Did you know that Dave Woods, Canada’s National Ski Team Coach at Salt Lake City (Beckie Scott’s gold medal) and Torino (Chandra Crawford’s gold medal, Beckie and Sara Renner’s silver medal), started off as a Jackrabbit Coach? You too can become a well respected coach from humble beginnings!
Coaching is about helping others achieve their ski potential. If you enjoy working with people, love to share your knowledge of skiing/training, and would like to give something back to the ski community that has given you so much, then consider coaching.
The path to becoming a coach begins with taking an Introduction to Community Coaching Course. In this course you will learn about the Long Term Athlete Development Model, a model pioneered in Canada and that is now being adopted by the UK, Australia and several other national coaching associations. While you learn how to develop potential in others you will learn how to apply the skills/techniques to improve yourself!
These courses are held every Fall. If you are willing to coach and use your knowledge then the Nordic Racers will find opportunities for you to work with an experienced coach and be mentored. As well, the Nordic Racers will pay for your course(s).
The steps after that are documented here.
The Introduction to Community Coaching (ICC) course is November 4 (6-9pm) and 5 (9-5pm) 2011!
Contact russell.stothers@cleancurrent.com to sign up and for more information.
Have you already completed several coaching courses? Need to complete your practical? Or do you just have some questions about coaching and coaching opportunities? Contact Tony Chin (NCCP Level 3 coach and NCCP Facilitator) at v2tony@shaw.ca.
What’s the difference between a Coach and a Ski Instructor?
A Ski Instructor differs from a Coach in that Instructors only focus on ski technique whereas Coaches focus on, besides ski technique, fitness, mental skills, nutrition, etc. If you are only interested in ski technique then consider taking a CANSI (Canadian Association of Nordic Ski Instructors) course. The Nordic Racers are in need of ski instructors and will pay the cost of your certification if you are prepared to teach skiing.
For more information contact Tony Chin (CANSI Level 3 instructor and Level 1 Course Conductor) at v2tony@shaw.ca or check out the CANSI website at www.cansi.ca.
