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• “A Great Day for Canadian Sport”: 100 Sport Organizations Commit to the Responsible Coaching Movement

  December 20, 2017

  (OTTAWA – December 20, 2017) Since the Responsible Coaching Movement (RCM) first launched just 18 months ago, more than 100 sport organizations have pledged their support to the initiative and to keep sport healthy and safe.The goal of the RCM is to protect kids and coaches involved in sport, [More]

• Hudl Helps Connect All of Football Canada

  November 14, 2017

  Football Canada’s teams and athletes are using video to focus on development. [More]

• CAAWS & the CAC Launch New Model For Female Coach Mentorship

  November 10, 2017

  The free model offers an effective tool for supporting the advancement of female coaches. [More]

• 61 coaching leaders to be celebrated at the Petro-Canada Sport Leadership Awards Gala

  November 3, 2017

   Calgary, AB (November 3, 2017) – Canada’s most deserving and influential coaches and sports administrators will be honoured this evening at the 2017 Petro-Canada Sport Leadership Awards Gala. The class of 2017 award recipients includes Diving Coach Dany Boulanger, Canada Soccer&rsq; [More]

• The sport community comes together in Calgary for a Performance Shift

  November 2, 2017

   Calgary (November 2, 2017) – More than 500 attendees have converged in Calgary for the opening of the 2017 Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif conference (#SLS17), Canada’s conference for coaches, researchers, sport executives, and administrators. Organized by the Coaching Associ [More]

• Benoît Huot, Robyn Webster, Announced as Emcees of the 2017 Petro-Canada Sport Leadership Sportif Conference

  September 28, 2017

  The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) is pleased to announce that Benoît Huot, one of Canada’s most decorated Paralympic athletes, and Robyn Webster, a pole vault athlete and youth development coach, are joining the 2017 Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif conference (#SLS17) a [More]

• The Canadian sport community will come together at the 2017 Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif conference...will you be in Calgary too?

  September 15, 2017

  Canada’s conference for coaches, researchers, sport executives, and administrators, the Coaching Association of Canada’s Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif conference is coming to Calgary, AB from November 2-4 and will bring together over 500 people from the sport community.The confer [More]

• The Coaching Association of Canada launches Coaching Athletes with a Disability, an NCCP eLearning module

  September 21, 2017

  (September 21, 2017) With support from the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and Special Olympics Canada, the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) is pleased to launch today the latest in its series of National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) eLearning modules: Coaching Athletes with a Disab [More]

• Say #ThanksCoach during the 3rd annual National Coaches Week!

  September 19, 2017

  The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) and the provincial and territorial coaching representatives (P/TCRs) are proud to present the third annual National Coaches Week, September 23 – 30, 2017.National #CoachesWeek celebrates the positive impact coaches have on athletes and communities acros [More]

• The 2017 Canada Games: a valuable experience for apprentice coaches

  September 5, 2017

  The CAC is now accepting expressions of interest for the 2019 Canada Games Women and Aboriginal Apprentice Program. The deadline to submit an application form is October 31, 2017, for both programs.A total of 20 women and 10 Indigenous coaches from across Canada participated [More]

• TEN REASONS TO ATTEND THE 2017 PETRO-CANADA SPORT LEADERSHIP SPORTIF CONFERENCE

  August 17, 2017

  Coaching Association Canada - The Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif conference (#SLS17) is Canada’s conference for coaches, researchers, sport executives, and administrators. Organized by the Coaching Association of Canada, the annual conference consists of three days of learning, professional development, and networking with the top minds and leaders of the Canadian sport, business, and… [More]

• The future of Canada’s coaches ready to compete at the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg!

  July 12, 2017

  This summer, a total of 20 women and 10 Indigenous coaches from across Canada will participate in the 2017 Canada Games as part of the Canada Games Apprenticeship Program. The purpose of the Canada Games Apprenticeship Program is to provide women and Indigenous coaches with a major national multi-s [More]

• The Coaching Association of Canada and Aboriginal Sport Circle Launch Revisions to the Aboriginal Coaching Modules

  June 21, 2017

  (June 21, 2017 – OTTAWA) To celebrate National Aboriginal Day, the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) and the Aboriginal Sport Circle (ASC) are pleased to launch revised versions of the Aboriginal Coaching Modules (ACM). [More]

• Registration Now Open for the 2017 Petro-Canada Sport Leadership Sportif Conference

  June 12, 2017

  Performance Shift: Cultivating DisruptionOTTAWA (June 12, 2017) – The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) is pleased to announce that registration for the 2017 Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif conference is now open. This year’s edition will take place in Calgary, AB, from Nov [More]

• Global Teacher of the Year to Make Keynote Address at the Coaching Association of Canada’s Partners Congress 2017

  May 31, 2017

  (May 31, 2017 - Ottawa) The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) is thrilled to announce that Maggie MacDonnell-Kafashe, M.Sc., an educational consultant with the Kativik School Board in Northern Quebec, will be speaking about reaching Indigenous youth through the power of sport at Partners Congress [More]

• CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: CAC Board of Directors

  April 25, 2017

  About the Coaching Association of CanadaThe Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) unites stakeholders and partners in its commitment to raising the skills and stature of coaches, and ultimately expanding their reach and influence. Through its programs, the CAC empowers coaches with knowledge and skil [More]

• Responsible Coaching campaign targets parents to strengthen ethical behaviour in sport

  April 18, 2017

  The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) have launched a Responsible Coaching campaign targeting parents and coaches of youth enrolled in organized sport with enhanced ways to strengthen safety and ethical values in sport. The campaign builds on the Responsible Coaching Movement (RCM), which was launched in 2016. [More]

• HIGH FIVE® training now recognized by the Coaching Association of Canada as Professional Development

  April 7, 2017

  HIGH FIVE® and the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC), have joined to announce that HIGH FIVE training is being recognized as professional development (PD) within the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP). [More]

• The Coaching Association of Canada offers NEW Coach Initiation in Sport online training module free for 150 days

  March 6, 2017

  OTTAWA (March 6, 2017) –The Coaching Association of Canada is pleased to launch its newest online training module, Coach Initiation in Sport, an online module [More]

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  Ottawa Selected as Host City for the 2018 Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif Conference

  January 30, 2017

  OTTAWA (February 2, 2017) – The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) is pleased to announce that the city of Ottawa has been selected to host the 2018 Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif conference, which will take place from November 8-10, 2018 at the Westin Ottawa. The event was last [More]