Courses

Coaching Courses

In the spring and fall there are Alberta Soccer Association courses in the Edmonton area or online. The courses are part of the Canadian and Alberta Soccer Associations' Long-Term Player Development coaching courses program. ASA requires all coaches to have taken courses to (or above) the level at which they are coaching.

Fort Saskatchewan Soccer pays the course fees for our coaches. If you are taking a course online or attending one, please pay and submit the receipt and course certificate for reimbursement to info@fortsasksoccer.ca 

All Team Officials Including Team Manager:

• Valid Criminal Record Check (CRC) -A condition of volunteering in this capacity is a CRC valid within 3 years. If you have the request letter there is no fee  this process. Once you register as a team official in RAMP, we will send you the indormation on how to get your CRC.
• NCCP Number - all team officials must sign up for one and this is the only way the National Coaching Association can log their training credits to be viewed and reported at the national level. It is an easy sign up at the link here: https://thelocker.coach.ca/account/login?ReturnUrl=%2f

Team Managers:

• Respect In Sport For Activity Leaders (expires every 5 years) Respect in Sport for Activity Leaders - Getting Started (respectgroupinc.com)

Head & Assistant Coaches: 

• Respect In Sport (expires every 5 years) Respect in Sport for Activity Leaders - Getting Started (respectgroupinc.com)
• Corresponding NCCP Level Courses Practical & Theory   -Based on Age Group (see details below)
• Making Ethical Decisions -Depending on age group (see details below)
• NCCP Free Mini Courses -All Ages - see below

• NCCP Making Headway
• NCCP Emergency Action Plan
• NCCP Rule of Two
• NCCP Coaching in Canada (included in the online portions of FUNdamentals, LTT and SFL)

NCCP Level Courses - these do not expire. We cannot purchase codes up front so coaches/assistant coaches have to pay for and pass then we will reimburse (https://canada-soccer.myshopify.com/collections/grassroots-coaching-education-program)

• These courses involve a THEORY (online) portion and a PRACTICAL (in person portion) - coaches/assistants have not completed the course until both are done.
• NCCP Level Courses are broken up by age you are coaching, this means if you coach multiple ages you have to be trained in multiple courses.

• Active Start = U5 & U7 (only require the theory)
• Fundamentals = U9  (only require the theory)
• Learn to Train = U11 (require theory and practical)
• Soccer for Life = U13+  (require theory and practical)

Making Ethical Decisions - Does not expire. https://albertasport.ca/coaching/nccp-multi-sport-module-calendar/

• Course Consists of an online session which is held in a virtual classroom followed by a test.
• Course is needed for Coaches & Assistants U13+

Mini Free Courses - NCCP Making Headway, NCCP Emergency Action Plan, NCCP Rule of Two

• These are free and required for ALL AGE GROUPS (https://thelocker.coach.ca/account/login?mode=login)
• After you create an account and login, under the Elearning tab in the Multi-Sport category is where you’ll find the:

Making Headway, Emergency Action Plan, Rule of Two modules

Summary of Required Courses

All courses marked with an x are required for coaches at that age level