The sport of Cross Country Skiing relies on qualified volunteer coaches and officials to train athletes and run race events. There are well-established national coaching and officials development programs for cross-country skiing and biathlon in Canada involving several levels of certification and opportunities to travel to major ski events around the province, country and ultimately the world! It all starts at the club level.

It is a National policy that coaches are required to complete the Intro To Community Coach Course(16hrs) in order to supervise, instruct or coach ski activities for children under the age of 16 years. The NCCP certification program is undergoing changes a FAQ can be read here.

NCCP PROGRESSION:
* Introduction to Community Coaching (ICC) Workshop (10 hrs). This program is directed at coaches working with novice skiers and specifically children under six years of age (Active Start stage of athlete development).
* Community Coaching (CC) Workshop (16 hrs). This program is directed at coaches working with children six to nine years of age (FUNdamentals stage of athlete development). Snow is required for the teaching of this course.
* Learning to Train - (L2T - Dryland) Workshop (16 hrs). This program is directed at coaches working with children ten to twelve years of age (Learning to Train stage of athlete development). Courses should be held prior to the snow season.
* Learning to Train - (L2T On-snow) Workshop (16 hours). This program is also directed at coaches working with children ten to twelve years of age. Snow is required