COACHING OPPORTUNITIES & ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
This page provides additional information and is geared more to Certified Coaches or those Coaches coming back into Active Status after a break away from the Sport. A working knowledge of The Locker after being introduced at your weekend workshop is beneficial. Please spend time exploring the various entries.
LEVELS COACHES (old NCCP System)
If you were previously ‘Certified’ under the old NCCP Levels System for Archery, please contact the Coaching Coordinator. They will confirm your ‘Transferred’ status with you and walk you through the requirements to get you ‘Certified’ under the current Stream system.
At the very minimum this typically means taking the Making Ethical Decisions Course, but for some this requires them re-taking the weekend workshop. Each case is unique.
As of May 1, 2022, Making Ethical Decisions is now required for ALL COACHES!
COACHING OPPORTUNITIES
Alberta Winter Games
Alberta Winter Games | Alberta Sport
This archery event occurs every two (2) years in even years (Feb 2020, Feb 2022, etc.). Presently the technical package identifies Certified Instructor Beginner at a minimum, preference to Instructor Intermediate Coaches as we build capacity in all Zones. Archery Alberta conducts a “Call for Applications” the spring before the Games occurs for Coaches, Zone Representatives, and Team Managers. More information is available underneath Archery Alberta specific Alberta Winter Games page.
Next deadline for Applications: June 30, 2023
Arctic Winter Games
https://albertasport.ca/team-alberta/arctic-winter-games/
This archery event was trialed in March 2020, further participation of Archery in this event will be depending upon the success of the trial. Coaches MUST reside North of the 55th Parallel to be eligible. Certified Instructor Beginner at a minimum is required, preference to Instructor Intermediate Coaches. A Call for Applications will occur if this event is offered again.
Next deadline for Applications: TBA
Canada Winter Games
https://albertasport.ca/team-alberta/canada-winter-games/
This archery event occurs every four (4) years in odd years (Feb 2019, Feb 2023, etc.). Presently the technical package identifies Certified Competition Development. Archery Alberta conducts a “Call for Applications” the spring two (2) Years prior to the Games to enable the Coach to design the Team Selection Requirements. The Team Coach recruits the Team Manager.
Next deadline for Applications: April 6, 2025
Junior Coaching Program (For Junior Coaches in Training)
Junior “Coach in Training” Program: Archery Alberta is developing a Junior “Coach in Training” program for those over 14 and under 16 years of age to introduce them to the coaching stream of archery development. This program is intended to introduce prospective youth into the world of coaching and will gear the program to learning how to coach, professional etiquette, interpersonal skills, Safe Sport and the dynamics of what it means to be a coach. If you are an individual who is under 16 years of age but over 14 years of age and are looking to begin your training into the coaching development stream of archery we require all participants to fill out and sign the “Parental Consent for Coaching Clinics” form from our website. Those interested in obtaining education and introduction to our Archery “Coach-in-training” program will need to submit a request to the Coaching Chair at [email protected]. The process for the program follows the guidelines as followed in the NCCP Underage Policy for certification.
Disclaimer: Those who participate must understand that taking these courses does not qualify those between ages 14-16 as a coach nor will they be classified as a coach. All Junior coaches will be under the new “Archery Foundations” curriculum and will be noted on their NCCP transcript.
Team Alberta
Please contact the Archery Alberta Executive if you are interested in being involved as a Coach with Team Alberta (High Performance). Coaches must be a Certified Instructor of Intermediate at a minimum, with preference towards Competition Development to bring us into alignment with other provinces.
https://archeryalberta.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Youth-Target-Team.pdf
TOP Camps
https://archerycanada.ca/our-recurve-program/top-program/
These camps are held in the fall around Canada and are situated where archers in the TOP program are identified. Keep an eye out on the Archery Canada page, and subsequent postings by host locations to have archers and coaches attend. Calgary was a host location in Fall 2019.
Team Canada
Archery Canada posts opportunities for individuals to be Team Managers or Coaches for various (International) Camps. Keep an eye on the Archery Canada News posts on their website for these opportunities in the Fall to apply on opportunities for the upcoming year as they will vary.
Example: 2020 Call for Applications
CERTIFIED COACH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Please review the information available on Coaching Association of Canada website. Most information is covered there in detail.
Coach.ca Maintenance of Certification
Instructor of Beginner Coaches (In Alberta):
- Must maintain up-to-date Certification of First Aid and documenting their Active Coaching status.
- Must be an ACTIVE member of Archery Alberta and registered as a coach
- Completion of all SAFE SPORT modules and courses
- Completion of “Understanding the Rule of Two”
- Gender Based Violence in Sport
Instructor of Intermediate Archers (In Alberta):
- Must maintain up-to-date Certification of First Aid and documenting their Active Coaching status.
- Must be an ACTIVE member of Archery Alberta and registered as a coach
- Completion of all SAFE SPORT modules and courses
- Completion of “Understanding the Rule of Two”
- Mental Health in Sport
- And complete 3 Non-NCCP courses
Competition Coaches:
in addition to the above keep an eye on The Locker during National Coaches Week towards the end of September for additional online courses that come available or are made free to Coaches to assist with their development. PD credits are also available for Development Camps or AWG/CWG Team Meetings depending on if the organizers have registered the event with Coaching Association of Canada.
The Coaching Coordinator will also suggest additional courses for completion to help in your development as a coach.
COACH DEVELOPERS (Learning Facilitators & Coach Evaluators)
If you are interested in helping to deliver Coach Workshops for Archery Alberta please contact the Coaching Coordinator for more information. Interested individuals will need to be Certified at the Stream they would like to deliver, be willing to take additional weekend courses, and coordinate at least one workshop per year for the province.