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2025 VBC Requirements
VBC has made some substantial changes in our 2025 coach education requirements. These changes were made in order to make it simpler and easier for coaches and clubs in their coach education journey. Some of these changes are:
- The removal of Advanced Development requirements for 18U and 17U Head Coaches
- The removal of Certification Requirements for all Head Coaches
- The removal of different requirements for different divisions
- The removal of the Development Coach Workshop as a 14U Head Coach requirement.
2025 VC Requirements
VC has also made some substantial changes to their 2025 coach education requirements in hopes to simplify and make it easier for coaches and clubs. Some of these are similar to VBC’s changes and some of them are different. These changes are:
- All Coaches attending VC Nationals will need Foundations of Volleyball.
- All Head Coaches, coaching at their third plus VC Nationals will need to be a Certified Development Coach.
- The removal of Advanced Development requirements for 18U and 17U Head Coaches.
The NCCP guides Volleyball BC’s youth club system within the framework of the Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model. Each NCCP course has three distinct phases toward certification. Completion of each phase provides the coach with one of three designations: “In Training”, “Trained”, or “Certified”. For more information on the pathways and how to get certified, please follow the links below.
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For information on the training & certification levels please visit the Volleyball Canada website or read through the Volleyball Canada NCCP Pathway Overview.
The Coaching Association of Canada is implementing a Maintenance of Certification Policy, which Volleyball Canada will be adopting. The NCCP Professional Development Policy will be implemented starting January 1, 2014, where coaches will need to accrue points over a 5 year span. For more details and a FAQ section please follow the Coaching Association of Canada linkhere. For more details on Volleyball specific professional development please follow the Volleyball Canada link here.
You can check your NCCP transcript online via the NCCP Locker Database. In the database, you will be able to view and update your personal information, monitor your coaching records, and print a certification transcript.
Coaching Resources
Check out our new VBC Coach Dev. Instagram geared towards supporting coaches.
Coach Dev. Hub
Check out our VBC Coach Development Hub for past Newsletters, Articles, Development Coach Workshop Materials and more.
Youtube
Check out our new youtube Channel specifically for VBC Coaches.
Coach.ca
Coach.ca is the central hub for all coaches in Canada offering numerous NCCP coaching courses, webinars and and more.
viaSport
ViaSport is BC's governing body for all sports. Check out there Coach Resource Hub and much more here.
Volleyball Canada
VC is the governing Volleyball body of Canada. Check out there Coach resources here.
Upcoming Events
Development Coach Workshops
Month | Online #1 | Online #2 | Online #3 | Deadline | Time | Facilitator |
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Nov. | 4th | 7th | 12th | Nov. 1st | 7:30-9:30 pm | Darrin Moreira |
Dec. | 3rd | 10th | 17th | Dec. 1st | 7:00-9:00 pm | David Wildman |
Dec. | 12th | 16th | 19th | Dec. 10th | 6:30-8:30 pm | Gina Schmidt |
Jan. | 7th | 9th | 14th
| Jan. 1st | 7:30-9:30 pm | Gina Schmidt
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Jan. | 5th | 12th | 19th | Jan. 1st | 7:00-9:00 pm | Dave Wildman |
Feb. | 6th | 11th | 13th | Feb. 1st | 7:30-9:30 pm | Gina Schmidt |
Feb./Mar. | 9th | 16th | Mar. 2nd | Feb. 1st | 7:00-9:00 pm | Dave Wildman |
Mar. | 6th | 11th | 13th | Mar. 1st | 7:30-9:30 pm | Gina Schmidt |
Mar. | 9th | 16th | 23rd | Mar. 1st | 7:00-9:00 pm | Dave Wildman |
Apr. | 10th | 15th | 17th | Apr. 1st | 7:00-9:00 pm | Gina Schmidt |
To register for a workshop, go to the VC Coaching Center. Please note that all times are pst and you need to have completed Foundations of Volleyball before you will be eligible to register for a Dev. Coach Workshop. To see the 2025 VC and VBC Coach Requirements, click here.
Advanced Dev. Coach Workshop (Dates TBD)
Location | Online #1 | Online #2 | Online #3 | In-Person | Deadline | Facilitator |
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** Please Note, The Advanced Development Workshop is no longer a Volleyball Canada requirement and therefore VBC will be offering less Advanced Dev. Workshops. To see the 2025 VC and VBC Coach Requirements, click here.
Coach Opportunities
We are excited to announce that we will be offering the Female Coach Mentorship Program once again this year!
This program lead by SFU Head Coach, Gina Schmidt and VBC Staff Jackie Desilets is geared towards Female Head Coaches looking for some support, training, and connection in their coaching journey.
Space is limited and applications close Dec 1st. To apply, click the link below or if you have any questions email VBC Coach Development Manager, Ryan Adams at, coach@volleyballbc.org.