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For the 2024 season, these are the minimum requirements for all bench personnel: Coaches must be properly NCCP-certified for the age division that they are coaching. Coaches must be properly registered with the OLA through Sportzsoft. The Making Headways concussion training module and the Making Ethical Decisions are mandatory. Bench personnel over the age of 18 must complete their screening requirements according to the OLA's Screening Policy. Teams must also have a prepared emergency action plan that is accessible at any event that they are participating in.
Greetings coaches, and welcome to the 2024 season! An important update has been made to the Coaching Requirements for Competitive Introduction Coaches in Box and Field sectors. Coaches who completed a Competitive Introduction clinic in 2023 (in either box or field) will not be required to complete their coaching workbook as part of their certification.
Coaches who took a Competitive Introduction clinic in 2022 or earlier will have until September 30, 2024 to complete and submit their workbook for evaluation. Failure to meet this deadline will result in loss of Competitive Introduction certification. Coaches who are required to complete their workbook may contact Peter (peter@ontariolacrosse.com) to receive a passcode to complete their workbook online.
Please ensure that coaches within your organization are aware of this change. For questions related to coaching, please reach me at vpcoaching@ontariolacrosse.com.
Coaches Resource Guide
1. Lax life
As part of their tenth anniversary, all these resources are free this year. It is only web-based, and not printer friendly, but it is vast, current and great for systems and the drills have variations as well.
2. Ontario Lacrosse Association
The Ola has some basic information and some interesting drills for beginners and the younger age groups.
https://ontariolacrosse.com/coaching/box-lacrosse-skill-cards
https://ontariolacrosse.com/coaching/coachs-manual
3. Lax library
Contemporary and practical, with both field and box lacrosse drills. HMDL will reimburse you if you subscribe.
4. Other Organizations
Some organizations have put their practice plans and drills online, so you can access them. I’ve included two here that I thought might be useful.
http://files.leagueathletics.com/Text/Documents/21175/61274.pdf
Designed to help you gain the knowledge and skills required to ensure the safety of your athletes, these NCCP Professional Development modules will make you concussion smart!
One of the essential functions of coaches and team managers is to manage team communications with players and their families. If you are a coach or team manager, SportsEngine has created a Team Management Guide for Coaches and Team Managers to help you use our website and mobile app to efficiently and effectively communicate and manage your teams.
All 2024 coaches are to attend the Coaches meeting at 6:30pm in the Active Living Centre of the Canada Summit Centre. Contact Gus Liadis for more information.
Keep connected to your team. Quickly check schedules and team updates, plus message other members on your team and receive heads-up from athletes about practice. Enjoy unlimited access to scores & stats, photo/video sharing, and more.
Easily add and edit athlete info, manage schedules, and message team members
Messaging Your Team in TeamCenter
Send a message to an individual member, selected members, or the entire team directly from TeamCenter or from the SportsEngine mobile app
Basic Team Management
Perform basic tasks using the Team Page Team Management functionality
Add Contacts to Receive Team Messages
Add additional email addresses to a non-member's profile in order to be able to include all athletes in team communications
Manage RSVPs for each athlete within your team’s TeamCenter or within the SportsEngine mobile app
Sending RSVPs for Existing Games or Events
Do you import your game schedules from a third-party scheduler or create them manually on your team page? This article explains how to add RSVPs to those games and events after they are imported.
Review help articles about how coaches interact with TeamCenter and the SportsEngine mobile app
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