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We have developed a Coach Certification Status page where coaches and local associations can check certifications:
https://www.coachoba.ca/coach-certification-status
A full list of requirements can be found on the Baseball Ontario website under the coaches tab.
Yes there are different requirements for Rep and Select. The chart explains this by level for both rep and select.
For your convenience, we have also attached the pdf document below.
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This topic is covered off in our "How To Series" video training modules:
Getting Started & Selecting Certification
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Locals and coaches can check certification at:
https://www.coachoba.ca/coach-certification-status
If there are any errors in the coach's information (i.e. age/classification coaching or NCCP #) please reach out to your local registrar to have the information corrected on roster.
A full list of requirements is addressed in Question 1 of the FAQ above.
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Coach Initiation in Sport and Coach Initiation in Baseball (Fundamentals) is an online module provided by Baseball Canada through their NCCP site.
To Register (or log in if you already registered)
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Visit - https://nccp.baseball.ca/
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Click on "Register" on the left hand side. Complete the information and pay the registration fee.
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The course is under the "Session" tab
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Coaches certified at the AAA level are eligible to coach AA and below in that same age division.
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Absolutes Clinic replaced Skills Analysis Clinic Feb 29th, 2016.
Absolutes Clinic is not needed if you have the Skills Analysis Clinic. A black checkmark in your NCCP profile, beside Absolutes, indicates you have completed this requirement through equivalency.
PLEASE NOTE: The SKILLS Clinic (recently introduced) is not an equivalent to Absolutes.
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No it is not.
The only equivalency for courses is when Absolutes replaced the Skills Analysis clinic in 2016.
Therefore if the certification chart indicates you need to complete Coach Initiation in Baseball (Fundamentals) then you need to complete this regardless if you have or have not completed Absolutes.
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Access to our PCCP course modules is done through On-Deck.
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This is completed through On-Deck.
Every volunteer must complete Level 1.
Volunteers who are risk category 2, must also complete the background check.
Our Volunteer screening policy can be found on playoba.ca under about / policies.
Â"How To Series" Training Videos
This topic is covered off in our "How To Series" video training modules: