Youth Program Coaching

Like working with children, approach teaching in a safe and fun manner, and want to provide opportunities for Golden’s children and youth to learn the sport of cross-country skiing? Want to join the coaches’ team? Providing children with a fun start to build their undamentals for their cross-country skiing journey in a safe and professional manner is rewarding. You don’t need to be a great cross-country skier to start coaching with us! The club will help you develop your personal cross-country skiing skills through optional Coaches Sessions.

All Golden Nordic Ski Club coaches need to meet the requirements outlined below before they can lead any youth sessions. Coaching is on a volunteer basis. Many parents will dedicate several years to coach while their children are in the programs. This helps ensure that the club can offer these valuable programs.

How to Become a Youth Program Coach with Golden Nordic

The coach’s training starts with obtaining the certification for coaching Bunnyrabbits (ages 3-5) regardless of what age you hope to coach. If you want to coach Jackrabbits or Track Attack skiers, you need to take additional courses for each level. See below for the specific requirements for each level. Also, all coaches need to have:

  • a current, cleared criminal record check specific for coaching for the Golden Nordic Ski Club youth program

  • sign up for their coaching license with Nordiq Canada

  • be a current member of Golden Nordic Ski Club

  • be on Nordic ski equipment during their coaching sessions

Coaching Requirements

Bunnyrabbits (ages 3-5) - all online

  • Set up a (free) National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) account and obtain your NCCP#.

  • Courses and modules:

    • Coach Initiation in Sport (1 hour)

    • Intro To Community Coaching (ICC) (4-5 hours)

    • Understanding the Rule of Two (20 minutes)

    • Making Ethical Decisions online module (3.5 hours)

    • SafeSport Training (90 minutes)

  • Sign up for your Nordiq Canada coaching license (free) and register each year (this covers your insurance).

  • A current, cleared criminal record check specific for coaching for the Golden Nordic Ski Club youth program.

  • Minimum age is 14 years old.

Coaching Jackrabbits (ages 6-9)

You will need the Bunnyrabbits coaching requirements as well as:

  • Community Coaching (CC) on-snow course (16 hours)
    THIS COURSE IS OFFERED IN GOLDEN ON NOVEMBER 29 - DECEMBER 1st, 2024.
    For more information and to sign up, scroll down this page to just past the circle photo.

  • be at least 14 years old

Coaching Track Attack (9-12)

You will need the Jackrabbits coaching requirements as well as:

  • Learning to Train (L2T) Dryland - in person

  • Learning to Train (L2T) On-Snow - in person

Benefits of Being a coach

There are ample rewards for coaching with the youth program. Seeing the smiles on the kids’ faces and witnessing their excitement as they discover the joys of gliding through the winter wonderland. Helping children improve their skiing techniques while gaining confidence. Having fun together, finding adventures on and off the trails. As a coach, you are at the heart of the youth programs where you will mentor, lead, and inspire. Whether you want to give back to the sport that gave you a lot in your lifetime or you are a new skier eager to help your child learn a new sport, there’s a role for you. The club invites all coaches to an early season coaches gathering where experienced coaches will share games, learning drills, and strategies to help create quality learning experiences for the youth. Also, coaches are invited to hone their personal cross-country skiing techniques in free coach improvement sessions.

Get in Touch!

We always welcome new coaches. Please reach out to see how to get started or for any other coaching related questions. programs@goldennordicclub.ca.

COMMUNITY COACHING WORKSHOP 2025

This is the level required for coaching Jackrabbits (6 - 9 year olds).

Dates: November 30 (full day), December 1 (full day) 2024

Location: Dawn Mountain Nordic Centre

Maximum: 12 participants

Fee: $105 + 5% GST = $110.25 for CCBC members (required to be a coach)

The “CC” Workshop is the third step in the NCCP coach education program. It provides essential training for coaches delivering an effective skill development program to children six to nine years of age (the “FUNdamentals” stage of athlete development. This program is designed to train coaches to teach children technical skills, select games that reinforce the technical skills being taught, design and lead on-snow sessions, select and prepare equipment for young children and make learning FUN.

Prerequisites:

  • Successful completion of the Coach Initiation in Sport online module.

  • Successful completion of the Introduction to Community Coaching online module.

  • A minimum age of 14 years old.

  • Membership to CCBC through your affiliated club membership (such as Golden Nordic Ski Club).

To secure your spot, please email programcoordinator@goldennordicclub.ca with the following information:

  • Your name

  • Your NCCP number (for us to confirm that you qualify for this course - see more info above)

  • Your phone number

  • Confirmation that you are a current member of CCBC

  • Your coaching wishes for this 2024-2025 season (if you coach with Golden Nordic)

Payment options:

  • e-transfer to payments@goldennordicclub.ca for $110.25

  • online payment (through our Square payment system): https://square.link/u/h6TjseAU

This registration fee will be reimbursed at the end of your 2024-2025 coaching season with the Golden Nordic Ski Club.

Course Specifics

This course will be a combination of classroom (using digital resources) and on-snow sessions.

Coaches will need to both bring their classic and skate skiing equipment and be dressed for the weather.

All participants are asked to bring a laptop since some of the content will be presented in a digital format. The course content will be emailed a few days prior to the course.

If you are not a Golden Nordic Ski Club member, please purchase your day pass for each day. This is separate from the course fee.