Are you looking to get involved with lacrosse as a coach? Amazing!
We've made the process as easy and barrier free as possible so you can move from desire to bench-boss, assistant coach, or gate-swinger in no time. To get you familiar with the steps, check out how to become a lacrosse coach, which takes you from creating your NCCP number at coach.ca in step 1, to registering for a clinic in your area in step 3 - concept to coach just like that!
Are you an LGB or rural Club looking to recruit new coaches or want existing coaches to level-up? No problem, we have something for you too!
Check out our how to coordinate a coaching clinic cheat-sheet and then just follow the steps. Super easy!
These are the clinics already scheduled for the 2023 box lacrosse season. More will be added as we near the start of the season.
Date | Location | Clinic Level | Host LGB | Contact | Contact Email | Registration Link |
March 12 | Edmonton | Comm Dev- Box | GELC | Anna-Lise Hobday | executivedirector@gelc.ab.ca | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
March 24-25 | Grand Prairie | Comm Dev- Box | Grand Prairie | Miranda McCartney | mirandamccartney@hotmail.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
April 15 | Calgary | Comm Dev- Box | CDLA | Melinda Bevis | melinda@calgarylacrosse.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
April 15 | Edmonton | Comm Dev- Box Women-Only | ALA | ALA | info@albertalacrosse.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
April 16 | Calgary | Comm Dev- Box | CDLA | Melinda Bevis | melinda@calgarylacrosse.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
April 16 | Edmonton | Comm Dev- Box | GELC | Anna-Lise Hobday | executivedirector@gelc.ab.ca | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
April 16 | Medicine Hat | Comm Dev- Box | SALA | Sarah MacKenzie | mhlc.president@gmail.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
April 22 | Calgary | Comm Dev- Box Women-Only | ALA | ALA | info@albertalacrosse.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
April 23 | Calgary | Comm Dev- Box | CDLA | Melinda Bevis | melinda@calgarylacrosse.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
April 23 | Lloydminster | Comm Dev- Box | WLA | Mike Groves | groverslax@yahoo.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
April 30 | Calgary | Comm Dev- Box | CDLA | Melinda Bevis | melinda@calgarylacrosse.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
April 30 | Lacombe | Comm Dev- Box | CALL | Angela Nygaard | centralalbertalacrosse@gmail.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
May 3-4 | Edmonton | Comm Dev- Box | GELC | Anna-Lise Hobday | executivedirector@gelc.ab.ca | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
May 7 | Fort Saskatchewan | Comm Dev- Box | GELC | Anna-Lise Hobday | executivedirector@gelc.ab.ca | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
May 13 | Calgary | Comm Dev- Box | CDLA | Melinda Bevis | melinda@calgarylacrosse.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
May 14 | Calgary | Comm Dev- Box | CDLA | Melinda Bevis | melinda@calgarylacrosse.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
May 28 | Red Deer | Comm Dev- Box | CALL | Angela Nygaard | centralalbertalacrosse@gmail.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
May 31-June 1 | Calgary | Comm Dev- Box | CDLA | Lesley Hawke | melinda@calgarylacrosse.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
March 18-19 | Edmonton | Comp Intro- Box | GELC | Anna-Lise Hobday | executivedirector@gelc.ab.ca | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
April 14-16 | Okotoks | Comp Intro- Box | RMLL | Christine Thielen | christinethielen@hotmail.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
April 15-16 | Cold Lake | Comp Intro- Box | WLA | Mike Groves | groverslax@yahoo.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
April 22-23 | Edmonton | Comp Intro- Box | GELC | Anna-Lise Hobday | executivedirector@gelc.ab.ca | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
April 29-30 | Lacombe | Comp Intro- Box | CALL | Angela Nygaard | centralalbertalacrosse@gmail.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
May 6-7 | Calgary | Comp Intro- Box | CDLA | Melinda Bevis | melinda@calgarylacrosse.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
May 6-7 | Taber | Comp Intro- Box | SALA | Mike Materi | mtmateri@gmail.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
May 13-14 | Edmonton | Comp Intro- Box | GELC | Anna-Lise Hobday | executivedirector@gelc.ab.ca | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
May 13-14 | Fort McMurray | Comp Intro- Box | Wood Buffalo | Bob Niven | robert.niven@fmpsd.ab.ca | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
May 27-28 | Indus | Comp Intro- Box | CDLA | Melinda Bevis | melinda@calgarylacrosse.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
May 27-28 | Innisfail | Comp Intro- Box | CALL | Angela Nygaard | centralalbertalacrosse@gmail.com | https://nccp.lacrosse.ca/clinics.php |
There are no upcoming coach development opportunities at this time.
There are several recommended online coaching courses that coaches of any level can complete at any time on The Locker which will enhance your knowledge as a coach, and help you bring success to your team.
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The ALA has taken the pledge and is now a proud champion of the Responsible Coaching Movement!
By making this pledge, the ALA is showing our commitment to implementing supportive policies and processes that ensure the safety and protection of our athletes and coaches, and provide our coaches with the tools and training necessary to model ethical behavior.
The Responsible Coaching Movement (RCM) is a multi-phase. system-wide movement coordinated by the Coaching Association of Canada and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport that has the potential to affect all sports organizations and coaches in a positive way.
The first phase of the RCM focuses on three key areas:
With the support of the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC), the ALA will be actively reviewing current policies and procedures to ensure they align with the recommendations and guidelines of the RCM.
Working closely with our members and clubs, we will identify realistic ways and means to entrench the Responsible Coaching Movement across our sport and enhance the safety of our athletes and the ethical conduct of our coaches.
Alberta Major Female (Formerly Junior Ladies) Box Provincials