Opportunities:

If you are looking to become a Gymnastics Coach.  Contact us, we may be looking for all levels of coaches!

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Pre-CIT Program

• 13&14 years

• Must be a registered member of the club

• Club directed program 

• Mentorship program can take 1-2 years 

• May act as an assistant coach under one-on-one direct supervision of a certified coach

• May NOT supervise a group or spot any skill

• Follow direction provided by their supervising coach

Athlete levels they can coach:

• GFA programming

• Public Access Programs

• Active Start 

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Gymnastics Foundations coach IN TRAINING (CIT) 

• 15 years+

• Refers to coaches that have only completed Gymnastics Introduction and/or Theory course(s).

• May act as an assistant coach under direct supervision of a certified coach  

• May NOT supervise a group or spot any skill

• Follow direction provided by their supervising coach 

Athlete levels they can coach:

• GFA programming

• Public Access Programs

• Athletes 6+ years of age

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Gymnastics Foundations TRAINED

• Refers to coaches who have completed: GF THEORY + GF INTRODUCTION + GF SPORT SPECIFIC (Artistic Gymnastics, Trampoline, Active Start)

• May act as a coach or assistant coach under indirect supervision (within reasonable proximity - within eye-sight) of a certified coach

• May NOT teach Level 2 NCCP skills or inverted skills with flight

• Gymnastics Foundations coaches are required to follow the guidelines as per the relevant NCCP Gymnastics Foundations discipline manual

Athlete levels they can coach:

• GFA programming

• Public Access Programs

• CANGYM Burgundy – Purple

• Only Active Start Trained coaches can work with athletes 0-5 years of age.*

• WAG: CCP Level 1-2

• MAG: P1

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Gymnastics Foundations CERTIFIED

• 16 years+ to certify

• Refers to coaches who have completed: GF THEORY + GF INTRODUCTION + GF SPORT SPECIFIC + EVALUATION= CERTIFIED

• May supervise their own group 

• May act as a supervising coach to Pre-CIT or GF coach in training/trained.

• May NOT teach COMP 1 NCCP skills or inverted skills with flight (flipping)

• TG: May only coach non-inversion elements

• Gymnastics Foundations coaches are required to follow the guidelines as per the relevant NCCP Gymnastics Foundations discipline manual

Athlete levels they can coach:

• GFA programming

• Public Access Programs

• CANGYM Burgundy – Purple

• Only Active Start Trained coaches can work with athletes 0-5 years of age.*

• WAG: CCP Level 1-2

• MAG: P1

• TG: Pre-Competitive

• CANJUMP Levels 1-4 (all events) (non-inversion elements only)

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Comp 1 TRAINED + RiS program

• Competition Introduction THEORY + C1 TECHNICAL

• May act as a coach or assistant coach under supervision(within reasonable proximity - within eye-sight) of a Comp 1 certified coach.

• May spot athletes performing NCCP COMP 1 skills

• May NOT spot or teach Level 3 NCCP skills

• May NOT coach beyond scope of training

• May NOT supervise Gymnastics Foundations trained coaches

• May coach under indirect supervision of a certified coach (minimum C1 certified and 18 years +).

Athlete levels they can coach:

• GFA programming

• Public Access Programs

• CANGYM Burgundy – Purple

• Only Active Start Trained coaches can work with athletes 0-5 years of age.*

• WAG: CCP Level 1-2

• MAG: P1

• TG: Pre-Competitive

• CANJUMP Levels 1-4 (all events) (non-inversion elements only)

• CANGYM Blue - Yellow

• WAG - CCP Level 3 -7

• MAG-P2, P3, Elite 1-2

• CANJUMP 5-12 (all events)

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Comp 1 CERTIFIED

• C1 Theory + Technical + Evaluation=CERTIFIED

• May act as a supervising coach to C1 coaches in training/trained.

• MAG/WAG/TG: Required to access floor at Provincial & Western Championships

• REC: Required to access floor at Canadian and Western Gymnaestrada

Athlete levels they can coach:

• GFA programming

• Public Access Programs

• CANGYM Burgundy – Yellow

• Only Active Start Trained coaches can work with athletes 0-5 years of age.*

• WAG: CCP Level 1-7

• MAG: P1, P2, P3, Elite 1-2

• TG: Pre-Competitive

• CANJUMP Levels 1-4 (all events) (non-inversion elements only)

• CANJUMP 5-12 (all events)

• Tumbling P1-4, DMT P1-4

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Comp 2 TRAINED-Comp 4 CERTIFIED also available, look on the Alberta Gymnastics Federation website for more details.