Coaching / Instruction / Officiating -- information, course overviews, links

Courses

• Coaching
• Instruction (CANSI)
• Officiating

To register to receive skiing instruction (lessons / clinics):

• Windsor Park Ski School

Coaching

• Coaches Update and Workshop (posted on September 10, 2009) completed
  • Saturday October 3, 2009
  • Info (PDF)
  • Facilitator: Lisa Patterson, CCC High Performance Coordinator
  • Contact Karin in the CCSAM office by September 28th to register.


• Intro Community Coach (ICC) workshop (posted on September 10, 2009) completed
  • Saturday October 24th (evening) and Sunday October 25th (all day)
  • Boissevain, MB
  • Cost: $45
  • Pre-requisite: 16 years of age or older
  • Facilitator: Rob Kirchmann
  • Local host: Pauline Nadlersmith
  • Contact Karin in the CCSAM office to register.


• Competition Coach Introduction - Learn to Train (CCI - LTT) workshop (Dryland) (updated on October 15, 2009) completed
  • Saturday November 14th & Sunday November 15th (8:30 AM to 4:30 PM both days)
  • Sport Manitoba, 200 Main Street (at York Ave), Winnipeg
  • Cost: $60
  • Pre-requisite: Successful completion of the ICC & CC workshops
  • Facilitator: Rob Kirchmann
  • Contact Karin in the CCSAM office to register by November 2nd.


• Intro Community Coach & Community Coach combined (ICC & CC) workshop (updated on December 2nd) completed
  • ICC: Saturday December 5th (8:00 AM to 3:00 PM)
  • CC: Saturday December 5th (3:00 to 7:00 PM) & Sunday December 6th (8:00 AM to 6:00 PM)
  • Windsor Park Nordic Centre
  • Cost: $45 for ICC, $55 for CC, or $100 for both
  • Pre-requisite: 16 years of age or older. Successful completion of an ICC workshop if registering for just the CC portion of this combined workshop.
  • Facilitator: Rob Kirchmann
  • Contact Karin in the CCSAM office to register by November 30th.


• Intro Community Coach & Community Coach combined (ICC & CC) workshop (posted on November 2nd) completed
  • Friday December 4th to Sunday December 6th
  • Pinawa
  • Cost: $45 for ICC, $55 for CC, or $100 for both
  • Pre-requisite: 16 years of age or older. Successful completion of an ICC workshop if registering for just the CC portion of this combined workshop.
  • Facilitator: Nadene McBride
  • Contact Bruce Goodwin to register by November 20th.


• Competition Coach Introduction - Learn to Train (CCI - LTT) workshop (On Snow) (posted on November 18, 2009)
  • Saturday January 23rd & Sunday January 24th (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM both days)
  • Windsor Park Nordic Centre
  • Cost: $60
  • Pre-requisite: Successful completion of a Competition Coach Introduction - Learn to Train (CCI - LTT) workshop (Dryland).
  • Facilitator: Rob Kirchmann
  • Contact Karin in the CCSAM office to register by January 8th.

To schedule a coaching course in your region, please contact Karin in the CCSAM office.

How to schedule an NCCP Coaching workshop in your region

1. Contact the Karin in the CCSAM office with your preferred date(s) and location, and projected number of participants. Requests must be made at least 4 weeks prior to your suggested date(s).
2. Submit a proposed budget for all possible expenses. All eligible workshop expenses will be covered by the Sport Manitoba - Coaching Unit subsidy program (see limitations below). An application for reimbursement will be sent to Sport Manitoba by the CCSAM office using your submitted budget. Please use the following guidelines for preparing your budget:

• Facility fee.
  An indoor facility for classroom-like work will be necessary. Depending on the workshop, an outdoor area for ski practice will also be needed. If there is a fee for your facility, please include the amount.
• Audio/Video Equipment.
  Depending on the clinic, a TV & DVD player or an LCD projector and screen may be needed. The maximum covered cost is $25/day.
• Advertising.
  The maximum covered cost is $30/workshop.
  Note: The workshop will be advertised on the CCSAM website and in our periodic email messages to our Contact List.
• Administration costs.
  The maximum covered cost is $15/workshop.
• Meals & refreshments are not eligible for subsidy.
• All Learning Facilitator expenses will be paid directly to the facilitator by CCSAM. If overnight accommodation is necessary and billeting (i.e. zero cost) is not available, please include an estimate cost for accommodation.

Other things to keep in mind:

• Workshop fees per participant:
  ICC workshop -- $45/person;
  CC workshop -- $55/person;
  CCI workshops -- $60/person.
  Materials will be supplied by the facilitator. These fees will be billed to your club/organization (based on the number of participants) or you may ask participants to pay the facilitator directly. Cash or cheque only (payable to "CCSAM").
• ICC workshops are 10 hours in length (e.g. an evening plus a full day), and do not require an outdoor facility. Since snow is not necessary, this workshop can occur anytime during the year. An ICC workshop is the pre-requisite for all other workshops in the NCCP progression. Everyone working with Bunnyrabbit-aged children (6 or younger) or assisting with Jackrabbits & Track Attack skiers must complete this workshop. Please see the minimum mandatory requirements for ski coaches enforced by Cross Country Canada.
• CC workshops are 16 hours in length (e.g. 2 full days), and do require a skiable practice area (enough snow to ski on is necessary). This workshop is the 2nd step in the NCCP progression and is necessary for all coaches responsible for Jackrabbits & Track Attack skiers.
• CCI workshops (Dryland & On Snow) are also 16 hours in length each, and are the next stages of NCCP coach progression. These workshops are for those coaches in your club working with athletes in the Training to Train stage of the Long Term Athlete Development Model and beyond.
• Coaches with a desire to some day lead a team of skiers to the Canada Winter Games will need to progress through all of these workshops and beyond in order to satisfy the minimum requirements of a Canada Games coach.
• Please be aware that workshop fees per participant will be increasing $10 to $20 each year starting in 2009-2010 in order to catch up to the true cost of workshops and meet minimum requirements for subsidy from our funding partners.

Canadian Association of Nordic Ski Instructors (CANSI)

• CANSI courses are listed on their website (2009-2010 courses were added on October 21st)
  • Go to cansi.ca 
  • Click on the Courses button to go to the Courses page.
  • Select Manitoba from the Select courses in pull-down menu. (Or select Ontario to see if there are any courses offered in Kenora.)
  • Click on one of the courses listed to see details about it.
  • Click Register or contact Karin in the CCSAM office to register.
• Additional CANSI events and courses (contact Ken Schykulski):
  • CANSI Central's General Meeting is on Wednesday November 25th at 7:00 PM at the Windsor Park Nordic Centre. (completed)
  • Instructor workshops at the Windsor Park Nordic Centre at 7:00 PM:
    • January 18th (classic)
    • January 25 (skate)
    • February 1st (hills)
  • There will be a telemark workshop at Falcon Lake on January 31st starting at 11:00 AM.

To schedule a CANSI course in your region, please contact Karin in the CCSAM office.

Officiating

• Level 1 Officials certification course (posted on December 19, 2009)
  • Sunday January 10th (all day)
  • McCreary, MB
  • Cost: $30
  • Pre-requisite: 16 years of age or older
  • Facilitator: Ursula Wehner
  • Local host: Pam Little
  • Contact Karin in the CCSAM office to register. 

To schedule an officiating course in your region, please contact Karin in the CCSAM office.

   This page was last updated on December 28, 2009