NOCA Newsletter for September 2019
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C E L E B R A T I N G C U R L I N G I N N O R T H E R N O N T A R I O SEPT 2019 ISSUE REGISTRATION OPEN FOR YOUTH CHALLENGES MEMORIAL GARDENS | NORTH BAY OCTOBER 22 – 27, 2019 @CURLNOCA ON THE WEB @ CURLNOCA.CA INSIDE THIS ISSUE NOCA Board Signs Responsible Coaching PAGE 3-4 RONNEBECK: Movement Pledge COACH TRAINING IN On August 26th, the NOCA Board voted unanimously to sign the 2019/2020 Coaching Association of Canada’s Responsible Coaching Movement Pledge. The pledge requires that organizations commit to PAGE 5 POSTER: MASTERS GRAND SLAM providing a safe environment by keeping sport healthy and safe for OF CURLING IN NORTH their coaches and athletes. Curling Canada and the Ontario Curling Council have also taken this pledge: BAY OCT. 22-27 PAGE 6 CURLING FOR YOUTH “Our sport organization pledges to align our PAGE 7 POSTER: YOUTH practices with Phase 1 of the Responsible CHALLENGES SCEDULE Coaching Movement and is committed to PAGE 8 ADULT LEARN TO ensuring that our athletes and coaches are CUL protected.” PAGE 9 FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES PAGE 10 SAFE SPORT There are three components to the implementation of the pledge PROGRAM for a sport organization: + NATIONAL COACHES Rule of Two: NOCA has approved a Rule of Two policy and will be WEEK educating all coaches and passing along information to all NOCA clubs (template policy) to implement at their level. This policy PAGE 11 COMPETITIONS protects both coaches and adults. 2019-2020 Background Screening: All coaches of youth under the age of 21 PAGE 12 SPONSORS & must have a current Police Screening check done and on file with PARTNERS NOCA in order to coach at any NOCA events. This is another program that NOCA has implemented for many years to protect our young athletes. Ethics Training: All coaches who have taken National Coach Certification Program courses take some form of Ethical Training (built into their course or as a separate course). All sport clubs are encouraged to take this pledge and show that the safety and protection of our athletes and coaches is important. NOCA has policy templates to help our curling clubs move forward with their policies and procedures in this area (ie; Abuse, Discrimination and Harassment, Rule of Two, Screening, Persons in Authority, Codes of Conduct, etc.). Please contact the NOCA office at [email protected], or 807-598-0051 to access these policies. They are available to all NOCA affiliated curling clubs/facilities. More information about the Responsible Coaching Movement Pledge can be found here: https://www.coach.ca/responsible-coaching-movement-p160721 Coaches learn how to coach functions primarily at the the level of athlete they are club level but whose teams planning to work with by are starting their entering either the competitive experience. The Recreational or Competitive Club Coach will be stream.” competent in training The Northern Ontario curlers from youth to Curling Association (NOCA) masters, with skill levels of and OCC work together to beginning to intermediate. organize and promote coach The Club Coach will be training throughout RONNEBECK: proficient in planning and Northern Ontario. There are designing a practice/clinic, Coach Training in three types of workshops ethical decision-making, 2019/2020 offered depending on the teaching correct curling needs of the club – Club skills, skill analysis, safety Coach Youth, Club Coach The Ontario Curling Council and program management. and Competition Coach with (OCC) describes the The cost of this workshop is Making Ethical Decisions. importance of coaching as $210 +HST and includes all follows: Club Coach Youth is course materials and designed for coaches who experienced instructors. “Coaches are vital to do not require certification ensuring curlers of all ages, Competition Coach but become involved on a stages and ability enjoy the Certification is required to voluntary (and often short- sport in a SAFE manner, and coach teams at almost all term) basis. Participants have the opportunity to levels of competition that tend to work with beginner develop their skills at their lead to a national curlers of all ages who are own pace. Coaches play a competition. The new to the sport, but most key role in the Competition Coach particularly with Youth implementation of curling’s workshop is designed to Curlers. This workshop can Long Term Athlete train an individual to coach usually be accomplished in Development Model for both medium to advanced one day and costs $145 + recreational and competitive performance teams. The 18 HST which includes all curlers. Coaches act in key hour course is taught over materials and expert volunteer roles which two days and time is spent instruction. The support programming at our on-ice and in the classroom. prerequisite for this local clubs. Prerequisite: A general workshop is that knowledge of the game. Looking for a rewarding way participants must be a Course Content: Teaching to volunteer, get involved as minimum of 14 years of age and Learning, Strategy and a coach! The Ontario Curling at the start of the course. Tactics, Skills Analysis, Council, Northern Ontario Club Coach participants who Practice Planning, including Curling Association and take this two-day workshop Safety and EAP (Emergency Ontario Curling Association become “Club Coach Action Plan), Delivery Skills, train and certify the most Trained”. This workshop Brushing Skills. The cost of curling coaches in the world! does not lead to this workshop is $265 + They do so using the world- certification. This is a HST which includes all renowned National Coaching program designed to course materials and Certification Program enhance the skill set of the instruction by the best (NCCP). coach or instructor who Coach Developers in the functions primarily at the club level but whose teams are starting their province. competition coach The Kenora Curling Club is candidate completes a hosting a Club Coach Youth There are two other portfolio consisting of Workshop on Sunday, components to becoming athlete profiles, an October 20, 2019. Club Competition Coach emergency action plan and Coach Youth - Kenora “Certified”. a practice plan prior to the workshop - Registration 1. Making Ethical Decisions evaluation. The portfolio is The deadline for registration training is a cornerstone of reviewed for completeness for this workshop is October the National Coaching and then is used as the 9, 2019. Certification Program basis for the practical (NCCP), and leaves coaches evaluation. The cost of the If you are considering with no doubt as to what to evaluation process is $155 registering for one of these do when the going gets +HST workshops, especially one at tough. By successfully the Port Arthur Curling, There are currently 4 events completing the Make Ethical please do so as soon as planned in Northern Decisions (MED) training possible. The deadline is Ontario. and an online evaluation, coming up quickly. coaches will be fully The Port Arthur Curling Club If your club is interested in equipped to handle ethical is hosting the following hosting a workshop or if you situations with confidence workshops: would more information, and surety. MED training • Sept 27, 2019 – MED please contact me and I will, helps coaches identify the - Register for MED answer questions, arrange legal, ethical, and moral • Sept 28 and 29, coach developers to implications of difficult 2019 – Competition instruct, set dates with you situations that present Coach Workshop - and help promote your themselves in the world of Register for event. team and individual sport. Competition Coach The cost of MED is $75.00 ------------------------------------------- • Sept 28 and 29, +HST 2019 – Club Coach Submitted by: 2. Practical evaluation – a 2 Workshop - Register ANDREA RONNEBECK hour session on-on-one with for Club Coach Education Manager – North an Evaluator. The coach The deadline for registration [email protected] must execute a complete for these workshops is Phone: 807-466-8351 practice session with September 24, 2019 at his/her team. The noon. CURLING FOR YOUTH There are a lot of opportunities for clubs to get young curlers involved in our sport by using some of the great programs that have already been developed and are available to NOCA clubs. CURLING CANADA PROGRAMS: Through its Youth Development Initiative, Curling Canada has developed several youth curling programs that are available to clubs that are affiliated with their provincial/territorial association (in this case NOCA). The programs have again this season. This skills clubs belonging to NOCA by contacting the NOCA office, been developed to get young event has young curlers [email protected], or calling people involved in curling at perform a hit, a draw, and a tap and be scored for each the office at 807-598-0051. any age and keep them interested whether they go into skill. The young curlers are divided into ages 6-8, 9-10 and the competitive stream, or just NOCA YOUTH CHALLENGES: 11-13 and the skills are play for recreation. The performed at different levels programs are step by step Several clubs will be offering guides and are easy to deliver. for each age group. The Youth Challenges this season. They include: second and third scorers in These events are an each age group receive a opportunity for young curlers • U12 Learn to Curl ribbon and the top scorer to develop their skills and • U15 Challenge Cups receives a medal. The scores compete in events without having to enter the U18 (Event Guide) of the top scorer are entered • U18 Learn to Curl into a national database to be competitions. The sites, dates, • Youth Inter-Club compared with other young and contact information will be Leagues curlers across Canada. As posted on the NOCA site shortly.