Aboriginal Apprentice Coaching Program

(AACP)

The Aboriginal Apprentice Coach Program (AACP) is a partnership between the Aboriginal Sport Circle (ASC), Canada's Provincial/Territorial Aboriginal Sport Bodies (PTASBs), Provincial/Territorial Coaching Representatives (PTCRs), the Canada Games Council (CGC), and the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC).

AACP objectives include:

  • Building coaching capacity within Indigenous communities.
  • Providing Aboriginal apprentice coaches with domestic multi-sport games exposure.
  • Providing Aboriginal apprentice coaches with professional development and learning opportunities to prepare them for high level coaching and ensure an increase in their level of NCCP certification to a minimum of Competition - Development, Trained. (Apprentices complete training within 12 months following the Games)
  • Exposing Aboriginal apprentice coaches to elite/high performance coaches.
  • Ensuring Aboriginal apprentice coaches are prepared to handle a meaningful role during the Canada Games experience.

Jacob Ruest

ACM Coordinator

jruest@aboriginalsportcircle.ca