Many BC coaches have their first multi-sport Games experience while coaching at the BC Winter or BC Summer Games. This is a starting point to increasing certification towards coaching Team BC at the Canada Games. Two mentorship programs offered by the Canada Games Council and the Coaches Association of Canada provide the opportunity for coaches to reach their goals.
The Aboriginal Apprentice Coach Program and Women in Coaching Canada Games Apprentice Program are both accepting applications for mentorship opportunities at the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg. Both programs are national initiatives, but provide the opportunity for each province and territory to send two coaches in each program to the next Canada Games. Coaches from British Columbia accepted into these programs will be part of Team BC.
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Aboriginal Apprentice Coach Program (AACP)
The AACP is a partnership between the Aboriginal Sport Circle (ASC), the Provincial/Territorial Aboriginal Sport Bodies (PTASBs), the Provincial/Territorial Coaching Representatives (PTCRs), the Canada Games Council (CGC), and the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC). The program provides the opportunity for each province and territory to send 2 coaches of aboriginal ancestry to the Canada Games in apprenticeship roles.
Objectives of AACP:
- Build coaching capacity within aboriginal communities;
- Provide aboriginal apprentice coaches with domestic multi-sport games exposure;
- Provide aboriginal apprentice coaches with professional development and learning opportunities to prepare them for high level coaching and ensure an increase in their level of NCCP ion to a minimum of Competition – Development, Trained. (Apprentices complete training within 12 months following the Games);
- Expose aboriginal apprentice coaches to elite/high performance coaches; and
- Ensure aboriginal apprentice coaches are prepared to handle a meaningful role during the Canada Games experience.
The current intake of applications is for the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg, MB.
For more information and to apply to the Aboriginal Apprentice Coach Program please visit
Coaching Association of Canada. Interest forms due January 15, 2016.
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Women in Coaching Canada Games Apprenticeship Program
The Women in Coaching Canada Games Apprenticeship Program is a partnership between the Provincial/Territorial Coaching Representatives (PTCRs), the Canada Games Council (CGC), and the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC). This program provides the opportunity for each province and territory to send 2 female coaches to the Canada Games in apprenticeship roles. The CGC, the CAC, and PTCRs strongly believe that the apprenticeship program is an essential part of the development of a coach. Furthermore, apprenticeship programs can be used as a means to build capacity in underrepresented populations in coaching, such as women and aboriginals.
The purpose of the Canada Games Apprenticeship Program is to provide women coaches with a practical and integrated major national multi-sport games experience. Selected coaches have direct involvement in preparation and competition and receive support from an identified mentor coach throughout the duration of the program.
The current intake of applications is for the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg, MB.
For more information and to apply to the Canada Games Apprenticeship Program please visit
Coaching Association of Canada. Interest forms due January 15, 2016.