Certification and Qualifications

If coaches want players to pursue individual improvement, they should believe in continuous learning and professional development themselves.


National Coaching Institute

Coach Bourgase has been granted a Certificate in High Performance Coaching (Basketball) from National Coaching Institute (Ontario).


Presentations

F.I.B.A. Coaching License

Coach Bourgase is a F.I.B.A. Certified Coach.

National Coaching Certification Program

Coach Bourgase is in the process of completing Level 5 in the National Coaching Certification Program (N.C.C.P.).

Read more about the new N.C.C.P. modules.

Competition Introduction Modules

  • Basic Mental Skills (March 2014)
  • Design a Basic Sport Program (May 2014)
  • Making Ethical Decisions (November 2013)
  • Nutrition (April 2013)
  • Planning a Practice (April 2014)
  • Teaching & Learning (March 2014)

Competition Development Modules

  • Advanced Practice Planning (October 2016)
  • Coaching & Leading Effectively (September 2013)
  • Developing Athletic Abilities (October 2013)
  • Leading Drug Free Sport (October 2013)
  • Managing a Sports Program (September 2016)
  • Managing Conflict (January 2014)
  • Planning for Performance (October 2016)
  • Prevention & Recovery of Injury (January 2014)
  • Psychology of Performance (August 2011)
  • Resistance Training (February 2014)

Community Coach Modules

Professional Development Modules

Learning Facilitator Modules

  • Functions of an NCCP Learning Facilitator (April 2014)
  • Elements of an effective Learning Activity (April 2014)
  • Nature of the Group (April 2014)
  • Stages of Group Development (April 2014)

Coach Evaluator Modules

  • Overview of the Workshop and the NCCP  (August 2016)
  • The Certification Process (August 2016)
  • Learning to Debrief (August 2016)
  • Action Planning (August 2016)
  • Sport-Specific Training (May 2016)

Master Coach Developer

  • Role of the Master Learning Facilitator/Master Evaluator  (September 2016)
  • electing Learning Facilitators and Coach Evaluators (September 2016)
  • Evaluating Learning Facilitators (September 2016)
  • Mentoring Coach Developers (September 2016)
  • Training Coach Developers (September 2016)
  • Evaluating Coach Evaluators (September 2016)