The goal of the Nova Scotia Community Coach Mentorship Program is to pair up experienced Nova Scotian coaches with upcoming, committed coaches who are looking to grow in their roles, to increase the opportunities for coaches to work with other coaches to see what other contexts look like and to increase the success rates of upcoming coaches.

The new sport-specific mentorship program has been designed to help with recruitment of coaches and aid athletes with their transition into coaches. If coaches would like to participate in the sport-specific program, they must identify a mentor/mentee from their region who has applied for the program and who they would like to be paired with for the duration of the program.

Who is this program for?

Mentees: Mentees must be currently coaching in addition to showing interest and motivation for continuing to develop as a coach. Mentees may be a new coach including an athlete looking to transition to a coach. Ultimately, mentees should meet the following criteria:

  • Coach athletes at least 4 months of the year
  • Complete or plan to complete some NCCP Training in their sport or multi-sport
  • Commit to monthly meetings with their mentor and bi-annual meetings with the group

Mentees will receive:

  •     Support from an experienced coach from within or outside of their sport
  •     NCCP Mentorship Training
  •     Up to $200 in funding towards other NCCP training (sport-specific or multi-sport)
  •     Networking opportunities with other coaches across the province
  •     50% off the Atlantic Coaches Conference

Mentors: Mentors are community and provincial level coaches who have the time and willingness to share their experience with upcoming coaches in their region. Mentors should meet the following criteria:

    Experienced coach in their sport (5+ years coaching)
    Completed a minimum of Competition Introduction training in their sport
    Commit to monthly meetings with their mentee, bi-annual meetings with the mentors and bi-annual meetings with the group

Mentors will receive:

  • NCCP Mentorship Training
  • Honorarium for their time
    • Sport-specific Mentors = $300/year
    • Multi-sport Mentors = $500/year
  • Networking opportunities with other coaches across the province
  • 50% off the Atlantic Coaches Conference