National Coaches Week in Ontario

National Coaches Week is a week to celebrate the tremendous positive impact coaches have on athletes and communities across Canada. This week is an opportunity to recognize coaches for the integral role they play by simply saying #ThanksCoach.

  1. Explore the Participation Guide: The National Coaches Week Participation Guide contains everything you need to make National Coaches Week a success for your coach, team, and organization.
  2. Enjoy FREE or discounted NCCP education: During National Coaches Week, coaches can diversify their coaching knowledge with free or discounted NCCP education. Courses to be released and made publicly available the first week of September.
  3. Say #ThanksCoach on social media: Follow National Coaches Week on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram using #CoachesWeek and #ThanksCoach. You can also use the National Coaches Week Facebook profile frame throughout the week to show your support.
  4. Join a community event: Organize a community event to say #ThanksCoach, or join one taking place in your province or territory. Submit your event to our new National Coaches Week Event Calendar or use it to find an event near you!
  5. Say ‘Thanks, Coach’ with a National Coaches Week Gift: Show your appreciation for everything your coaches do for you, your team, and your community with a National Coaches Week-branded notebook or backpack. Now available through our eStore.
  • September 19th, 2020

The Ontario Coaching Excellence Awards celebrates the dedication and commitment of Ontario’s great coaches. The Awards recognize the importance of leadership, performance and the value of human insight which are all integral to great coaching.

The awards will be a live broadcasted event to help celebrate our 10 awards winners:

Grassroots Coach Winners – Alyssa Smith and Craig Campbell

School Sport Coach Winners – Marsha Ashfield and Mike Stenning

Good-to-Great Award Winners – Teresa Mikola and Karl Sutton

Hydro One Safe Play Award – Winner TBA

Everyone Matters Coach Award Winner – Jaison King

Susan Kitchen Trailblazer Coach Award Winners – Hani Kanama

Andy Higgins Lifetime Achievement Winner – Jos Nederveen

Ontario Coaching Excellence Awards

Nominate a coach today!

See the 2020 Event
  • Available from September 19 – 27th
  • Registration to be released in the first week of September

Ontario coaches will have the opportunity to take subsidized NCCP courses, including Make Ethical Decisions and Empower +.

Sport-specific courses will also be made available to coaches throughout the week. Please stay tuned for updates on what sport-specific courses will be offered.

Find a Course

View all available courses in Ontario

Go to the Course Calendar

New this year, the CAO will be providing professional development webinars and lunchtime Q&A sessions from sports experts! Both of these opportunities will be FREE to coaches all during National Coaches Week in Ontario. Some themes during these events will include:

  • Physical Literacy
  • Inclusion & Diversity
  • ParaSport
  • Safety in Sport
  • and more…

Landmarks from across the province will light up blue, gold and red through September 19th – 27th in support of National Coaches Week in Ontario.

CAO on Social

August 3

Looking to take your coaching to the next level? Intake now open for the Changing the Game female coach mentorship program! Learn More – https://t.co/JJixAGmQFk https://t.co/0ha5mmIT57

July 30

We are excited to present a NEW award at the 2020 Coaching Excellence Awards. We’ve partnered with @HydroOne to award 1 awesome coach the Hydro One Safe Play Award. Nominations are NOW OPEN & close August 10. Nominate a coach today! #ThanksCoach https://t.co/Yl4mHxqWui https://t.co/ZjoJwPpryq

July 30

RT @OAKConcussion: Do you know a teenager who had a #concussion? We are looking for youth with concussion to test a new online #telerehabil…

July 27

Intake now open for the Changing the Game #female #coach mentorship program! This opportunity is free and open to coaches of all #sports Learn More – https://t.co/JJixAG5fNM https://t.co/wx1wME40VL

July 20

Former CAO Coach Salary Recipient, 2x Olympian & @UofT Women’s BBALL HC @TTatham13 will be joining @Sportsnet @donnovanbennett this Wednesday for an exclusive 1-on-1 conversation on her journey as a high performance athlete to head coach. Sign up now: https://t.co/0R8Ksz4ceS https://t.co/SXMvKkSF86

July 15

Changing the Game female #coach mentorship program is back for another year! This one-year program is free to join and open to coaches of all sports. Learn More – https://t.co/JJixAG5fNM https://t.co/vDodijOsOp

July 10

We are excited to announce a new partnership for all Ontario coaches with @HumanKineticsCA! Over 75 courses from some of the world’s leading authors are NOW eligible to receive #NCCP PD Points! Plus receive a bonus 30% off until July 17. Learn more at https://t.co/IbOV0Itb3B https://t.co/8dKFUaOLR3

June 26

Are your athletes at risk of Relative Energy Deficiency (RED-S)? Learn how it could impact your athletes’ performance, and tips to support in eating for performance and health. Limited space remains. https://t.co/2DRn1r79xx https://t.co/J3r9Ocepnf

June 22

RT @CAC_ACE: #NIPDCanada Building trust with your athletes starts with communication. Listen as Greg Henhawk gives coaches important tips…

June 22

Learn how to foster inclusive environments by introducing strategies, best practices and tips for working with LGBTQI2S athletes and coaches. Visit our resource centre for more information: https://t.co/rSCx7ijXs1 https://t.co/SoAZ4qucXs