Workshops/Courses

Upcoming workshops and courses for the 2016-17 Season.

COACHING

For the full CCBC Coaching Workshop Schedule visit: http://crosscountrybc.ca/coach-workshop-schedule

OFFICIALS

Getting close to the action and cheering on athletes at Cross Country races is lots of fun and you can get even more out of race day by volunteering to assist with the event. Roles can be as big or small as you want but they all make the event for the athletes a success, try your hand at marshalling, counting laps, collecting bibs at the finish line, shepherding skiers at the start line, plunging the timing equipment as each boot crosses the finish line, setting up the event fencing and signs, and handing out hot chocolate to racers… If you are new to volunteering and would like to better understand what you can do at an event Cross Country BC offers a Level 1 Officials workshop through local clubs. It’s just one day and it will help prepare you for, and inform you about, the volunteer roles at a Cross Country event – many club’s fund the workshop for club members who volunteer, talk with your local club to confirm the arrangement there. Once you’ve volunteered a few times there is a 2 day Level II workshop for volunteer roles with more responsibility and technical knowledge.

Check out the local workshops in the corridor:

For the full CCBC Officials Workshop Schedule visit: http://crosscountrybc.ca/officials-course-schedule

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CCBC Minimum Mandatory Coaching Qualifications

• Coaches must be active NCCP Community Coaches ‘in training’ (must have completed the ICC Workshop) in order to supervise, instruct or coach ski activities for children six years of age and younger, or assist with the supervising, instructing or coaching of ski activities for children six to nine years of age; and
• Coaches must be active, ‘trained’ NCCP Community Coaches (must have completed the Community Coach Workshop) in order to supervise, instruct or coach ski activities for children six to nine years of age, or assist with the supervising, instructing or coaching of ski activities for children nine to sixteen years of age; and
• Coaches must be active NCCP CCI ‘trained’ coaches (must have completed the L2T On-Snow Workshop) in order to supervise, instruct or coach ski activities for children nine to sixteen years of age.

CCBC Minimum Mandatory Officials Qualifications Policy
All competitions are to be administered under the supervision of an individual with the appropriate qualifications:

1. Competition Managers (Chief of Competition) of divisionally registered events/competitions/activities must be CCC Officials Level 1 certified. These are lower-level competitions which are not accorded sanctioning and where no Technical Delegate is assigned, for example Regional Cup races, smaller loppets, club races, etc.
2. Competition Managers (Chief of Competition) of divisionally sanctioned events/competitions/activities must be CCC Officials Level 2 certified. A divisionally sanctioned event would be the BC Winter Games or a major loppet.
3. Competition Managers (Chief of Competition) of nationally sanctioned Tier 2 events/competitions held in BC must be CCC Officials Level 2 certified. A Tier 2 event would be the BC Cup Series, etc.
4. Competition Managers (Chief of Competition) of nationally sanctioned Tier 1 events/competitions held in BC must be CCC Officials Level 3 certified. A Tier 1 event would be the National Championships, Western Canadian Championships, Nor Ams, etc.”

ATHLETE & COACH DEVELOPMENT PROGRESSION

To learn more about the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) visit the Cross Country Canada website.

To learn more about Officials Development visit the Cross Country Canada website.