Coaching Courses and Events

NCCP Coaching Certification – WRSSBA Guide

This section provides clarification on the coaching training requirements for coaching at WRSSBA.

Division In-Training
Fundamentals
Trained
Fundamentals
13U Coach Trained 13U Coach Certified 15U Coach Trained 15U Coach Certified 16+ Coach Trained 16+ Coach Certified
9U
Tadpole
  • All Coaches
11U
Mosquito
  • All Coaches
13U
Peewee
  • “A” Assistant
  • “AA” Assistant
  • “AAA” Assistant
  • “A” Head
  • “AA” Head
  • “AAA” Head
15U
Bantam
  • “A” Assistant
  • “AA” Assistant
  • “AAA” Assistant
  • “A” Head
  • “AA” Head
  • “AAA” Head
18U
Midget
  • “AA” Assistant
  • “AAA” Assistant
  • “AA” Head
  • “AAA” Head
Questions?

Contact our Director of Baseball Operations & Player Development, Jordan Broatch.

To Get Certified

The National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) coaching courses Initiation Trained and Regional Training are now available online. The 2023 courses are delivered online in 2 separate runs:

 

 

Initiation Coach Clinic Feb 28/23 @ 5:30pm
Absolutes Clinic Mar 2/23 @ 5:30pm
Teaching and Learning Clinic Mar 7/23 @ 5:30pm
Planning Clinic Mar 9/23 @ 5:30pm
Pitching and Catching Clinic Mar 14/23 @ 5:30pm
Strategies Clinic Mar 16/23 @ 5:30pm
Skills Clinic Mar 21/23 @ 5:30pm
Initiation Coach Clinic Apr 3/23 @ 5:30pm
Absolutes Clinic Apr 9/23 @ 9:30am
Teaching and Learning Clinic Apr 11/23 @ 5:30pm
Planning Clinic Apr 16/23 @ 9:30am
Pitching and Catching Clinic Apr 18/23 @ 5:30pm
Strategies Clinic Apr 23/23 @ 9:30am
Skills Clinic Apr 25/23 @ 9:30am

To register for any of these courses, or to check for other upcoming clinics, log in at Baseball Canada NCCP.

For more information on the NCCP coach registration process, click here.

Summary of Coaching Courses and Requirements

Community Coach Stream: 5U, 7U, 9U, 11U

The Baseball Canada – Community Sport Coach program is designed to provide valuable and accessible resources and training to coaches introducing and continuing to work with children in community-level baseball programs. This program is comprised of three parts, and is for coaches who are in the Rally Cap (5u/7u), Tadpole (9u), or Mosquito (11u) divisions.

To begin your coaching path, click here, and the NCCP site will have you answer a few drop-down questions to put you in the right direction.

Competition Introduction: 13U, 15U, 16+

The 13u, 15u, or 16+ programs are designed for players beginning to enter the competition level of baseball programming. Requirements differ based on the division tier and coaching role. Use the NCCP website to clarify what level is needed by clicking here.

For more information on the Competition Introduction stream, it’s summarized here.

Competition Development: Provincial and National teams

Baseball Canada offers the Competition Development stream to coach Provincial or National-level teams. It is a continuation of the Competition Introduction stream and is comprised of a total of 16 parts. Contact Jordan if interested, and you have completed the previous certification.