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Coaches Corner

National Coaching Certification Program

Initiation Program

Welcome to Baseball Canada’s NCCP initiation program. Baseball Canada is proud to introduce this program in order to better prepare you for the upcoming season.

For only $37.45, you will be able to access an online library of information and coaching drills for your training purposes. Following your online course work, you will have the opportunity to put the teaching you have learned into practice during a four-hour clinic that will give you the "trained" status within this particular context of coaching.

To begin the online component of Baseball Canada’s initiation program, simply visit http://nccp.baseball.ca and follow the appropriate links.

For more information on Baseball Canada’s initiation program, please contact Kelsey McIntosh, Baseball Canada’s Program Coordinator, at kmcintosh@baseball.ca.

Baseball Canada Recommendations

Baseball Canada recommends each team at the initiation level have at least one coach follow the online and clinic training included in the initiation program. This will further benefit all players involved and ensure an even better baseball experience.

After all, our young athletes deserve qualified coaches.

Coach Development Model
Participant Development Model

Athletes Pledge

In the name of all competitors, I promise we shall take part in this                    , respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them, committing ourselves to a sport without doping and without drugs, in the spirit of true sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams.

Coaches Tips and Drills

 

You will find here great tips and drills on the various aspects of the game of baseball in order for you to become a better coach. Please note that these tips are not meant to replace the actual NCCP clinics offered by Baseball Canada across the country. They are meant to offer you additional information to help improve your players/teams technical and tactical qualities. If you need more information on the various clinics offered by Baseball Canada in your province, you are invited to contact your provincial baseball association.

 

Some tips and drills will be presented to you by experienced coaches across Canada. Furthermore, information will be based on the different age groups.

Baseball Canada welcomes your suggestions and invites you to submit your tip or drill to share with the Canadian coaching community. To submit your tip, simply send an email to alachance@baseball.ca. All tips that are submitted will be reviewed and some will be chosen for inclusion on the coaches' corner. If your tip is chosen, your name will appear beside your tip on the Coaching Tips page.

 

 

Transfer of Qualifications (Old NCCP vs New NCCP)

Baseball Canada Coach Qualifications Letter

NCCP Requirements for 2010

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Cèdric (QC )

Week of May 10, 2010:

Cédric travaille très fort pour tenter d’obtenir sa casquette grise. Il a déjà apprise les habiletés du lancer et de la frappe. Cédric démontre une très belle attitude et est un excellent joueur d’équipe.

Cèdric is working very hard to earn his green Rally Cap this season. Already, Cèdric has learnt the skills of throwing and hitting. Cèdric is noted for his great attitude and being a great team player.

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Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD)

What is LTAD?

Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) is a systemic approach being developed and adopted by Baseball Canada to maximize a participant's potential and involvement in our sport. The LTAD framework aims to define optimal training, competition and recovery throughout an athlete's career to enable him / her to reach his / her full potential in baseball and as an athlete.

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What is the RBI Program ?

  • Ensure that local baseball associations apply core common criteria to ensure that consistent good practice is in place
  • To empower parents when choosing a local baseball association for their children.
  • To ensure that RBI Accredited Associations are recognized through a common approach to branding.
  • To provide a focus around which all baseball associations in Canada can come together to support good practice in working with children and young people.
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