Coaching Information
Coaches/Manager Meeting:
April 5, 2023 @ 7pm - Viewpoint Lounge, Nexsource Centre
If you have any questions about the coaches/manager meeting please email coaching_coordinator@sylvanlakelacrosse.com
2019/2020 Rule & Situation Handbook
2018 LTAD Rule Book for Mini-Tyke, Tyke & Novice
Professional Development & Maintaining Certification
CLA Drill Library (coaches may have to log in with NCCP information)
Need your NCCP# or forgot it?
Upcoming Coaching Clinics
These are the clinics already scheduled for the 2023 box lacrosse season. More will be added as we near the start of the season.
| Date | Location | Clinic Level | Host LGB | Contact | Contact Email | Registration Link |
| March 12 | Edmonton | Comm Dev- Box | GELC | Anna-Lise Hobday | executivedirector@gelc.ab.ca | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
| March 24-25 | Grand Prairie | Comm Dev- Box | Grand Prairie | Miranda McCartney | mirandamccartney@hotmail.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
| April 15 | Calgary | Comm Dev- Box | CDLA | Melinda Bevis | melinda@calgarylacrosse.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
| April 15 | Edmonton | Comm Dev- Box Women-Only | ALA | ALA | info@albertalacrosse.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
| April 16 | Calgary | Comm Dev- Box | CDLA | Melinda Bevis | melinda@calgarylacrosse.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
| April 16 | Edmonton | Comm Dev- Box | GELC | Anna-Lise Hobday | executivedirector@gelc.ab.ca | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
| April 16 | Medicine Hat | Comm Dev- Box | SALA | Sarah MacKenzie | mhlc.president@gmail.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
| April 22 | Calgary | Comm Dev- Box Women-Only | ALA | ALA | info@albertalacrosse.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
| April 23 | Calgary | Comm Dev- Box | CDLA | Melinda Bevis | melinda@calgarylacrosse.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
| April 23 | Lloydminster | Comm Dev- Box | WLA | Mike Groves | groverslax@yahoo.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
| April 30 | Calgary | Comm Dev- Box | CDLA | Melinda Bevis | melinda@calgarylacrosse.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
| April 30 | Lacombe | Comm Dev- Box | CALL | Angela Nygaard | centralalbertalacrosse@gmail.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
| May 3-4 | Edmonton | Comm Dev- Box | GELC | Anna-Lise Hobday | executivedirector@gelc.ab.ca | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
| May 13 | Calgary | Comm Dev- Box | CDLA | Melinda Bevis | melinda@calgarylacrosse.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
| May 14 | Calgary | Comm Dev- Box | CDLA | Melinda Bevis | melinda@calgarylacrosse.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
| May 28 | Red Deer | Comm Dev- Box | CALL | Angela Nygaard | centralalbertalacrosse@gmail.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
| March 18-19 | Edmonton | Comp Intro- Box | GELC | Anna-Lise Hobday | executivedirector@gelc.ab.ca | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
| April 14-16 | Okotoks | Comp Intro- Box | RMLL | Christine Thielen | christinethielen@hotmail.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
| April 15-16 | Cold Lake | Comp Intro- Box | WLA | Mike Groves | groverslax@yahoo.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
| April 22-23 | Edmonton | Comp Intro- Box | GELC | Anna-Lise Hobday | executivedirector@gelc.ab.ca | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
| April 29-30 | Lacombe | Comp Intro- Box | CALL | Angela Nygaard | centralalbertalacrosse@gmail.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
| May 6-7 | Calgary | Comp Intro- Box | CDLA | Melinda Bevis | melinda@calgarylacrosse.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
| May 6-7 | Taber | Comp Intro- Box | SALA | Mike Materi | mtmateri@gmail.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
| May 13-14 | Edmonton | Comp Intro- Box | GELC | Anna-Lise Hobday | executivedirector@gelc.ab.ca | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
| May 27-28 | Innisfail | Comp Intro- Box | CALL | Angela Nygaard | centralalbertalacrosse@gmail.co |
Professional Coach Development Opportunities
There are several recommended online coaching courses that coaches of any level can complete at any time on The Locker which will enhance your knowledge as a coach, and help you bring success to your team.
To find these coaching courses follow these easy steps:
- login to your account at The Locker.
- Click ELEARNING along the top navigation bar.
- Select Multi-sport along the left navigation bar.
- Select your course.
- Enjoy becoming a stronger coach.
Responsible Coaching
Alberta Lacrosse has taken the pledge and is now a proud Champion of the Responsible Coaching Movement. By making this pledge, our sports organization is committing to implementing supportive policies and processes that adhere to the Responsible Coaching Movement to ensure the safety and protection of our athletes and coaches and provide our coaches with the tools and training necessary to model ethical behavior. The Responsible Coaching Movement (RCM) is a multi-phase system-wide movement, coordinated by the Coaching Association of Canada and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport that has the potential to affect all sports organizations and coaches.
The First Phase of the RCM focuses on three key areas:
- Rule of Two: the Rule of Two serves to protect minor athletes in potentially vulnerable situations by ensuring that more than one adult is present. Vulnerable situations can include closed doors meetings, travel, and training environments.
- Background Screening: the background screening process involves using a number of different tools to ensure coaches meet the necessary security requirements to coach athletes. These tools include comprehensive job postings, criminal record checks, interviews, and reference checks.
- Respect and Ethics Training: increasing coaches’ ethical conduct and behavior toward athletes requires that coaches be trained to understand what it means to act ethically. This training would include the Make Ethical Decisions module within the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP), as well as training in abuse and harassment prevention, such as Respect in Sport, before and during their coaching career.
Working closely with our members and clubs, we will identify realistic ways and means to entrench the Responsible Coaching Movement across our sport and enhance the safety of our athletes and the ethical conduct of our coaches.
