Development Coach Mentoring Program

The seasonal Development Coach Mentoring Program focuses on improving both structural and behavioural organizational effectiveness, increased technical coaching expertise, and building competition event management skills for coaches working with LTAD Training to Train stage athletes.  Targeted coaches are selected in May each year.  2020 program information will be available in April.  

2019 CCDP application package

2019 Program information package

Apprentice Coach Program

The two (2) year Apprentice Coach Program focuses on the development of high-performance coaches by providing an accelerated professional development plan in the areas of technical knowledge, sport science/sport medicine, enhanced coaching education towards Competition Development and/or Advanced Coach Diploma certification and integration in the high-performance training and competition environment.  The program is intended for coaches working with LTAD Training to Train and Training to Compete stage athletes.  Targeted coaches are selected in September/October every two years through an application process.  Note the 2020 - 2022 program application deadline is Monday, December 2, 2019.

Apprentice Coach Program Application form

Canada Games Apprentice Program

Provided by the Canada Games Council (CGC) and the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC), the program provides the opportunity for each province and territory to send two (2) female coaches and two (2) aboriginal coaches to the Canada Summer Games in apprenticeship roles.  The purpose of the program is to provide developing coaches with a practical and integrated major national multi-sport games experience.  Targeted coaches are selected two (2) years out from the Games via the Coaches Association of Ontario.  

For full program information, please visit the Coaches Association of Ontario (CAO) program info page at the following link http://www.coachesontario.ca/canada-games-apprentice-coach-program/.  Note the 2020 - 2021 program application deadline is Friday, January 10, 2020.  

If you are interested in participating in any of mentoring program or want to be a mentor to developing coaches contact CKO Sprint’s Technical Director, Ryan Blair ryan@ckosprint.ca.

Develop Your Own Professional Development Plan

Have a learning opportunity you would like to explore?  Contact CKO Sprint’s Technical Director, Ryan Blair ryan@ckosprint.ca to see how we can help make it happen.

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