What is the NCCP?

The National Coaching Certification Program

The National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) provides standardized, inclusive, and safe sport education to coaches across Canada through a framework established by the Coaching Association of Canada. 

Canada Basketball has developed coaching pathways in the NCCP in both Community Sport and Competition streams:

• NCCP Community Sport
  • This stream includes Canada Basketball's Fundamentals module, which is designed to help participants of any age learn, play, and have fun. Participants in this stream are typically playing for their own enjoyment and beginner coaches often start here. 
• NCCP Competittion
  • The Competition stream helps participants of all ages develop competitive abilities in basketball over the long term. Canada Basketball has three coaching contexts here including:
    • Learn to Train
    • Train to Train
    • Train to Compete