Coaching

Alpine Canada Alpin partners with the Canadian Ski Coaches Federation (CSCF) for development and delivery of coach certification and professional development programs for coaches working with able-bodied athletes and athletes with a disability.

The CSCF works closely with provincial sport organizations, ACA's National Development staff, CAST and CPAST coaches to help ensure consistent messaging throughout the system.

CSCF programs are part of the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) and meet or exceed all NCCP standards. Coaching programs are built on the principles and progressions outlined in the AIM 2 WIN, Long Term Skier Development guidelines.

Two guiding policies ensure that coaches complete:

formal certification that is relevant to the level of athlete they are coaching.
(see ACA-CSCF policy for Coach Certification ).

professional development and risk management activities, annually, that provide current and relevant updating.
(see ACA-CSCF policy for Ongoing Education and Coach Licensing ).

Certification Program

Coach certification programs reflect the stages of athlete development.

Certification Program	AIM 2 WIN Stage
Entry Level	Skier Essentials (E1-E2)
Entry Level Para	Skier Essentials (E1-E2)
Development Level	Learn to Train (E2-K1) Learn to Race (K1-K2-J1)
Development Level Para	Learn to Train (E2-K1) Learn to Race (K1-K2-J1)
Performance Level	Train to Race (J1-J2-Sr)
High Performance Level	Train to Win (CAST-CPAST)
Ski Cross	This program is currently under development Ski Cross Canada and the CSCF.

Professional Development Program

The CSCF tracks ongoing professional development activities offered by the CSCF, Alpine Canada, provincial sport organizations, regions and clubs with the aim to "license" coaches annually who have met minimum professional development requirements. To be "licensed" every year the coach must:

complete relevant ongoing education and risk management credits

sign off on the CSCF Coach Code of Conduct

pay annual CSCF membership dues

Licensing "Frequently Asked Questions" help explain this program.

Coaching Resources

Excellent coaching resources are available from the "Resource Center" and in the on-line store on the CSCF web site. These include:

documentation

coaching DVDs

AIM 2 WIN Long Term Skier Development manual

More CSCF Information and Contacts

For detailed information on certification programs and coach licensing, contact the CSCF at:

Mail: CSCF, 4900 Jean Talon, ouest, suite 220, Montreal, QC H4P 1W9

Fax : 1-800-811-6427

Phone : 1-800-811-6428 ext 249 - CSCF Courses Coordinator

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Web: www.snowpro.com