Become a Coach
Become a Coach
Whether you’re looking to coach at the community or provincial level, we have both non-contact and contact coaching pathways available to help you reach your coaching goals. Through the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) and the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) we are able to provide standardized, safe, and inclusive coach education and training.
Athlete Era App
COMPLETE ALL COACH REQUIREMENTS & GAIN FREE ACCESS!
We know coaching is a huge time commitment. The Athlete Era App helps you plan efficiently, stay organized, and run effective practices. Football PEI Coaches will gain free access to the Athlete Era App upon full completion of their Flag and/or Tackle Requirements.
– Gain access to; Practice Plans, Drills Diagrams, Skills Videos, and Plays. Add Assistant Coaches and Athletes to your Team Roster. Send; Messages, Practice Plans, Videos, and Photos. Creat Game and Event Schedules.
* This partnership has been made possible through Football Canada.
Register As A Coach
Register as a Coach with a Football PEI Member/Club and then begin your required training…
Step 1: Contact a FPEI Member/Club
Step 1: Contact the appropriate Football PEI Member/Club and let them know you would like to Become a Coach with their association. Ask them to add your name to the Coaches List they have on file with the Football PEI office. Once we receive this, you will be sent a letter to attain a free Criminal Record Check / Vulnerable Sector Check.
If you are already on the Member/Club’s Coaching List, you can skip this step.
Step 2: Create a Sideline Learning Profile
Step 2: Create a Sideline Learning Profile on Sport PEI’s Sideline Learning Website.
If you already have a Sideline Learning Profile (with Sport PEI), or have applied to the #vipCoach program, you can skip this step.
(If you’re unsure if you have a Sideline Learning Profile, you can click on “Forgot your password?”. Please take all steps possible before creating a new Profile to avoid duplication! If you have exhausted all options and cannot find your Profile, create a new one.)
Step 3: Complete and Upload a Criminal Record Check
Step 3: Once you regiter for Sideline Learning, go to the Requirements tab, click on Roles, and choose the role: Football PEI Coach. You will immediately be able to upload a photo of your Criminal Record Check / Vulnerable Sector Check (this is a secure site designed specifically for handling this type of sensative information).
A CRC/VSC is required by all Football PEI Coaches. The CRC/VSC must be completed within the last 12 months to be approved. Approved CRC/VSC’s will expire after 3 years and must be renewed.
In order to have your CRC/VSC completed for free, send your Full Legal Name, Email Address and NCCP# to: Football PEI Executive Director for a Volunteer CRC/VSC Request Letter.
When you send this information to Football PEI, you will receive an email back with an attachment. This is the letter you can print and bring to the Police or RCMP closest to your residence to get your free Criminal Background Checks (Vulnerable Sector). You will need this letter along with photocopies of two pieces of government issued identification. One of the pieces must be a photo ID and you will need to have photocopied the two pieces of ID (both front and back) onto a piece of paper and bring it with you. This step may take up to two weeks. Once you get your VSC, take a photo of the document and update your Sildeline Learning Requirement. Please keep this document in your records – your Club may also ask to see it.
Step 4: Create an NCCP #
Step 1: Create an NCCP # in The Locker.
If you already have an NCCP #, you can skip this step.
(If you’re unsure if you have an NCCP #, you can click on “Look up my NCCP #”. Please take all steps possible before creating a new NCCP # to avoid duplication! If you have exhausted all options and cannot find your NCCP #, create a new one.)
Step 5: Complete FPEI Coach Requirements in The Locker
Step 5: Once you have an NCCP #, log into your profile and begin completing the online and in-person training courses listed under the Coaching Requirements below – there are direct links to many of them. As you complete the requirements, notify your Member/Club and they will let Football PEI office know to update thier Coaches List – the Member/Club can see your progress and are there to assist you with any questions or needs along the way.
Coaching Requirements
Once you’ve Registered with a Member/Club, created a Sideline Learning Profile, and created an NCCP #, you may begin taking the requirements listed below.
Note: Some requirements may be for Community Flag, Community Tackle, Provincial Flag and/or Provincial Tackle. Please read carefully. Also, if you’ve already completed a course in The Locker and it is showing as complete, you do not need to re-take that requirement.
Criminal Record Check / Vulnerable Sector Check (CRC/VSC)
- ALL Coaches: CF, CT, PF, PT
- Usually, around $25
- Football PEI will provide a letter to give to Police or RCMP to get this done for Free
CAC - Safe Sport Training
- ALL Coaches: CF, CT, PF, PT
- Online E-Learning – CLICK HERE
- “As of April 1, 2020, all organizations are mandated to have training in safe sport available to everyone under their immediate authority including; decision-makers, those with direct athlete contact, and those with no direct athlete contact.”
- Your entire club will need to register for The Locker and take this training course – this includes; Coaches, Managers, Trainers, Board Members, and Volunteers
- Free
CAC - Understanding the Rule of Two
- ALL Coaches: CF, CT, PF, PT
- Online E-Learning – CLICK HERE
- Free
NCCP - Making Headway (in Football)
- ALL Coaches: CF, CT, PF, PT
- Online E-Learning – CLICK HERE
- Free
NCCP - Make Ethical Decisions
- ALL Coaches: CF, CT, PF, PT
- In-Person or Virtual Course – CLICK HERE
- Price varies
- Check with Sport PEI or in The Locker for upcoming courses
NCCP - Community Novice Coach: Flag / Tackle / Combined
- Community Coaches: CF, CT
- Online E-Learning – CLICK HERE
- $14.99 each – Flag or Tackle, OR $19.99 Combined Course
- Football PEI suggests to do the Combined Course, in case a coach ever wants to transition between flag/tackle
NCCP - Safe Contact Workshop
- Tackle Coaches: CT, PT
- In-Person Workshop (price/dates to be posted when available) – Clubs may contact FPEI
- Football PEI suggests that flag coaches also take this Workshop in case a coach ever wants to transition between flag/tackle
- Note: Football Canada has updated its previous Safe Contact content that was initially made in 2014 and now offers a Safe Contact 2.0 online refresher course. The original Safe Contact needs to be renewed after 5 years from when you took it last. If you’re unsure, log onto The Locker and check your certification date under Profile > History. If you have not taken the original Safe Contact workshop before, you can not take the 2.0 as a replacement – you still need the full workshop.
- Take the Safe Contact 2.0 Refresher.
Become a VIP Coach *
INTERESTED IN BECOMING A VIP COACH?
The vip program is designed to raise the bar for what it means to be a coach in Prince Edward Island.
Coaches in the vip program will be leading the way in safe sport and providing environments that encourage positive growth and development in a sport setting.
Visit the Sport PEI VIP webpage for more information or to apply.
* This program is made possible by funding provided by the PEI Department of Health and Wellness, Division of Sport, Recreation and Physical Activity.
