“A good coach can change a game.
A great coach can change a life”.
NCCP Coach Education
The National Coach Certification Program and Canada Basketball have developed 3 coaching certification pathways that are dependent on the age of athlete you are coaching.
To register for any NCCP Basketball clinic sign up for a free account on Canada Basketball’s coaching website GamePlanBasketball.ca
then go to workshops and select the course you would like to attend.
Upcoming 2025 Clinics:
Learn to Train
1) Mistawasis October 18th
2) Virtual/Saskatoon Nov 5th and 6th (virtual), Nov 22nd Saskatoon
3) Virtual/Regina Nov 5th and 6th (virtual), Nov 16th Regina
4) Regina November 15th and 16th
Community Sport
Fundamentals Coach
Designed for the first-time coach of athletes in the FUNdamentals stage (ages 6-8 females/6-9 males) of athlete development, this six-hour, in-class and in the gym workshop will help you understand who you are coaching, provide you with the basic skills for planning a practice, and show you how to teach those skills in a fun and inclusive way
Introduction to Competition
Learn to Train
Learn to plan and teach fundamental skills and concepts appropriate for athletes in the Learn to Train stage (ages 8-11 females/9-12 males) of athlete development in this 2 day workshop with in-class and on court experience
Train to Train
Advance your coaching with this workshop designed for coaches of athletes 12-16 years old. Acquire coaching skills that help develop proper training and good basketball habits for maximizing athletes’ abilities. Must take L2T before you can take this course.
Competition Development - Advanced
Train to Compete
Coaches looking to develop athletes at the senior high school, university, and college levels will benefit from this program. Three sport specific modules make up this course which is part of the standard for coaches working at the Canada Games level. Topics covered include performance planning and scouting, and integration of advanced skills. Coaches are also required to complete six multi-sport modules in the certification process.
Sport Specific Modules:
Planning
Strategies and Tactics
Teaching Skills
Multi-Sport Modules
Coaching and Leading Effectively
Managing Conflict
Leading Drug Free Sport
Developing Athletic Abilities
Prevention and Recovery
Psychology of Performance
Saskatchewan Basketball Coaching Community
Basketball Saskatchewan is excited to announce the creation of the Saskatchewan Basketball Coaching Community (SBCC). This is a membership based group that represents, develops and unites all coaches at every level in the province. The SBCC is geared toward community, club, high school, college and university coaches who seek to increase their knowledge and understanding in the sport of basketball. The SBCC will bring together Saskatchewan coaches to help develop basketball in the province.
Program Benefits
Opportunity to attend monthly virtual Coach Development Meetings (CDMs) with round table discussions and special presentations
Opportunity to attend in person social events / meet & greets
Access to our monthly membership newsletter “SBCC: Beyond the Bench”
Additional benefits to be released throughout the year
Additional Benefits from our Partners at Canada Basketball
10% discount on all Canada Basketball hosted professional development events (including: CB Super Clinic, Women in Basketball Month, Coach Schools, etc.)
Seasonal discount offers on CB webstore
How to Register
Use the registration link below to take you to our RAMP registration system
The link to all virtual sessions will be sent out the day of the session to the email address on file
2025/2026 SBCC Education Sessions
Registered members of SBCC will receive links via email to register for sessions as they are added to our calendar.
December 15th 7pm Presenter Mike Mackay (Canada Basketball)
Coaching Stewardship and How to Train Your Eye
How coaches lead the growth of the game
What should you be watching for during games
Jan 12th 7pm SK Time Presenter Mike Mackay (Canada Basketball)
Spacing and Next Best Actions
Jan 26th 7pm SK Time Presenter Benjamin Li (Jr. NBA/Canada Basketball)
Coaching in the Jr. NBA Program
tips for coaching at the fundamentals level
Feb 9th 7pm Presenter Paul Humbert (NCCP Facilitator and Former Technical Director with BSI)
Constraints Based Approach to Coaching
How to make your drills more game like
