Game Plan and the Coaching Association Canada (CAC) are excited to announce that our 2024/2025 intake is now open!Game Plan and the Coaching Association Canada are excited to provide support for up to $1000 in grants (and a minimum of $100) for ALL NCCP coaching streams!

1. Competition-Introduction (Com-Intro) Stream

2. Competition-Development (Comp-Dev) Stream

3. Advanced Coaching Diploma (ACD) Program

Applicants must clearly state the dates of courses needed for their coaching pathway, along with other mandatory components. Funding allocations and processes will be outlined in further detail to successful applicants.

The program runs from April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026. Game Plan and Coaching Association of Canada recommend that you connect with your NSO to understand which NCCP courses and coaching stream you should consider or your Game Plan Advisor for more details.

Goals:

• Expose athletes to National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) coach education.

• Expose athletes to a career in coaching.

• Recruit coaches from within the sport system.

• Develop a relationship between, Game Plan, CAC, NSOs, COC & CPC, to keep athletes and alumni in the sport system.

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a federal statutory holiday created in response to . The day is dedicated to honouring Survivors, their families, and communities while ensuring that public commemoration of the devastating effects of residential schools remains a vital component of the ongoing reconciliation process. Our team hopes that Canadians across the country hold themselves accountable to actively learning about, supporting and celebrating the culture and contributions of Indigenous peoples, while continuing to reflect and take local action to reconcile the lasting impacts of the generational trauma they experience.

To encourage this action, we are extending our resources to cover the expense of the Indigenous Canada course certificate offered through the University of Alberta, for 10 Game Plan eligible athletes. This course can be completed for free as well, without the accreditation.

Competition manipulation is an important topic to be aware of in sport. The CCES and IOC have developed helpful resources to increase our understanding of competition manipulation and how to prevent it.

• CCES has developed a 15-minute course to increase our understanding of competition manipulation and how to prevent it. You can learn more about that here.

• The IOC also has multiple resources available to support athletes, these include:

  • Code of Conduct – The IOC has recently launched the updated version of the Code of Conduct in line with the Make the Right Decision-campaign which is now available in 21 languages. You are welcome to download it at this link

  • Communication Campaign: The “Make the Right Decision”-campaign has been launched across Athlete365 social channels and recources can be accessed here: Make the Right Decision campaign toolkit – Athlete365 (olympics.com).

  • E-Learning Module: The online learning module on Preventing Competition Manipulation is available on the Athlete365 website. We invite you to share the link with your teams and athletes and encourage them to complete the 15 min module.

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