NCCP Coaching Athletes with a Disability

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NCCP Coaching Athletes with a Disability is an eLearning module to diversify your coaching portfolio. The module provides the knowledge to deliver quality, positive sport experiences for athletes, specifically those with behavioural, intellectual, physical, and sensory disabilities.

NCCP Coaching Athletes with a Disability is a resource for coaches who are new to coaching athletes with a disability. Many coaches who are already working with athletes with a disability will also find the module useful.

This module will prepare you to develop inclusive sport experiences and to communicate effectively and respectfully with and about persons with a disability.

After completing NCCP Coaching Athletes with a Disability, you will be able to:

1. Understand different disabilities in order to create a safe, welcoming environment
2. Expand perceptions about people with disabilities
3. Understand the basics of coaching people with disabilities
4. Apply relevant principles to adapt your coaching environment for people of all abilities
5. Understand that participation in sport is a right for people of all abilities and provides a range of physical and mental health benefits

The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) has created the NCCP Introduction to Coaching Athletes with a Disability resource to develop a valuable training opportunity for coaches.

Ongoing consultations throughout the process have helped to ensure sector validation of the materials by subject matter experts. A Project Task Team comprised of representatives from various Canadian sport organizations have guided the development of the module and focused on how best to set a positive tone on how disability can be shaped within the Canadian coaching context. Thank you to the individuals who have contributed to the development of this resource that is positive, sector-changing, and has the opportunity to enhance the disability sport landscape in Canada.