Welcome coaches, trainers, and managers to the 2022/2023 season!
Introduction
The coaching coordinator in your association is your main source of coaching information. Please read through the following pages to learn what you need as a coach/manager/trainer for the 2022-23 season.
Contact Info
Most coaching questions are answered here on this page. If you do have a question please contact Caryn McKee, GAARA Coaching Coordinator at coaching@gaara.ca
Important information for 2022-23:
If You Are New to Coaching, You Need a National Coaching Certification Program Number (NCCP#)
You should start by going to coach.ca, select “The Locker” and create an account for yourself. This will allow you to get an NCCP#, also known as your coaching number, and you will use this for the courses that you take.
Training Requirements
If you don't know what courses you need, a summary of the Ontario Ringette Bench Staff Qualification Requirements can be found at:
https://ontario-ringette.com/the-people/coaches/coaching-pathways/.
All coaches/managers/trainers should visit this link to confirm the training that they need to coach this upcoming season. (Ringette Ontario).
All Head Coaches and Assistant Coaches must also become MED (Make Ethical Decisions) Certified. For more information please see MED section below.
Note that all bench staff must be properly qualified for their positions by November 30th, 2022.
COURSES:
Anyone who is new to coaching ringette needs to take this online course first. To access Coach Initiation in Sport follow this link:
https://thelocker.coach.ca/account/login?ReturnUrl=%2fonlinelearning#CIS-E
This page will provide you with details on how to go to “The Locker” to sign up for the course. The course takes approximately one hour to complete
This workshop will give you all of the tools you need to hit the ice with confidence as a first-time ringette coach. Over the course of 10 hours, this in-class and on-ice workshop will help you:
https://ringetteontario.com/the-people/coaches/coaching-clinics/
Who should take this workshop?
Anyone with limited or basic ringette experience who wants to get involved at the community level to coach; parents/guardians volunteering with their child’s ringette program; coaches of recreational ringette.
This two-day workshop provides a foundation for your coaching career and introduces new coaching methods that will enhance both your coaching and your program’s effectiveness.
Through a mix of classroom and hands-on learning on the ice, this workshop focuses on:
https://ringetteontario.com/the-people/coaches/coaching-clinics/
Who should take this workshop?
***CI certification- The evaluation process has been suspended until further notice (Sept/22)
Once re-established, the following will apply:
AA Head Coaches and Assistant Coaches must become ‘CI Certified’ which involves completing the CI Evaluations after attending the CI clinic. Instructions as to how to apply for the Evaluations are posted on the RO website. There is a new CI evaluation process.
For the 2022-2023 Season all registered bench staff who are requesting a Competition Introduction (CI) Evaluation to complete CI Certification must follow the revised process outlined at the following link:
https://ontario-ringette.com/the-people/coaches/competition-introduction-evaluations/
Competition Introduction (CI) Evaluations must be requested by October 31st, 2022 and completed by January 15th of the current playing season.
All coaches will need to complete a concussion awareness course. Designed to help you gain the knowledge and skills required to ensure the safety of your athletes, these NCCP Professional Development modules will make you concussion smart!
Starting the 2017-2018 season, a Making Head Way Concussion eLearning Module is mandatory for all Head Coaches, Assistant Coaches, Coaches in Training, and Trainers. The deadline to complete this requirement is November 30th, 2022. It is highly recommended that all Managers complete this module as well.
Note: For 18+ and 35+ BB, B, CC, C, and Dev level teams, the designated qualified bench staff member is required to complete a Making Head Way module by November 30th, 2022.
To start go to http://www.coach.ca/-p153487 and when you go to choose modules, select Making headway in Sport (ERRA)
All coaches have to complete MED. This involves attending a three-hour course and then complete an evaluation online.
If you obtained MED through another sport and you can see it on your Coach Profile on coach.ca you don’t take the in-class training again. But you do need to log onto your profile on www.coachingringette.ca and complete the online evaluation (see below).
If you were trained in 2014-15 or earlier and you are not yet MED certified, you just need to go to the MED online evaluation and complete it. You should be in the system and it should be free. Once you complete the online evaluation you are done.
For coaches trained this year, you must do a MED course in person (3 hrs) and then you do the online evaluation. Once you have completed the MED classroom course you can go to http://coach.ca/make-ethical-decisions-med--s16834 and can complete the MED online evaluation.
For the online evaluation if you are CSI make sure you pick the Community Sport Introduction version, and if you are CI pick the Competitive Introduction version.
Trainers do not need to complete the course or the online evaluation. (ERRA).
Registering for a Coaching Clinic
https://ringetteontario.com/the-people/coaches/coaching-clinics/
Competition Introduction - Register asap if interested
September 10 - 9am-2pm
September 11 - from 9am-2pm
September 13 - 5:30pm-10:30pm
September 15 - 5:30pm-10:30pm
September 24 - 9am-2pm
September 25 - from 9am-2pm
September 27 - 5:30pm-10:30pm
September 29 - 5:30pm-10:30pm
October 15 - 9am-2pm
October 16 - from 9am-2pm
October 18 - 5:30pm-10:30pm
October 20 - 5:30pm-10:30pm
Community Sport Initiation - Register asap if interested
September 27 - 6:00pm-10:00pm
September 29 - 6:00pm-10:00pm
October 3 - 6:00pm-10:00pm
October 5 - 6:00pm-10:00pm
Coaches who register for ERRA hosted clinics may now use the ERRA website to complete payment - use this link: CSI/CI coaching clinics http://easternregionringette.ca/page.php?page_id=111763
COACHES will be required to register and pay for the clinics, then they may apply for a grant through CAO (Coaches Association of Ontario).
Here is a link to the program
http://www.coachesontario.ca/qfg/bursary-program/
Coaching Profiles
All coaches: please update your profiles on the Ringette Canada website
http://www.coachingringette.ca/c
and review your NCCP transcripts to ensure you have qualified for the 2022-2023 season. .
Mandatory Coaching Meetings and PDU's: All coaches must attend, and any coach who wants to receive 2 PDU's for attending our coaching meetings this fall must register (free) on the coach.ca website. Attendance will be validated at the door. Here are the links to register:
DATES TBA
Coach Initiation in Sport
Anyone who is new to coaching ringette needs to take this online course first. To access Coach Initiation in Sport follow this link:
https://thelocker.coach.ca/account/login?ReturnUrl=%2fonlinelearning#CIS-E
This page will provide you with details on how to go to “The Locker” to sign up for the course. The course takes approximately one hour to complete
Community Sport Initiation
This workshop will give you all of the tools you need to hit the ice with confidence as a first-time ringette coach. Over the course of 10 hours, this in-class and on-ice workshop will help you:
https://ringetteontario.com/the-people/coaches/coaching-clinics/
Who should take this workshop?
Anyone with limited or basic ringette experience who wants to get involved at the community level to coach; parents/guardians volunteering with their child’s ringette program; coaches of recreational ringette.
Competition - Introduction:
This two-day workshop provides a foundation for your coaching career and introduces new coaching methods that will enhance both your coaching and your program’s effectiveness.
Through a mix of classroom and hands-on learning on the ice, this workshop focuses on:
https://ringetteontario.com/the-people/coaches/coaching-clinics/
Who should take this workshop?
No. For all coaches and assistant coaches BB and lower, CSI OR CI is sufficient.
Yes. Coaches of 18+ A or AA need CI trained.
When does the five year certification count begin?
Aside from the first cycle, which starts on January 1st, 2014: when you begin any NCCP training, the five year count begins. For example, if you are CI certified, your clock will begin ticking on January 1st, 2014, but if you participate in a CD course in 2015, you clock will be reset. When you move from ‘in training’ or ‘trained’ to ‘certified’ status, a new five year cycle will begin.
| Context | Minimum Professional Development Credits Required for a Period of Five Years |
| Community Sport Initiation (CSI) | 10 points |
| Competition Introduction (CI) | 20 points |
| Competition Development (Comp-Dev) | 30 points |
The five year clock is always reset on January 1st. Therefore, if you complete new activity in a context, the clock will be reset the following January 1st. For example: if you complete certification status in March 2014 your five year clock will reset January 1st 2015. Ringette coaches will be required to complete professional development to maintain certification in a five year cycle. In this case, the first cycle deadline will be December 31st, 2018. Any professional development activity will be calculated in “points”. Each context requires a different number of points to remain certified. Below is the chart that indicates the number of points required for each context in Ringette: https://coachingringette.ca/index.php?page=353
No, you do not need to retake a course.
ACTIVE COACHING POINTS Coaches will receive 1 PD point per year for active coaching. These points need to be SELF-DECLARED. To declare your active coaching: Log in to The Locker Under your profile, click CERTIFICATION on the menu tab Click the Self-Report Whistle on the left hand side Record Active Status Self-directed points can be earned up to a maximum of 3 points per maintenance cycle. Learning that falls into this category include:
These points need to be SELF-DECLARED.
To declare: Log in to The Locker Under your profile, click CERTIFICATION on the menu tab Click the Self-Report Whistle on the left-hand side Go to Coach Self-Report Complete Details and Save
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| Sport- | Active coaching | 1 point/year for every | To a maximum number | ||
| NCCP activity | 5 points/module | No maximum or minimum | |||
| Non-NCCP activity* | 3 points for approx.3 | No maximum or minimum | |||
| Coach self- | 3 points for the valid | Maximum of 3 points for | |||
| Re-evaluation | 100% of the points | No other PD is required if coach | |||
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| NCCP activity | 5 points/module | No maximum or minimum | ||
| Non-NCCP | 1 point/hour of activity | To a maximum of 50% of | |||
| *For Non-NCCP activities, and coach self-directed activities, coaches must | |||||
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| Activity | Units | Context | Provider | Notes/Comments | |
| CI module: Basic | 5 | CSI | Home Study | * contact your PSO to find out | |
| CI module: | 5 | CSI | Home Study | * contact your PSO to find out | |
| CI Module: | 5 | CSI | Home Study | * contact your PSO to find out | |
| Fundamental | 5 | ALL | Provincial |
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| Prevention in | 3 | ALL | Canadian Red |
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| Respect in Sport | 3 | ALL | Provincial | ||
| Speak Out | 3 | ALL | Hockey Canada |
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| Principles of | 3 | CSI | High Five | ||
| Petro-Canada | 5 | ALL | Coaching | ||
https://coachingringette.ca/index.php?page=353
Failure to accumulate the required professional development credits within the specified time causes the coach’s status to be changed to Certified (Not-Renewed). A coach who completes the required Professional Development credits after the end date of the period for renewal of certification will achieve Certified (Renewed) status but the subsequent period for renewal of certification will begin on the original date by which the required Professional Development credits should have been complete.
18+ and 35+ teams are required to have a qualified bench staff member registered on their TRF and present during sanctioned events. It is strongly suggested that teams consider having a non-player coach on the bench but this is not a requirement at this time.
For “A” and “AA” teams, the qualified bench staff must be a non-playing head coach.
For “BB” playing levels and lower:
Where there is a player-coach, that individual is responsible for the team and will be subject to all disciplinary actions, including ejection during the game. It is strongly recommended that teams have a non-playing member of the Bench staff on the Bench for sanctioned play.
A Designated Bench Staff is Head Coach, Assistant Coach, Trainer and Manager.
According to 4.3.1 of the coach manual of the ORA operating manual it is the head coach or assistant coach that must attend for A and AA. In the adult manual for BB teams and below it becomes the registered bench staff member when there is not a head coach identified.
They are held every second year and are mandatory for a designated bench staff member from each team to attend.
As a new coach to GAARA, you will need CSI or CI to coach as of the 2018-19 season. Please see the link for coaching pathways. https://ontario-ringette.com/the-people/coaches/coaching-pathways/
You can apply for a Records check online at the following - level 2
Ottawa area:
level 2
https://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/contact-us/Types-of-Records-Checks.aspx -
Rockland:
https://www.ontario.ca/page/police-record-checks#section-2
Arnprior:
https://www.ontario.ca/page/police-record-checks#section-2
Renfrew:
https://www.ontario.ca/page/police-record-checks#section-2
Gatineau:
https://www.gatineau.ca/docs/guichet_municipal/police/obtention_documents/formulaire_demande_attestation_absence_casier_judiciaire.en-CA.pdf
Gaara Letter for Police Check:
PDF download
Ottawa Police Signed PRC Letter
Gaara Letter for OPP application:
PDF download
Your police check is valid for 3 years from the date it was issued.
https://ontario-ringette.com/the-people/coaches/coaching-pathways/
No. If you have completed the CSI or CI course prior to 2015 you do not require the Coach Initiation in Sport eModule.
Coaching Resource Links:
Ringette Canada: https://www.ringette.ca/
Ringette Ontario: https://ontario-ringette.com/
The Eastern Ringette Association: Coaching resources: http://easternregionringette.ca
The Coaching Association of Canada: https://www.coach.ca
The National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP): https://www.coach.ca/coach-training-in-canada-s15408
Adult Development Manual: https://ontario-ringette.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/3.-Adult-Development-10-2017.pdf
Coaching Development Manual: https://ontario-ringette.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/5.-Coaching-Development-10-2017.pdf
Maintenance of Certification: https://www.coachingringette.ca/index.php?page=353