Coaching

Get Trained | Instructor Beginner | Competition Introduction | Competition Development | NCCP Operation Manual | Making Ethical Decisions | Locker Login | Coaching Development Advisory Group | Minimum Coaching Standards for Nationally Sanctioned Events

 

 

Coaches are important!

Coaches are the primary drivers of a boxing program. They mentor, promote healthy attitudes towards fitness, and develop confidence & responsibility in their athletes.

 

 

How to become trained and certified as a coach:

To be a certified Coach in Canada you need:

  • To be a current member of Boxing Canada (memberships are available through your provincial boxing association)
  • A police records check
  • Become “Trained” in one of the below coaching levels (take the course, complete the assignments)
  • Become “Certified” at that level by completing an evaluation process (depending on the level this might be all online, or all in person)

Depending on the type of boxer you want to coach new coaches can start with Instructor Beginner or Competition Introduction levels

The progress to Competition Development which is the high-performance level.

The Value of a ‘Trained’ and ‘Certified Coach:

Coaches who are trained and certified by Boxing Canada have proven themselves through education about boxing, fitness, life-skills, Abuse-Free Sport, and are connected with the larger coaching community encompassing all sports in Canada. They are recognized by the Coaching Association of Canada. Some levels of competition (such as Canada Games) require certain minus levels of coaching training and certification. Knowing that your coach is trained and certified by Boxing Canada is a good way to know that you are going to have a positive experience!

 

Instructor Beginner Coach:

  • Works with athletes:
    • LTAD Stages: Active Child, Fundamentals, Learn to Box, Active for Life
    • Age Groups: 6-12 years old; 13 years-old-and-older Men and Women learning to Box for the first time
    • Goals: Fun, skill development, fitness, participation not competition
  • Pre-requisites:
    • No boxing experience necessary, but can be helpful
    • Police background check
  • How to become an Instruction Beginner Coach:

Note that experienced coaches can “Challenge” the evaluation process and bypass step 3 Boxing Instructor Beginner course. Additional verification of boxing experience may be required.

For written evaluation items: Best practice seems to be for coaches to print out the evaluation package, complete the forms on paper, and then send pictures of those pages back via email.

For video evaluation items: Best practice varies based on coach comfort with video. We recommend changing the quality setting of the video to less than 1080p as this reduces file size. Videos can be emailed, drop-boxed, Google drive’d, etc. If that isn’t going to work we could also do a skype call for a “live” evaluation.

 

Competition Introduction Coach:

  • Work with athletes:
    • LTAD Stages: Learn to Box, Train to Box, Train to Compete, Active for Life
    • Age Groups: 8+
    • Goals: Skill refinement, fitness, sparring, participation in some competition
  • Pre-requisites:
    • Some background/experience in boxing
    • Instruction Beginner Certification is helpful (steps 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d are part of the Instruction Beginner evaluation)
    • Police background check
  • How to become a Competition-Introduction Coach:

Note that experienced coaches can “Challenge” the evaluation process and bypass step 3 Boxing Competition Introduction course. Additional verification of boxing experience may be required.

For written evaluation items: Best practice seems to be for coaches to print out the evalution package, complete the forms on paper, and then send pictures of those pages backt o me via email.

For video evaluation items: Best practice varies based on coach comfort with video. We recommend changing the quality setting of the video to less than 1080p as this reduces file size. Videos can be emailed, drop-boxed, Google drive’d, etc. If that isn’t going to work we could also do a skype call so we can evaluate “live”.

Competition Development Coach:

 

 

 

 

NCCP Operations Manual for Boxing

 

Boxing Canada NCCP Operations Manual,  Detailed information on the coaching system.

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Information about NCCP Make Ethical Decisions:

Make Ethical Decisions has a Course (online) and an Evaluation (also online)

For the MED course:

https://coach.ca/nccp-make-ethical-decisions

There is a link on the right side of the page “How to Register”. Using the drop down select your province.

Successfully completing the course should show up in the Locker within 24 hours. Important to note that Boxing Canada (and the PTSOs) have no control/say over this course – no way to get around it.

For the MED evaluation:

https://thelocker.coach.ca/onlinelearning#MED

(this will take the user to a login where they will need their NCCP Coach ID# and password)

Successfully completing the evaluation should show up in the locker instantly. Important to note that Boxing Canada (and the PTSOs) have no control/say over this course – no way to get around it.

 

Coaching Development Advisory Group

Coming Soon.

 

Nationally-Sanctioned Events Coaching Standards

Boxing Canada is implementing minimum coaching standards for Nationally Sanctioned Events to ensure that:

  • All athletes are serviced by well educated, vetted coaches
  • All coaches attending national-level competitions have a shared minimum understanding of the rules and behaviours required for successful participation

 

This is similar to the minimum standards in place for officials at national-level competitions.

Current

2024, 2025 Calendar Years

Status of my coaching level
“In Training”“Trained”“Certified”
My Coaching Level in TheLocker.caNo Boxing-Specific EducationTraining Areas only, No Field of Play, No Corner
Instructor BeginnerTraining Areas only, No CornerCorner with any Certified CoachNo / Pas de Restriction
Competition

Introduction

Training Areas only, No CornerCorner with any Certified CoachNo / Pas de Restriction
Competition DevelopmentCorner with any Certified CoachNo / Pas de RestrictionNo / Pas de Restriction

Rationale for the 2024-25 standards:

All athletes are within arms reach of a certified coach while in the field of play. 

 

Proposed 2026 and beyondStatus of my coaching level
“In Training”“Trained”“Certified”
My Coaching Level in TheLocker.caNo Boxing-Specific EducationNo coaching; spectator only
Instructor BeginnerCorner with any CI or CD Coach
Competition

Introduction

Training Areas only, No CornerCorner with any Certified CoachNo / Pas de Restriction
Competition DevelopmentCorner with any Certified CoachNo / Pas de RestrictionNo / Pas de Restriction

Rationale for the 2026+ standards:

Only coaches in the Competition stream of NCCP Coach education are participating at national-level events, while providing opportunity for newer coaches who are not yet certified to participate under the direct supervision of a certified coach. 

 

Canada Games StandardsStatus of my coaching level
“In Training”“Trained”“Certified”
My Coaching Level in TheLocker.caNo Boxing-Specific EducationNo coaching at Canada Games
Instructor Beginner
Competition

Introduction

Competition DevelopmentAssistant coach with exemption and with a Certified CoachAssistant CoachHead Coach

Coach standards for Canada Games will be published 24 months in advance of the Games, within each sport’s technical package.

Exemptions are available up to 90 days in advance of the Games. A coach may only receive one exemption in their career.