Coaching Clinics
DATES: APR 18TH & 19TH
LOCATION: SOFTBALL VALLEY
PREREQUISITES: Foundations of Coaching Softball Part 1 AND Make Ethical Decisions (offered through The Locker)
Lethbridge Minor Softball will reimburse the course fee if you are coaching a team for Lethbridge Minor Softball. Submit form along with receipt of payment.
COMMUNITY SOFTBALL
The Community Softball context is typically for either youth participating in a recreational environment, or masters participants participating for recreation, fitness, and socialization reasons. The participants are in the Active for Life stage of long-term athlete development. The role of the coach is to encourage participants to continue their involvement in the sport.
For Softball Alberta Provincial Championships in categories that do not lead to a Western or Canadian Championship, at least one coach must be Community Softball Trained. Trained status is granted once a coach has completed the Foundations of Coaching Softball pre-requisite, attended all portions of the Community Softball clinic and completed their Make Ethical Decisions Online Evaluation.
The Community Softball clinic is offered completely in person over 1.5 days - coaches will attend all modules held at a facility equipped with classroom/boardroom space and gym space.
The weekend will have coaches attend a blend of modules in the classroom and technical coaching skills in the gym. Coaches will need to have a glove, shoes & clothing appropriate for physical activity in the gym, pen/pencil for classroom portion and it is strongly recommended coaches bring a lunch as there is not a ton of time during the break.
Coaches will be provided with a Softball Canada Rulebook, a Community Softball Workbook and a Community Softball Technical Manual at the clinic.
REGISTRATION FOR CLINIC
Update for 2026: Make Ethical Decisions Changes
New coaches UNDERLINED TEXT is for you.
As of April 1, 2026:
- Coaches will no longer have access to the current MED online evaluation module, nor NCCP multi-sport or sport-specific MED training.
- Coaches will be required to access NCCP MED through The Locker. The new eLearning module will feature both the training and evaluation.
- Coaches who have completed MED training and online evaluation will continue to have this indicated on their transcript and will not need to complete the new eLearning module.
- Coaches who are mid-stream - those who have completed in-person training but have not yet completed the online evaluation or are in the middle of the online evaluation -will have until March 31, 2026, 11:59:59 PT to complete the current online evaluation module. Coaches who do not complete the current online evaluation module by March 31, 2026, 11:59:59 PT will need to complete the entire new eLearning module, which includes both training and evaluation. However, they will not be charged again to access the new module.
- Coaches who previously completed the MED training and online evaluation will not have free access to the new eLearning module and can reference their existing MED Coach Workbook as a resource.
- Coaches who previously (before April 1, 2026) completed only the NCCP MED Online Evaluation and are required to take training to satisfy a training pathway will need to take the new NCCP MED eLearning module. Similar to the current process, they will be required to pay.
- New coaches will be required to complete their training and evaluation via the new eLearning module as of April 1, 2026. Once a coach has paid for the eLearning module, they will have the ability to access it at any time via The Locker.
- The eLearning module can be completed via computer (laptop or desktop), tablet, or mobile phone; however, the CAC will work with partners to look at and develop alternative learning methods for those coaches who cannot access eLearning.
