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Coaches

All Summer and Year Round Coaches are required to be members of the Nova Scotia Swim Coaches Association (NSSCA), Swimming Canada (SNC) and Canadian Swim Coaches & Teachers Association (CSCTA) annually.

To register with CSCTA, NSSCA and SNC please contact your Club Registrar if you are a year round coach, otherwise please contact Swim NS.

Swim Nova Scotia organizes all NCCP Swimming Courses for our Province. For a complete list of upcoming NCCP Courses in Canada please visit the following url: https://registration.swimming.ca/Courseslistpublic.aspx

Effective May 1st, 2009: All Summer Swimming Head Coaches will be required to be trained as a 'Fundamentals Coach'; all Summer Swimming Assistant Coaches must be a 'Swim Teacher'.

To become certified as a Swim Teacher, candidates must either be certified Water Safety Instructors with the Red Cross or an instructor with I Can Swim. To apply for the equivalency, candidates must contact their service provider (Red Cross or I Can Swim). Candidates must also complete the Making Ethical Decisions Module (available at www.coach.ca)

Upcoming Swimming 101 Courses:
The next course will take place June 2012 in Halifax.

Pre-requisites:
16 yrs of age or older
Pre-Course Workbook must be submitted when registering for the course
Registration fees must be submitted for registration to be complete
Cost:
TBD

REGISTRATION & FINAL COURSE DETAILS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN MARCH OR APRIL 2012!

Upcoming Swimming 201 Courses (required to become Comp Int Certified Coach):
The next course will take place January or February 2012 in Halifax.

Pre-requisites:
18 years old
100 hours previous swimming coaching experience
Fundamentals Coach "Trained" or Skills Coach "Trained" or Level 1 Certified
Multi-Sport Part B Course

Pre-Course Workbook must be submitted when registering for the course
Registration fees must be submitted for registration to be complete
Cost:
TBD

REGISTRATION & FINAL COURSE DETAILS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER 2011!

Information on coaching education and the NCCP program for swimming (including the pre-course workbook) can be found at: http://www.nccpswimming.org/

All coaches in Nova Scotia must complete a Criminal Records Check; to complete your check online please visit the following url: http://www.backcheck.net/swimnovascotia details on the program are listed below.

A step-by-step guide on how to complete your check using myBackCheck.com is available at the following url: http://www.backcheck.net/mybackcheck/candidatedemo/

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