Coaching Certification
Steps to Getting Your Coach Training!
STEP 1: Choose Your Pathway
If your coaching category is not listed below, you only need your Respect in Sport for Activity Leaders and do not need to follow a specific pathway.
Community Coach Pathway (NOT attending a Western or Canadian Championship)
- U11 A/B Girls - 1 Coach
- U11 'Open' Boys - 1 Coach
- U13 B/C Girls - 1 Coach
- U13 'Open' Boys - 1 Coach
- U15 B/C Girls - 1 Coach
- U15 'Open' Boys - 1 Coach
- U17 B/C Girls - 1 Coach
- U17 'Open' Boys - 1 Coach
- U20C Girls - 1 Coach
- U20 'Open' Boys - 1 Coach
Competition Introduction Pathway
- U13A Girls Westerns - 1 Coach Trained
- U13 'Open' Boys Westerns - 1 Coach Trained
- U15A Girls
- Canadians: Head Coach Certified; Assistant Coaches Trained
- Westerns: 1 Coach Certified
- U15 'Open' Boys
- Canadians: Head Coach Certified; Assistant Coaches Trained
- Westerns: 1 Coach Certified
- U17A Girls
- Canadians: Head Coach Certified; Assistant Coaches Trained
- Westerns: 1 Coach Certified
- U17 'Open' Boys
- Canadians: Head Coach Certified; Assistant Coaches Trained
- Westerns: Head Coach Certified
- U19A Women's Canadians: Head Coach Certified; Assistant Coaches Trained
- U19B Girls Westerns: 1 Coach Certified
- U20 'Open' Men's Canadians: Head Coach Certified; Assistant Coaches Trained
- U23A Women's Canadians: Head Coaches Certified
- Women's 'A' Canadians: Head Coaches Certified
- U23A Men's Canadians: Head Coach Certified
- Men's 'A' Canadians: Head Coach Certified
STEP 2: Get your Respect in Sport!
STEP 3: Foundations of Coaching Softball (FOCS)
STEP 4: Making Ethical Decisions (MED)
After completing the FOCS, you can proceed to obtain your Making Ethical Decisions (MED) certification. You have two options for completing this certification:
Option 1: Take the Online Module
- Cost: $50
- Benefit: Unlimited exam attempts
- Visit the Coaches Association of Saskatchewan (CAS) website to register.
- If no courses are available, contact them directly through the "Contact Us" page on their website.
- Note: Please do not email Softball Saskatchewan, as they do not manage this course.
Option 2: Take the MED Online Evaluation Directly
- Cost: $85
- Benefit: Two exam attempts
- If you fail both attempts, you must complete the module for $50 before retaking the exam.
To access the MED Online Evaluation, follow these steps:
- Visit www.coach.ca and log in to The Locker.
- If you have taken an NCCP clinic before, you already have an NCCP account.
- If you don’t remember your password, click on "Forgot Password," or email jac@softball.sk.ca to retrieve your credentials.
- If you're new to NCCP, click Create NCCP#.
- Navigate to eLearning and look for NCCP Make Ethical Decisions Online Evaluation.
Make sure you complete these steps to ensure your certification is up to date!
Step 5: Modules & Clinics
- Community Pathway: Requires the Community In-Person clinic.
- Competition Introduction Pathway: Requires 3 online/Zoom modules and the Competition Introduction In-Person clinic. Click here for Coaching Clinics.
Competition Introduction Evaluation - only for those coaching U15 or higher
Click HERE for information on the evaluation process, and click HERE for the application form.
Competition Development (Level 3 Technical)
Softball Competition-Development focuses on coaches working with athletes in the Train-to-Train and Train-to-Compete stages of Softball Canada’s LTPD model. Certification in this context is required for Canada Summer Games and to be eligible as a National Team Coach. This training involves both softball specific content over 2 weekend clinics, as well as 6 multi-sport modules offered through Coaches Association of Saskatchewan. Once coaches have completed both weekends they will have Competition-Development In-Training status, and will move to Trained status once the 6 multi-sport modules have been completed. To become Competition-Development Certified, coaches will also need to fully complete the evaluation process.
Please note, this is not the Certification required for coaching at Canadian Championships. Coaches attending these Competition-Development clinics should already be Trained and/or Certified in Competition-Introduction.
The Softball Saskatchewan Competition-Development Clinics do not happen every year. If you are interested in our next one in 2027, please contact Jacqueline Eiwanger at jac@softball.sk.ca.
