Indoor Certification Policy
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All coaches involved at the club level must meet yearly National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) requirements.
To attend Provincial or National Championships, here are the minimum certification requirements that you will need to complete as a head coach of a club team, ages 14 through 18, this season. Please note that all assistant coaches, recreational coaches or person in authority registered with the operation of volleyball within a club, also require steps 1, 3 and 4.
Coaching Requirements Checklist
1) Get an NCCP # (thelocker.coach.ca)
2) Sign-up for an Online Workshop – Head Coach Only (coach.volleyball.ca)
• Development Coach – For 14U to 18U Teams
(Certification completion required by third year of coaching)
• Advanced Development Coach – For aspiring high-performance coaches
(Workshops on a need basis)
3) Complete Online Modules (coach.volleyball.ca)
• Foundations of Volleyball
• Making Headway in Sport or Equivalent
• Making Ethical Decisions Online Evaluation
4) Complete Safe Sport Essentials
• Respect in Sport (One time)
• Criminal Record Check (Every 3 years)
• Vulnerable Sector Check (One time) – Submit with registration each year
• Screening Disclosure Form (Done through Teamlinkt Registration)
(PDF) 2025-26 Development Coach Requirements
(PDF) Volleyball Canada NCCP Pathways Overview
Volleyball Canada maintains NCCP coaching certification standards for all club National Championships. In 2017 Volleyball Canada and the Provincial/Territorial Volleyball Associations developed a single policy to apply across the country. The policy is progressive over three years to lessen the demands for time, and allows for meaningful growth as a coach.
YEARLY CERTIFICATION DEADLINE
***All HEAD COACHES must meet the following standards by 11:59pm March 1.***
Under these new requirements, Sask Volleyball will check certification and impose the necessary fines – Volleyball Canada will no longer check certification nor impose fines. The fines will remain with Sask Volleyball and can be used in the same manner as in the past – held in trust for one year for the fined coach or club to use toward certification or be applied to a Sask Volleyball coaching budget.