Registration Process:

1. Must have all pre-requisites completed (see “Development Coach box below to review).
2. To Register:
   1. Go to the Volleyball Connect landing page HERE
   2. Click “Log In”, which will redirect you to your Sportlomo Membership login page.
   3. On your Member Details Card, click the “Volleyball Connect” link
   4. On the landing page, click the “COACHES” section
   5. Scroll down past the Resource Kit (which is fantastic by the way, check it out!) to the ” Nova Scotia – Development Coach Pathway”
   6. Find the #7 box, called “Development Coach Workshop – Indoor” with the VNS logo, click on it.
   7. Find the workshop you want to register for and click the title and click “Add to Cart”, complete payment.
   8. You will receive a confirmation email.

• This workshop has been designed to introduce the game of volleyball and provide you with the foundational coaching skills needed (Teaching Skills, Practice Planning, Coaching Methodology, etc) . These activities represent the minimum standard for the training and certification of Volleyball coaches within the NCCP.
• This workshop is the first level of coach education, and is for head coaches, assistant coaches, helpers, athletes transitioning to coaching roles, or anyone wanting to deepend their understanding of coaching volleyball.
• This is a roughly 20 hour workshop, all sessions are mandatory, which takes place over 4 weeks that includes:
  • Synchronus – Live!
    • 4 Live! Facilitated classes with a Learning Facilitator + 1 mandatory Office Hours 3
    • There are additional Optional Office Hours where coaches can drop in online for extra support as needed.
  • Asynchronus – On your own time
    • Watching 5 Lectures (Total of ~ 5 hours) and completing 3 assignments  (Total of 5-6 hours) to be completed outside of the Live! classes at your own pace, on your own time, before each associated Live session.
• Pre-Requisites:
  • Foundations of Volleyball Module
  • Safe Sport Training Module
  • Anti-Racism in Coaching Module
  • Approved membership by VNS (or proof of membership of your PTA)

• Intro Session: We review all the expectations and materials needed
• Before the Live Module 1 session:
  • Watch Lecture 1 (a pre-recorded lecture) and complete the Module 1 homework assignment.
• During the Live Module 1 session:
  • Coaches will join 2 Learning Facilitators live, for an interactive session to deepen understanding and provide clarity on the lecture and homework activities.
  • The session will include different styles of activities where coaches will use the answers they worked on during the week in their assignments, as well as information picked up in the lectures, to contribute to those activities.
• By the end of the Live for Module 1:
  • Coaches will ideally feel more confident in the material you took in, as well as have a deepened understanding so you can apply it to your coaching moving forward.
• Modules 2 and 3 are essentially that process on repeat.
  • There is a check in between Module 2 and 3 (called Office Hours), as Module 3 is a more dense module with more complex topics.
• Module 4 and the Wrap Up are 2 shorter pre-recorded lectures you’ll watch on your own time, by a designated date, to finish off the workshop.

• This course builds on the previous Development Coach Workshop, and supplements the concepts introduced at that level by providing advanced coaching methodology focused on intermediate skills typically used for coaching older or more advanced athletes.
• Coaches in this context are primarily working with athletes 17U and older, athletes 15-18 in a high performance environment, or for coaches at any level who would like to continue to build on the knowledge from the Development Coach level.

• This workshop takes place in a hybrid format, 4 x online sessions + 1 day in-person format over several weeks.
• This is a roughly 22 hour course which takes place over 3.5 weeks which includes:
  • Synchronus – Live!
    • 4 Live! Facilitated classes with a Learning Facilitator + 1 mandatory Office Hours(specifics listed below)
    • There are additional Optional Office Hours where coaches can drop in online for extra support as needed.
  • Asynchronus – On your own time
    • Watching 3 Lectures (Total of ~ 3 hours) and completing 3 assignments  (Total of 5-6 hours) to be completed outside of the Live! classes at your own pace, on your own time
  • Live In-Person – On Location on Court with Athletes
    • 9am-6pm on court

• Pre-Requisites:
  • Development Coach Workshop
  • Foundations of Volleyball Module
  • Safe Sport Training Module
  • Anti-Racism in Coaching Module
  • Approved membership by VNS (or proof of membership of your PTA)

• Intro Session: We review all the expectations and materials needed
• Before the Live Module 1 session:
  • Watch Lecture 1 (a pre-recorded lecture) and complete the Module 1 homework assignment.
• During the Live Module 1 session:
  • Coaches will join 2 Learning Facilitators live, for an interactive session to deepen understanding and provide clarity on the lecture and homework activities.
  • The session will include different styles of activities where coaches will use the answers they worked on during the week in their assignments, as well as information picked up in the lectures, to contribute to those activities.
• By the end of the Live for Module 1:
  • Coaches will ideally feel more confident in the material you took in, as well as have a deepened understanding so you can apply it to your coaching moving forward.
• Modules 2 and 3 are essentially that process on repeat.
  • There is a check in between Module 1 and 2 (called Office Hours), as Module 2 is a more dense module with more complex topics.
• In-Person Day
  • Coaches will spend the morning coaching a live group of athletes, using drills prepared during the workshop. During this time, coaches will work with their peers to practice elements learned in the workhop, and also provide and receive feedback on areas of strength and areas of improvement.
  • The afternoon will be spend debriefing the morning session, as well as diving into some concepts a little deeper.

• This course builds on the previous Development Coach Workshop, and supplements the concepts introduced at that level by providing advanced coaching methodology focused on intermediate skills used in Beach, typically used for coaching older or more advanced athletes.
• Coaches in this context are primarily working with athletes 17U and older, athletes15-18 in a high performance environment, or for coaches of any level who would like to continue to build on the knowledge from the Development Coach Workshop and apply it to a Beach Volleyball setting.

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• This is a roughly 19 hour course which takes place over 2.5 days which includes:
• Course Information, Dates and Times:
  • Asynchronus – On your own time
    • Watching 1 Lecture (Total of ~ 1 hour) a to be completed prior to course start, at your own pace, on your own time,
  • Synchronus – Live!
    • 1 Live! Facilitated class for 2 hours, with a Learning Facilitator via Zoom, a few days prior to the on-court sessions.
  • Live In-Person – On Location at either Pemamkiaq Beach Park or West Bedford Beach Park
    • 9am-5pm on a Saturday and Sunday

• Pre-Requisites:
  • Development Coach Workshop
  • Foundations of Volleyball Module
  • Safe Sport Training Module
  • Anti-Racism in Coaching Module
  • Approved membership by VNS (or proof of membership of your PTA)

The Performance Coach Indoor and Beach Pathways are managed by Volleyball Canada.

Performance Coach (Indoor)

Please click here for further information.

Performance Coach (Beach)

Please click here for further information.

These non-volleyball specific courses are part of the NCCP Certification process and are offered by our partners at Coaching Nova Scotia via a few delivery methods (Home Study & Live Online Class)!

• Advanced Development Coach Context:
  • Basic Mental Skills
  • Design a Basic Sport Program
• Performance Coach Context:
  • Leading Drug Free Sport
  • Coaching and Leading Effectively
  • Advanced Practice Planning
  • Managing Conflict
  • Prevention and Recovery
  • Performance Planning
  • Psychology of Performance
  • Developing Athletic Abilities
  • Manage a Sport Program

Questions relating to registering for, or information about the following courses? Please contact Allison Saunders at allison@csiatlantic.ca

Please click here for further information.