NCCP Clinics & Certification

National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP)

Ontario Basketball delivers the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) for coaches in the province of Ontario.

This program was developed by Canada Basketball in conjunction with the Coaching Association of Canada to improve the standard of coaching through education.  

Courses providing NCCP instruction in Introduction to Competition, level two, & three are held regularly throughout the year in various locations around the province.  

The NCCP is a five (5) level education program for coaches in over 60 sports.  It is available all across Canada, in both French and English, for coaches over the age of 16 years.

Levels two and three of the NCCP are comprised of three different components: Theory, Technical and Practical. 

Level one has been changed.  All new coaches should take the Ontario Basketball Introduction to Competition courses listed on the Intro to Comp page. Only coaches who already have their level one technical should take the Coaches Association of Ontario's Intro to Comp Part A course.

Introduction to Competition (ITC) is a competency based course.  Participants will download three pre task's and register for a basketball specific Introduction to Competition course offered exclusively through Ontario Basketball.

Coaches who know their coaching certification number can check their certification status by clicking here.

Interested in Hosting an NCCP Clinic?

Ontario Basketball wants to host NCCP clinics in your area.  All you have to do is provide the facility, Ontario Basketball will do the rest.  The more clinics that are available during the coming season, the greater the opportunity for coaches to become certified. 

An NCCP clinic can be hosted by any group which has established a need for the course.  NCCP clinics can be put together for independent groups with a month's notice.

1. To host a clinic, a group must have a facility.
2. Contact Ontario Basketball for a Hosting Application.
   a) Select two date options b) Confirm a site c) Establish a contact person.
3. Once the application has been approved and a date has been confirmed, Ontario Basketball will assign a Clinician to your clinic.
4. As soon as the clinic has been approved, Ontario Basketball will post the clinic information on the Web Site.
5. Five to 10 days prior to the clinic, Ontario Basketball must be notified of the number of participants that have registered for the clinic. This will ensure the correct number of manuals and other materials are provided.
6. Ontario Basketball is responsible for shipping all course materials to the site, or the contact person, as identified by the host.
7. The length and cost of the NCCP clinics vary depending on the level of the clinic.
8. In order to run a clinic, a minimum of 10 participants must be registeredby the set clinic date.

Theory Certification

To find out more information regarding the theory component of certification, check out the Leadership and Training office web site at www.coachesontario.ca.