McNeill , Manager, Coaching Development at (604) 718-7490 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 

The Old NCCP Courses

Presently, Basketball BC offers two basketball specific courses (NCCP Level 2 Technical and Level 3 Technical) to help coaches in their development.

NCCP Level 1 Technical – This course does not exist as of September 1st, 2008. 

NCCP Level 2 Technical - The course will be offered in the spring of 2010 for the last time.  The new course is scheduled to be available in the fall of 2010. 
The NCCP Level 2 Technical course is designed to help coaches in their development of team systems. It provides coaches with information on advanced individual skills and introduction of team tactics, strategies, strength training, and more.  This is a two day course offered each spring.
Cost: $170.00 (non-Basketball BC members) $145.00 (Basketball BC members)

NCCP Level 3 Technical
The NCCP Level 3 Technical course is designed to help coaches in their development of team systems. It provides coaches with information on team offense, transition offense, press offense and team defensive strategies. This is a two day course offered each spring includes coaching sessions from the top basketball coaches in British Columbia. 
Cost: $168.00 (non-Basketball BC members) $141.75 (Basketball BC members)

NCCP Level 3 Technical (via DVD Analysis)
As a limited number of NCCP Basketball Level 3 Technical courses are offered by Basketball BC we are offering another vehicle for completing the course with the DVD Analysis Program.  Click here for futher information.