What coaches will need to coach an OBA Rep team in 2008:

All new coaches must first begin training by taking an online course available at http://nccp.baseball.ca/. The fee for the online course is $37.45 and gives you access to on-line video drills, materials, practice plans and skill development tools in an easy to follow format. You continue to have access to the site after completing the on-line portion of the entry course.

In order to be certified to coach any Baseball Ontario program in 2008 (except Eliminations), all coaches must achieve Initiation Coach Trained Status, which means they must take the online course and the Initiation Module Workshop.

In order to be certified to coach at the 2008 Elimination Tournaments and National Tournaments should a team advance, all coaches on the team must be Regional Coach Trained, which means they must take the online course, the Initiation Module, a Skills Analysis Module, a Teaching and Learning Module, and a Planning Module. These modules can be taken in any sequence.

Coaches certified in the Old Stream (level 1, level 2, etc.) will not lose that certification as long as they continue to coach, and that certification will be recognized by both Baseball Ontario and Baseball Canada. If you are certified in the old stream, you must be fully certified level 1 (technical, practical, theory) for Baseball Ontario programs, and fully certified level 1 with level 2 technical for Eliminations and Nationals. If you are missing the theory component, it is still offered by the Coaching Association of Ontario (www.coachesontario.ca) under the name Introduction to Competition Part A.

All coaches, whether certified in the new stream or the old, must also take a free online evaluation called Making Ethical Decisions. It is available at http://nccpeval.coach.ca/production/med/e/index.asp?Language=English