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National Coaches Week – Say Thanks Coach

Saturday, September 17th is the start of National Coaches Week! Coaches can diversify their coaching knowledge with FREE or discounted NCCP education from September 17-25.

Learn more about the opportunities and all that is going on across the country this week at https://coach.ca/national-coaches-week.

Each year, thousands of people across Canada take part in National Coaches Week to say #ThanksCoach for their time, effort and generosity.

How you can take part: 

  1. Explore the Participation GuideThe National Coaches Week Participation Guide contains everything you need to make National Coaches Week a success for your coach, team, and organization.
     
  2. Enjoy FREE or discounted NCCP education: During National Coaches Week, coaches can diversify their coaching knowledge with free or discounted NCCP education. Connect with your local P/TCR, or National Sport Organization to learn more about their National Coaches Week events, or log into the Locker to access specific eLearning modules for free from September 17 – 25, 2022.
     
  3. Say #ThanksCoach on social media: Follow National Coaches Week on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram using #CoachesWeek and #ThanksCoach. You can also use the National Coaches Week Facebook profile frame throughout the week to show your support. 
     
  4. Join a community event: Organize a community event to say #ThanksCoach, or join one taking place in your province or territory. 

In addition to using the #ThanksCoach hashtag online during National Coaches Week, we encourage all athletes, participants, parents and friends to say ‘Thanks, Coach!’ in real life too – all year round!

CONTEST: Enter to win a pair of $100 Petro-Canada Gift Cards for you and your coach!

We’ve teamed up with Petro-Canada to recognize and celebrate coaches from coast to coast to coast. Join us to say #ThanksCoach for a chance to win one of twenty pairs of $100 Petro-Canada gift cards for you and your coach!

It’s easy to participate – just follow these three steps!

  1. Share an Instagram post between September 17 at 12:01am ET and September 25 at 11:59pm ET
  2. Include #ThanksCoach or #MerciCoach in your post
  3. Include #PetroCanada in your post

Don’t have Instagram? Eligible Entrants may also submit an entry for the contest by mail or by email. Visit the contest page for entry details and rules and regulations. (No purchase necessary. Open to residents of Canada who are age of majority or older in their province/territory of residence. Official rules available at http://coach.ca/NCWPetro-Canada.)

SHSAA – Lessons for Concussion Management Webinar

LESSONS FOR CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT

This 60-minute webinar on concussion management and return to play will feature an expert sport medicine panel and Ben Coakwell, three-time Olympic bobsledder and 2022 bronze medalist, who will share his story about dealing with concussion management throughout his career. The webinar is geared toward athletes, coaches, parents, and sports medicine practitioners.

Coaches who are maintaining their NCCP Training or NCCP Certified status will receive one NCCP Development (PD) point upon completing the webinar.

Click on the Picture for more information.

The event is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. A recording will be shared with all registered participants. You must be registered to receive the recording. The recording will be available for viewing for 30 days after the webinar.

SHSAA – hudl Town Hall

The SHSAA, in partnership with Hudl, is offering a Town Hall to provide information about the services that Hudl offers.  Athletic Directors, as well as Volleyball and Football coaches, are invited to an information session on Tuesday, September 20th from 3:30 – 4:30pm.  The Town Hall will be split into two groups:

Athletic Directors & Volleyball Coaches (Click to register)

Athletic Directors & Football Coaches (Click to register)

OFSAA 75th Anniversary Logo Contest Coming Soon

OFSAA will be celebrating its Diamond Anniversary in the 2023-24 school year but we need your artistic contribution soon.

We’d love to reward one student with a prize pack by having the concept of a unique “75th Anniversary OFSAA Logo” submission gem declared the winner this fall!

Stay tuned for contest details and prizing information.

OFSAA FALL 2022 BULLETIN NOW HERE

The latest issue of the OFSAA Bulletin Magazine is here!

We have the 2022 spring championships and festivals covered. Be sure to check out the fun team championship photos and all of the winning results from events which occurred in May and June across the province.

Interested in our 2022-23 championship and festival event calendar? Find it, along with so much more, in this issue! Just scroll across this page to start reading our online version.

Look for the magazine in your school soon!

Let’s Talk About Concussions – NCCP Making Head Way Concussion eLearning Series

Did you know? The best way to prevent concussions is to talk about them. As a coach, it’s your role to talk with your team about concussion awareness and to take the mandatory concussion course for all NBIAA coaches: https://coach.ca/making-head-way-concussion-elearning-series…

Le saviez-vous? En tant qu’entraineur, c’est votre rôle de parler avec votre équipe de la sensibilisation aux commotions cérébrales et de suivre le cours obligatoire sur les commotions cérébrales pour tous les entraîneurs de l’ASINB https://coach.ca/fr/serie-de-modules-dapprentissage-en-ligne-prendre-une-tete-davance…

ASAA Para Athletics Town Hall

ASAA Para Athletics Town Hall

September 13, 2022

You are invited to an ASAA Para Cross Country Town Hall on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 3:30 p.m.

At the Town Hall we will provide a brief inservice on para categories in Cross-Country and how you can get students involved with Para. Expect to be on the call no longer than 30 minutes.

Click the link below for more information.

 Para Cross Country Town Hall

 Para Cross Country Information