Be part of the National Coaches Week celebrations Sept 16-22! 

National Coaches Week (NCW) starts tomorrow! This year, the sport community celebrates the 10th anniversary of the campaign. The milestone event holds particular significance as it underscores the profound influence coaches wield across all demographics. There’s no better time to recognize and celebrate the integral role coaches play and the tremendous positive impact they have on participants and communities across Canada. With activities held across the country to celebrate coaching, NCW provides coaches with the recognition they deserve for the time they devote to ensuring people in Canada can live an active, healthy lifestyle.

Here’s how you can take part 

1. Download the FREE National Coaches Week Participation Guide  

Get promotional graphics and images, additional social media content, and posters, and many other materials that you can use to publicly recognize and thank the coaches in your life. 

2. Enjoy FREE or discounted NCCP education: During National Coaches Week, you can diversify your coaching knowledge with FREE NCCP education.  

 To access these modules for free, you must start the module on the date indicated below: 

• September 16: NCCP Coach Initiation in Sport 
• September 17: NCCP Creating a Positive Sport Environment 
• September 18: NCCP Sport Nutrition 
• September 19: NCCP Coaching Athletes with a Disability 

You can also check out our already-free eLearning modules, including: 

• NCCP Making Head Way in Sport 
• NCCP Emergency Action Plan 
• Support Through Sport series 
• Mental Health in Sport – now available in 10 languages 

3. Get social and share your story!  

Follow all the NCW social media action on Facebook,  X, and Instagram using #CoachesWeek and #ThanksCoach. Then join us and the rest of the sport community in recognizing coaches for the integral role they play by simply saying #ThanksCoach to a coach that had an impact on you or your community.  

We’ve created an animated GIF to add to your Instagram story! Search the GIF library for “National Coaches Week” to add the sticker to your story. 

Use some of the social media posts provided in the Participation Guide to join the conversation! 

To stay up to date on everything leading up to National Coaches Week, including ideas on how you can take part, visit coach.ca/NCW.  Follow along on social media using #CoachesWeek and #ThanksCoach. Also, watch and share the National Coaches Week official video for added inspiration. 

From Sept 16-22, we look forward to seeing how you and the rest of the sport community will join us in saying thanks to deserving coaches from coast to coast to coast! 

From all the staff at the Coaching Association of Canada - Thanks Coach!