Required Certification

The National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) is a coach training and certification program for 66 different sports across Canada. NCCP workshops are designed to meet the needs of all types of coaches, from the first-time coach to the head coach of a national team. The NCCP is the recognized national standard for coach training and certification in Canada. As part of the program, all coaches are trained in ethical decision-making and sport safety. 

FHBC recently received NCCP Standards framework confirmation from the FHC Coach Education Committee. This framework can be accessed directly here.

All of your coach certification and training is housed on the ELearning tab when you login to your locker. 

To get started, login to your Locker account. If you don’t already have a Locker account, it’s easy to register:

Go to the Locker and click “Don’t have an NCCP#? Create one now!”

Review and agree to the terms and conditions and privacy policy.

Click the “I want to create a Locker account box, fill in the required fields and click “Register”.

Follow the instructions in the verification email you receive.

If you have an NCCP number already from a long time ago or you think you have an account but can't access it, please reach out and we can do our best to get your sorted with your original account instead of creating a new one. 

As a coach in the junior league, whether you plan on continuing on in your coach pathway or not, it's important you have the community level training while interacting with the VJFHA players. Please find below a list of required certifications that will be required and verified ahead of the 2023 season. Most of these courses are available when you login to your "locker" at thelocker.coach.ca.

1) ALL required: Making Ethical Decisions (MED) - scheduled over zoom (dates coming) 

2) ALL required: Safe Sport Training - 90 minute online course through the locker 

3) ALL required: Making Headway - 60 minute online course through the locker

4) ALL required: Fundamental movement skills (offered in person only when available)

5) Head coaches + Asst Coaches required: Coaching imitation in sport - 60 minute eLearning course in the locker 

6) Head coaches required (optional for Asst Coaches): FHC Community Course - 2 hour eLearning course in the locker 

 

Costs for course 3) 4) and 5) will be reimbursed. Please let Ali know if you are registering (techdirector@victoriajuniorfieldhockey.ca)

Read more on Coaching Pathway and courses here.