NCCP - COACHES
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Hockey Canada’s National Coach Certification Program (NCCP) is a competency-based program. The program
enables coaches to build their coaching tools and knowledge of the game, so they can work effectively with
their players.
Coaches enter into a ‘stream’ of coaching by taking part in clinics that are relative to the athletes that
they are working with.
Coach Stream
• work with community and recreational teams, i.e. Novice, Atom
Developmental Stream
• work with provincial and regional teams, i.e. Peewee rep, Junior B
High Performance Stream
• work with national and international teams, i.e. Midget AAA, university
Within the Hockey Canada structure the Coach Stream and Development Stream are delivered at the provincial
level. Clinic schedules can be obtained by contacting your local Hockey Canada branch.
The following three charts detail the three main streams of hockey that athletes move through in their
development. The new NCCP model attempts to mirror this athlete model with the coaching development model to
ensure that coaches are being educated with the necessary tools to meet the athlete’s needs.
» Download Player Development Model
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| Coach Stream |
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Age Range |
Competitive Context |
Training Environment |
Skill Emphasis |
| Community |
5 – 10 |
Initiation
Novice
Atom |
2-4 hours per week
1-2 practices/wk
1-2 games/wk |
Technical Skills - 75 - 85 %
Individual Tactics 15 - 25 %
Team Tactics 10 % or less |
| Recreational |
11-17 |
Pee Wee House
Bantam House
Midget House |
2-4 hours per week
1 practice/wk
1-2 games/wk |
Technical Skills - 75 - 85 %
Individual Tactics 15 - 25 %
Team Tactics 10 % or less |
| Adult Recreational |
18 + |
Ad hoc leagues |
1-2 hours per week
No practices
1-2 games/wk |
N/A |
| Development Stream |
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Age Range |
Competitive Context |
Training Environment |
Skill Emphasis |
| Provincial |
11-17 |
Pee Wee Rep
Bantam Rep
Midget Rep |
4-6 hours per week
2-3 practices/wk
2-3 games/wk |
Technical Skills - 35 - 45 %
Individual Tactics - 15 - 25 %
Team Tactics - 10 - 20 %
Team Play - 10 - 15 %
Strategy - 10 % or less |
| Regional |
15-21 |
Junior Hockey “B” and below
Senior Hockey |
4-6 hours per week
2-3 practices/wk
2-3 games/wk |
Technical Skills - 35 - 45 %
Individual Tactics - 15 - 25 %
Team Tactics - 10 - 20 %
Team Play - 10 - 15 %
Strategy - 10 % or less |
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Pathway |
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| High Performance Stream |
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Age Range |
Competitive Context |
Training Environment |
Skill Emphasis |
| National |
15-40 |
Midget AAA
Junior A
Major Junior
University |
6-10 hours per week
3-5 practices/wk
2-3 games/wk |
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| International |
18-40 |
National Teams
Minor Professional
European Leagues |
6-10 hours per week
3-5 practices/wk
2-3 games/wk |
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CHECK NCCP NUMBER
If you have taken a coaching clinic you have been registered on the national database that is updated and
administrated by the Coaching Association of Canada. Upon registration you are given a unique number that you
should use when registering for clinics or applying for coaching positions. Click here
to check your status
Please click here to download a resource
guide outlining the key details on each of the three streams of the National Coach Certification Program.
REGISTER FOR A CLINIC
Within the Hockey Canada structure the Coach Stream and Development Stream are delivered at the provincial
level. To register for a clinic, click here and
select your branch.
The following materials will assist you in completing the Speak Out Integration model within the NCCP
Coach Stream.
PRE TASK
Before attending the in-class portion of this course you will be required to complete this
pre-clinic task. These tasks are designed to kick-start your learning experience by making you
think about some of the key issues facing the hockey coach. There is no right or wrong answers, this
task will be reviewed in the classroom session.
Click here to download the Pre-Task
Workbook
Click here to download the Pre-Task
Readings
ADDITIONAL READINGS
Support articles on the following topics can be found by clicking on the appropriate link:
Click here to download information on Responding to Bullying, Harassment and Abuse.
Click here to download information on Frameworks for Intervention and Prevention.
Click here to download information on Prevention Guidelines.
Click here to view the Supervision and Prevention sections of the Speak Out! DVD.
» NCCP Downloads
