Details: We invite coaches to participate in this session catered specifically to them and the challenges they may face in Children's Ringette this season In this session, Michelle MacRae will speak to the Children's Ringette transition and share strategies coaches can implement into their season and planning to help participants have the most positive sport experience possible.
Speaker: Michelle MacRae
About Michelle: Michelle MacRae started coaching with her father at the age of 12 when her younger sister started in Bunnies and since then, she has never looked back. She has enjoyed both playing and officiating at a competitive level but has always known that coaching was her true passion. She is a Ringette Canada coach developer, coach evaluator and learning facilitator. Since its inception in 2018, Michelle has been a mentor with Ringette BC’s Female Mentorship program and has participated in the BC Winter Games as a part of the Master Coach Mentorship program. One noted highlight was coaching her 18+ team vs the Czech Republic in a friendship game during the 2019 World Ringette Championships. Michelle is a mom of four and in addition to ringette, also coaches baseball and lacrosse. Michelle is excited to bring her experiences from coaching athletes of all ages and abilities in a variety of sports to this session to help find the coaching spark in others.
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Details: We invite coaches to participate in this mental training session catered specifically to them and the challenges they may face in coaching. In this session, Dr. Carl Nienhuis will speak to the basics of sport psychology and useful strategies coaches can implement to improve their mental game.
Speaker: Carl Nienhuis
About Carl: Dr. Carl Nienhuis is a Mental Performance Consultant (MPC) and Assistant Professor at UFV based out of Chilliwack, B.C. Carl provides mental skills training and support by working with athletes, coaches and other sport science professionals, actively consulting and counselling numerous athletes and performers across a wide-range of disciplines and competitive levels. Carl's performance coaching philosophy is built on seeking to experience meaning through appreciating and responding to others and to the demands of the moment. Aside from a few years spent in Ottawa completing his graduate studies in sport psychology, Carl has spent the majority of his life nestled in BC's beautiful Fraser Valley.
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*This webinar will be presented in English only. Any materials can be translated on request following the presentation.
Détails : Des études ont montré à plusieurs reprises que les filles et les femmes abandonnent le sport à un taux beaucoup plus élevé que les garçons. À l’adolescence, une fille sur trois abandonne le sport, contre seulement un garçon sur dix. Au-delà de l’adolescence, les femmes de 19 à 31 ans font du sport deux fois moins souvent que les hommes.
Dans cet atelier virtual conçu pour les entraîneurs, les responsables des loisirs, les enseignants et les administrateurs du sport, les participants exploreront :
Conférencier : Femmes canadiennes dans le sport
The LTD Framework, What, Why, and Getting Involved in the Process Together Video
Retaining Girls in Sport & Physical Activity (english) Video
Coaching Association Initiatives and Opportunities Video
Goalie Coaching for U14 and above Video
Goalie Coaching for U12 and below Video
A Courageous Conversation for Coaches Video
2021, November 3rd
Details: The renewed LTD resource will impact all aspects of ringette participation in Canada; guiding appropriate athlete development, influencing coach education, encouraging officials development, generating meaningful competition and much more.
In this session, we would like to invite you to discuss the upcoming changes with us and get involved in the conversation as our community is essential. Your lived experiences will support an implementation strategy and identify feasible methods of evaluation.
Speaker: Vicki Harber
About Vicki: Vicki is Professor Emeritus at the University of Alberta from the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport & Recreation. Currently she consults with Canada’s Sport for Life team to help advance physical literacy and long-term athlete development while improving the quality of sport across Canada. Experiences from 2 Olympic teams with Rowing Canada, researching the female athlete as an academic, coaching a girls’ soccer team and being a parent fuel her passion for this work. Vicki knows that much more than content knowledge is needed to bring quality sport to life in our country; it is essential to work collaboratively and build relationships grounded in trust and humility at all levels of leadership. Her greatest joy comes from working with those who are willing to examine the “way things are done” and not afraid to do the right thing for the right reason.
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The LTD Framework, What, Why, & Getting Involved in the Process Together Video
*This webinar was presented in English only. Any materials can be translated on request following the presentation.
2021, November 9th
Details: Studies have repeatedly shown that girls and women drop out of sport at a significantly higher rate than boys. As girls enter adolescence, 1 in 3 drop out of sport compared to just 1 in 10 boys. Beyond adolescence, women 19-31 years old participate in sport at just half the rate of men.
In this 90-minute, virtual workshop is designed for coaches, recreation leaders, teachers and sport administrators, participants will explore:
Speaker: Canadian Women in Sport
Retaining Girls in Sport & Physical Activity (english) Video
*This webinar was presented in English only. Any materials can be translated on request following the presentation.
2020, September 22nd
Join us as we welcome staff from the Coaching Association of Canada and their provincial partner office Coach New Brunswick as we discuss initiatives and opportunities offered to coaches across Canada.
The CAC conversation includes discussion on topics such as National Coaches Week, Responsible Coaching Movement, Rule of Two and Professional Development.
With Coach NB, the conversation includes discussion on topics such as opportunities available from your Provincial Coaching Associations across Canada, the role of Provincial Coaching Associations in the NCCP (where do they fit with your coach education pathway), free education, grants and mentorship opportunities.
Coaching Association Initiatives and Opportunities Video
2020, September 15th
Keely Brown and Heather Konkin give helpful tips for coaching #ringette goalies. Topics of discussion include preparation, warm-up, incorporating the goalies more intentionally into your practice plans, and the ringette goalie mentality.
U14 and above Video
U12 and below Video
*This webinar was be presented in English only. Any materials can be translated on request following the presentation.
2020, August 19th
This pandemic is asking a lot of us as human beings, and many of us are feeling uncertain and drained, even as we feel excited to begin to shift from lock-down to Return to Ringette.
As you consider how best to re-engage with the athletes you care about, you might be asking yourself some of these questions:
● How have I been personally affected by COVID-19?
● How do I feel about returning to ringette?
● In what ways can I support my athletes to ensure they are physically, socially, and emotionally ready to return to ringette?
We are inviting ringette coaches from coast to coast to join us for a Courageous Conversation for Coaches.
A Courageous Conversation for Coaches Video