{"id":15379,"date":"2023-07-03T18:45:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T22:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boxingcanada.org\/?page_id=15379"},"modified":"2024-03-07T10:37:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T15:37:40","slug":"coaches","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/boxingcanada.org\/coaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Coaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Coaches are important!<\/h2>\n<p>Coaches are the primary drivers of a boxing program. They mentor, promote healthy attitudes towards fitness, and develop confidence &amp; responsibility in their athletes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The Value of a Trained and Certified Coach:<\/h2>\n<p>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!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How to become trained and certified as a coach:<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To be a certified Coach in Canada you need:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To be a current member of Boxing Canada (memberships are available through your provincial boxing association)<\/li>\n<li>A police records check<\/li>\n<li>Become &#8220;Trained&#8221; in one of the below coaching levels (take the course, complete the assignments)<\/li>\n<li>Become &#8220;Certified&#8221; at that level by completing an evaluation process (depending on the level this might be all online, or all in person)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Depending on the type of boxer you want to coach new coaches can start with Instructor Beginner or Competition Introduction levels:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"IB\">\n<h2>Instruction Beginner Coach:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Works with athletes:\n<ul>\n<li>LTAD Stages: Active Child, Fundamentals, Learn to Box, Active for Life<\/li>\n<li>Age Groups: 6-12 years old; 13 years-old-and-older Men and Women learning to Box for the first time<\/li>\n<li>Goals: Fun, skill development, fitness, participation not competition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Pre-requisites:\n<ul>\n<li>No boxing experience necessary, but can be helpful<\/li>\n<li>Police background check<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>How to become an Instruction Beginner Coach:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"600px\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vTHJBf68uUg3kgo8WJM0EP6nmMWxYt1mZQ54b4qTwqqvl8KPR5wAxXFeEV55NZzjx7cY_SPuy3F9lxf\/pubhtml?gid=0&amp;single=true&amp;widget=true&amp;headers=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Note that experienced coaches can &#8220;Challenge&#8221; the evaluation process and bypass step 3 Boxing Instructor Beginner course. Additional verification of boxing experience may be required.<\/p>\n<div id=\"IB\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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\u2019d, etc. If that isn\u2019t going to work we could also do a skype call for a \u201clive\u201d evaluation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"IB\">\n<div id=\"CI\">\n<h2>Competition Introduction Coach:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Work with athletes:\n<ul>\n<li>LTAD Stages: Learn to Box, Train to Box, Train to Compete, Active for Life<\/li>\n<li>Age Groups: 8+<\/li>\n<li>Goals: Skill refinement, fitness, sparring, participation in some competition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Pre-requisites:\n<ul>\n<li>Some background\/experience in boxing<\/li>\n<li>Instruction Beginner Certification is helpful (steps 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d are part of the Instruction Beginner evaluation)<\/li>\n<li>Police background check<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>How to become a Competition-Introduction\u00a0Coach:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"CD\">\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"600px\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vRdBTDHMBIm7H8Pe0AlDt9hPy-D4MOiddOm3d_tzO2s1i9CN1RR8naLrA4i43oi9cTV3HjqTtKC5DrZ\/pubhtml?gid=688025958&amp;single=true&amp;widget=true&amp;headers=false\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Note that experienced coaches can &#8220;Challenge&#8221; the evaluation process and bypass step 3 Boxing Competition Introduction course. Additional verification of boxing experience may be required.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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\u2019d, etc. If that isn\u2019t going to work we could also do a skype call so we can evaluate \u201clive\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"IB\">\n<div id=\"CI\">\n<div id=\"CD\">\n<p>Competition Development Coach:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Works with athletes:\n<ul>\n<li>LTAD Stages: Train to Compete, Train to perform<\/li>\n<li>Age Groups: 15+<\/li>\n<li>Goals: Skill refinement, fitness, sparring, interprovincial and national competition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Pre-requisits:\n<ul>\n<li>Competition Introduction Certified or equivalent experience<\/li>\n<li>Police background check<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/boxingcanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Competition-Development-Pathway-EN.pdf\">Visual Pathway for Competition Development Coaches<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Alternate pathway available for coaches with extensive experience (<a href=\"mailto:info@boxingcanada.org?subject=Challenge Comp Development Coach Evaluation\">contact us for details<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>How to register for the <strong>Competition Development Workshops<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1Ut-kljL8_-j4HgYQrfHaKPfrnWJIX2eoCzA2KpQX0V4\/edit\">Sign up to the Boxing Canada Coach Workshop Waiting List<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1wlYJ3Sn4CR-Pve3U_Cmt9pz4UGWoYfkvyrAyK38U4UE\/edit#gid=0\">Check your waiting list status here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coach.boxingcanada.org\/\">Check on your Learning Progress<\/a> (Currently ONLY for Comp Dev coaches; you will need a login and password)<\/li>\n<li>Who to contact to be evaluated: <a href=\"https:\/\/boxingcanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Boxing-Canada-Coach-Evaluation-Form-2022.pdf\">Boxing Canada Coach Evalution Request<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"600px\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vQDN5cAAl4ue0oDOPnPX40Ya5b3-XtWOXNPzNe8XwDHwrelQJoFpDWJeamFGQkmX5gDPIVZhocd1znN\/pubhtml?gid=9691672&amp;single=true&amp;widget=true&amp;headers=false\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"IB\">\n<div id=\"CI\">\n<div id=\"CD\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boxingcanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022-Boxing-Canada-NCCP-operations-manual-1.pdf\">Detailed information on the coaching system<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information about NCCP Make Ethical Decisions:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 40px;\">Make Ethical Decisions has a Course (online) and an Evaluation (also online)<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Normal Path:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coach completes the MED Course ($$)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coach completes the MED Evaluation (free if you have taken the course)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alternate Path (Coach MUST have an NCCP Coach ID#):\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coach completes the MED Evaluation (~85$; two chances only, if unsuccess both times CAC will require coach to take a course)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 40px;\">For the MED course:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 80px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coach.ca\/nccp-make-ethical-decisions\">https:\/\/coach.ca\/nccp-make-ethical-decisions<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 80px;\">There is a link on the right side of the page \u201cHow to Register\u201d. Using the drop down select your province.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 80px;\">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 \u2013 no way to get around it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 40px;\">For the MED evaluation:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 80px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thelocker.coach.ca\/onlinelearning#MED\">https:\/\/thelocker.coach.ca\/onlinelearning#MED<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 80px;\">(this will take the user to a login where they will need their NCCP Coach ID# and password)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 80px;\">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 \u2013 no way to get around it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 40px;\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coaches are important! Coaches are the primary drivers of a boxing program. 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