Development Coach
Development Coach, Indoor
The Development Coach program builds on the foundational knowledge and skills required for coaching developing athletes (13U-18U). The program has three designations that coaches will achieve as they work towards certification. These designations are: In Training, Trained, and Certified. The requirements for each designation are listed below.
Volleyball Alberta is responsible for the delivery of the Development Coach Pathway. The requirements are listed below or they can be found under the Advanced Development Coach section of Volleyball Canada’s NCCP Pathways document.
In Training - Development Coach
To achieve In Training – Development Coach designation, coaches must successfully complete the following:
1. Foundations of Volleyball eLearning
The Foundations of Volleyball eLearning module is a prerequisite to all NCCP Coach Workshops. The e-modules are designed to provide essential information a volleyball coach will need prior to the Workshop.
Trained - Development Coach
To achieve Trained – Development Coach designation, coaches must successfully complete the following in addition to all previously listed requirements:
1. Multi-Sport Modules
- Make Ethical Decisions (optional if MED Online Evaluation is completed)
- Design a Basic Sport Program
- Basic Mental Skills
The Multi-Sport Modules provide education and training in areas relevant to coaches in all sports. In Alberta, the Multi-Sport Modules are offered through the Government of Alberta’s Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation branch (SPAR). A schedule of upcoming Multi-Sport Workshops in Alberta can be found HERE.
2. Development Coach Workshop
After completion of the Foundations of Volleyball eLearning module, you will be able to register for the Development Coach Workshop (currently delivered ONLINE as Live Facilitated Sessions). This workshop is 9 hours.
A list of workshops currently being offered by Volleyball Alberta can be found here.
Certified - Development Coach
The final step in the Development Coach Pathway is the development of a coaching portfolio and the final evaluation by a certified Coach Evaluator. To achieve Certified – Development Coach designation, coaches must successfully complete the following, in addition to all previously listed requirements:
1. Portfolio Submission
- Drill Design submission (used for the Support to Athletes in Training Evaluation)
- Developing an Emergency Action Plan (EAP)
- Self-Reflection and Self-Assessment
2. Evaluation Requirements
- Make Ethical Decisions ONLINE EVALUATION (FREE if Make Ethical Decisions Multi-Sport Module has been completed)
- Making Headway In Sport (Generic)
- Analyzing Performance Online Evaluation (Indoor Skills) (Error Detection and Correction Online Evaluation)
- Support to Athletes in Training Evaluation (by video with a trained Coach Evaluator)
More information on the Advanced Development Coach Portfolio and Evaluation Requirements can be found HERE (Development Coach Evaluation Package).
For more information on Volleyball Canada’s Development Coach Pathway, please email: Mike Ling