Beginners Instruction (Level 1) Coaching Course
We’ll be hosting a Beginners Instruction (level 1) coaching course on July 6-7th in Edmonton from 9am to 5pm both days. The course will be held at the Westchester Boxing Club (11 Airport Road). The cost of the course is $150 and will be conducted by Rick Jamerson. Payment will be required prior to the course. An e-transfer can be sent to albertaboxing@gmail.com. All participants must register as a coach to get credit for the course (registration form, criminal record and vulnerable sector check and $100 registration fee). To register for the course, log into the locker and click on “calendar” and then select July 6th and the course will pop up. Contact the office if you have any questions.
Eligible Coaches to Corner Boxers
For the 2023-24 season and beyond, Boxing Alberta requires registered coaches to reach a certain status regarding their coaching certification to corner boxers (the coach in the ring). The following document shows the coaches eligible to corner.
Eligible Coaches (Updated April 12th 2024)
*There will be consequences for any coach that corners a boxer who knowingly is not on the Eligible Coaches list.
2023-24 Season
The 2023-24 season will begin on September 1st 2023. A reminder to all coaches that the registration fee for this season is $100.
Coaching Certification Requirements
Come September 2023, coaches are required to be Beginners Instruction (level 1) certified to corner (the coach in the ring). Please see the letter pertaining to this.
How to Get Into The Locker
Go to coach.ca
Click “the locker” (top righthand corner)
Sign in and then there is access to your personal profile
How to Become a Certified Instruction Beginners (Level 1)
There are 3 steps you must take to become certified: take the 2 day coaching course, complete 3 courses through the NCCP (sport nutrition, planning a practice, and make ethical decisions), and then be evaluated through Boxing Canada.
Coach Registration
Coaches must register with Boxing Alberta. In addition to the registration paperwork and the registration fee of $100, coaches require a current (less than 5 years) Criminal Record Check with the Vulnerable Sector in order to register. Boxing Alberta considers these valid for 5 years from date of completion.
More information on registration can be found here: https://www.boxingalberta.com/athlete-lists/registration
Registered Coaches List
Coaches Rotation List
Coaches Traveling with Boxing Alberta Provincial Teams must have a Police Security Check and photocopy of your valid Passport into the Boxing Office 1 month prior to departure.
Coaches Rotation List criteria
| Name | Club Affiliation | NCCP Certification | |
| 1. | Bill Brennan | Southside | 3 |
| 2. | Rob Carswell | Red Deer | 3 |
| 3. | Ken Scullion | Lac La Biche | 4 |
| 4. | Lee Tanghe | Slave Lake | 2 |
| 5. | Rick Jamerson | Southside Legion | 3 |
| 6. | Chris Murphy | Hinton | 2 |
| 7. | Dana Paulson | Southside Legion | 3 |
| 8. | Sylvio Fex | Avenue | 5 |
| 9. | Bobbi Bourbeau | Boxing Club Spruce Grove | 2 |
| 10. | John Bourbeau | Boxing Club Spruce Grove | 2 |
| 11. | Lucas George | Humble Boxing Academy | 2 |
| 12. | Jody Wheaton | Cougar | 2 |
| 13. | Vincent Owens | Mastiff | 2 |
| 14. | Kerry Fahlman | Medicine Hat | 3 |
| 15. | Jessica Sparrow | Calgary Boxing Club | 2 |
| 16. | Doug Harder | Bowmont | 4 |
| 17. | Leo Marsh | Westchester | 2 |
| 18. | Louise Lepore | Westchester | 2 |
| 19. | Warren Grenier | Southpaw/Goldenstars | 2 |
| 20. | Vlad Goldenstein | Southpaw/Goldenstars | 2 |
| 21. | Michael Manuel | Legacy | 2 |
| 22. | Heather Verhoeven | 3 |
Boxing Canada adopts New Coaching Model
As part of our Coaching development System, the Board of Directors at this years Boxing Canada Semi Annual Meeting in Cornwall, passed the following requirement outline in the table below for all its coaches. This legislation will be phased-in as coaches will be allowed a transition period to January 01, 2013 to attain the required certification.
|
Boxing Canada`s terminology |
Apprentice Coach |
Club Coach |
Competition-Coach |
High Performance Coach |
|
NCCP Contexts |
Instruction Beginners |
Competition Introduction |
Competition Development |
Competition High Performance |
|
LTAD |
*Active for life *Fundamental | *Learn to Box *Train to Box | *Train to compete | *Train for Peak Performance |
| Level of Competition | *Club Shows | *Provincial Junior Championships *National Junior Championships | *Provincial Youth & Elite Championships *National Youth & Elite Championships * Canada Games *Youth International Competitions *Elite minor International Competitions | *Olympic Games *World Championships *World Cups *Commonwealth Games *Pan American Games *Francophone Games |
| Certification Requirements |
Apprentice Coach certified Or NCCP Level 1 |
Club Coach certified Or NCCP Level 2 |
Competition-Coach Boxing certified Or NCCP Level 3 or Level 4 |
High Performance Boxing certified Or NCCP Level 4 or 5 |