Beach

The National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) is run through the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) and provides volleyball coaching certification at five levels. Each of the first three levels are broken down into three components each; theory, technical and practical.

In order to become certified at a certain level, a coach must complete all three components. The theory portion is not sport specific and is managed by the Leadership Development Centre, located in the Sports Alliance of Ontario Building. To enquire about dates and locations of courses, call 416-426-7053 for a copy of Pathfinder (this information is usually also available at the OVA office).

The technical and practical components are managed by Ontario Volleyball. A coach must complete the technical component before embarking on the practical compontent and must fully complete one coaching level (theory, technical, and practical) before beginning the next level.

The following certification components are governed by the OVA.  Click here for a listing of technical clinics that are currently scheduled.

Note that NCCP certification for beach volleyball begins at Level 2. Level 1 technical is required.

Level 1 Technical (Indoor and Beach)

• time requirement: 16 hours
• the objective is to introduce the beginning coach to the basic skills of the game and provide a fundamental exposure to simple team tactics
• the clinic content includes basic movements, lead-up games, teaching basic game skills, teaching basic game tactics, learning basic coaching skills, ethics and more.

• the practical portion will be obtained after the coach has trained a team (either head or assistant coach) for a full season (year) with a minimum of 40 hours and has submitted the Practical Form, along with the Practice Observation form. The candidate must be a full member of Ontario Volleyball during this time.

• time requirement: 16 hours
• the objective is to provide the candidate with advanced technical and tactical experience of the game in a manner which will enable the candidate to apply this knowledge in practical situations
• the clinic content includes the fundamentals of beach doubles, skills analysis, player development, game coaching, planning, and more.

• Coach for one season with a minimum of 40 training hours after the completion of the Level 2 Beach Technical Course.
• Observe and evaluate the training session of higher level coach
• Submit two (2) practice plans
• Observation by a mentor coach at a Provincial Championship

• time requirement 16 hours
• Beach volleyball NCCP Level 3 Technical CBET course
• the clinic content includes subjects such as seasonal planning, periodized training sessions, competition management, and training player autonomy

• Coach for one season with a minimum of 60 training hours after the Level 3 Technical course
• Mentor coach monitoring of three (3) training sessions (early season, mid-season, and late-season) and one competition

Levels 4 and 5

If you have any questions with regard to coaching contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , OVA Technical Director.