Events

In Managing conflict, you will learn to: identify common sources of conflict in sport; determine which individuals or groups are most likely to find themselves in situations involving conflict; learn important skills that will help coaches prevent and solve conflict resulting from misinformation, miscommunication, and misunderstanding; and develop skills that will empower you to listen and speak effectively in conflict situations while maintaining positive relationships with athletes, parents, officials and other coaches.

In Coaching and Leading Effectively, you will learn to: promote a positive image of sport, and model it to athletes and those supporting their performance; deliver clear messages and explanations when communicating with athletes and their supporters; and identify opportunities to interact with all athletes and use feedback to improve and correct performance and behaviour.

In Teaching and Learning, you will learn to: assess your own beliefs regarding effective teaching; analyze certain coaching situations to determine if they promote learning; create conditions that promote learning and self-esteem through: appropriate consideration of the affective, cognitive and motor dimensions of learning; the use of words and methods that relate to an athlete’s preferred learning style; a sound organization; active supervision; and the use of well-formulated feedback offered at the right time and with the right frequency.

In Make Ethical Decisions, you will learn to: analyze a challenging situation and determine if it has moral, legal, or ethical implications; and apply the NCCP Ethical Decision-Making Model to properly respond to each situation in a way that is consistent with the NCCP Code of Ethics.