Coaching Association of Canada
The Coaching Association of Canada(CAC) is a not-for-profit amateur sport organization with the mandate to improve the effectiveness of coaching across all levels of the sport system. It is located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1970 as a result of recommendations of the Task Force on Sport for Canadians.
CAC and its partners run a coaching system that has a goal of reaching 100,000 NCCP-trained coaches who will impact 1,000,000 athletes each year by 2010.
Programs and Services
- National Coaching Certification Program
- National Coaching Institutes
- Coaching Internship Program
- Women in Coaching Program
- Sport Nutrition Advisory Committee
- Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif Conference
Outreach Initiatives
- Investors Group Community Coaching Conferences and Volunteer Sport Administrator Awards
- General Motors Making Dreams Possible Program (High performance Coach Grants and Community Club Coaching Grants)
- Gatorade Sport Nutrition Online Services
- Canadian Committee for Antibiotic Resistance
Awards
The CAC gives the Geoff Gowan Award as a lifetime achievement award to coaches. The prize was named after former technical director and president Geoffrey Gowan.[1] Previous winners include: Jack Donahue, Doug Clement, Al Morrow, Donald Dion, Charles Cardinal, Andy Higgins, Tim Frick, Allison McNeill, Lyle Sanderson, Dru Marshall and Keith Russell.