Dear Judo Coaches and Instructors:

The Canadian Sport Centre Ontario in partnership with the Coaches Association of Ontario, are hosting the Ontario Coaches Conference on February 22^nd – 25^th, 2007, in Toronto (Don Valley & Eglinton) at the Crowne-Plaza Hotel. This conference has been created with the intent to provide you with an opportunity to further your NCCP education goals, meet coaches from other sports and to inspire you about coaching again.

Judo Ontario Level 3 Technical Course

This course is being presented by Jim Walker and Ron Angus, with Tudor O. Bompa as a special speaker for 2 sessions.

The judo specific technical clinic schedule is as follows.

You will also have the opportunity to attend multi-sport sessions that will address some of the hottest topics in coaching. The line up of presenters includes:

• ·  Sheilagh Croxon          LTAD – Thursday
• ·  Dick Pound                 Ethics – Friday
• ·  Alex Baumann             Keynote Friday Dinner
• ·  Robert Schinke           Sport Psych – Saturday
• ·  Greg Gannon              PETs – Sunday
• ·  Barrie Shepley            MC Awards – Saturday evening
• ·  Peter Fonseca            Awards/Regards from the Ministry

The Ontario Coaches Conference will have 8 sports on board to host sport specific NCCP Level 2 and 3 Technical Clinics as well as offer an NCCP Level 3 Theory course and a NCI Task. On Saturday and Sunday of this conference Judo Ontario will be offering the Level Three Technical coaching certification. There will be further work needed on another weekend at Full Circle Judo Club. This is necessary as there are no mats or weights available at the hotel.  The course also covers more than the time allotted on the 24^th and 25^th of February. For more information on the conference or on how to register for a Level 3 visit www.coachesontario.ca/q4g

Thanks to Quest for Gold funding, coaches can participate in the conference for a nominal fee. Costs include $25 for conference fee, $88 for meal plan and accommodation (based on double occupancy) is available at $33.50 per night per person.  These costs include a NCCP Technical Clinic OR NCCP Level 3 Theory OR an NCI Task 19 as well as attendance to two generic sessions and a ticket to the Coaching Excellence Awards Gala. There are also travel, hotel and registration subsidies to make this accessible for any Level 2 coaches across the province to attend.

The registration deadline date is Friday, February 16^th, 2007. Although registration extends until February 16^th, spaces in workshops are filling up and hotel accommodations are also in high demand. SO DO NOT DELAY. For more information call Judo Ontario’s toll free number: 1-866-553-JUDO.

Ontario Coaching Excellence Awards

There are four categories of awards which refer to the type of athlete the coach is primarily responsible for. In each category both male and female coaches will be recognized.

·        Recreational / Grass Roots Category

·        Developmental Category

·        School Sport Category

·        High Performance Category 

If you have any suggestions contact Judo Ontario at 1-866-553-JUDO. If there is someone you would like to nominate, nomination forms can be found online at: www.coachesontario.ca. All complete nomination forms and any supporting documents must be received by Wednesday January 24^th, 2007 at 4:00 pm, at the Judo Ontario office (1185 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto).

Sincerely,

Richard Targosz,
Chairman of NCCP – C-BETT
Judo Ontario