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2023-24 Provincials Eligibility
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Ensure You’re Ready to Compete this Season

There are different eligibility requirements for every Provincial event we host. There are the obvious age and/or gender restrictions, which can be found in our Competition Summary at curl-on.ca/competitions/, but there are other requirements expected of every curler and coach that competes. These are outlined in our Competitor Guide which can be found at curl-on.ca/competitions/, but we have summarized the individual requirements below by event category to help you ensure you are compliant.

Please take the time to prepare by ensuring that you have completed each of the applicable requirements before the qualifier deadline for your event passes. This ensures that if you have trouble with any of these steps that you have time to get in touch with us by emailing safesport@ontcurl.com for assistance.

Requirements for All Provincials & Qualifiers:

Requirement & Link

Frequency

Register as a CurlON Participant

Note - Elementary School Championship Participants register at this link

Annually

~Complete Ontario’s “Safe Sport Program for Competitions”

  • The activities required will vary based on the role you play in sport and will include things like agreeing to a Code of Conduct. Some require annual review and others will be less frequent.

Annually

~All training instructions and records are housed on Sideline Learning. To access, or create an account, login here: ontariocurlingcouncil.sidelinelearning.com/login.

Coaching Qualification 

Coaches must have the qualifications listed in the chart below. As part of the Safe Sport Program youth team coaches are expected to provide a Criminal Record Check (CRC). A new CRC is required every three years. To complete your Criminal Record Check on-line, visit myBackCheck.

Coaching Requirements:

Level

Requirement

U18

For Nationals Coach must be minimum age 21.

Competition Coach Trained*

See exemption section if not trained.

Wheelchair

Competition Coach Certified Renewed Status

U21

For Nationals Coach must be minimum age 21.

Competition Coach Certified RENEWED STATUS

Seniors, Mixed, Club, Seniors Mixed

  • Minimum Standard: Competition Coach (Competition Introduction) Certified RENEWED STATUS or; 
  • Approved Curling Canada “High Performance”

Men’s, Women’s, Mixed Doubles

  • Certified Competition Development or;
  • Certified Competition Coach and Competition Development “In- Training**” or; 
  • Approved Curling Canada “High Performance consultant” or;
  • Mental Performance Consultant with one of the following qualifications;
  • Licenced member of the Canadian Psychological Association.
  • Graduate degree in sport and performance psychology or related field,
  • Member of the Canadian Sport Psychology Association,
  • Member of the Applied Association for Sport Psychology

**Note: A coach may use this status for a maximum of one Curling Trials and a maximum of two Canadian Men's /Women's Championships. Curling Canada's position is that an individual coaching at this level should be working towards achieving a Certified Competition Development status.

Definitions

Competition Coach Trained = Competition Coach Workshop + Make Ethical Decisions Workshop

Competition Coach Certified = Successful completion of Competition Coach Practice Evaluation (+/- Competition Coach Workshop) + Making Ethical Decisions Workshop.

Renewed = Coach has maintained certification by earning the appropriate number of professional development credits within a specific 5 year cycle. Coaches transferred from the old “levels” system must complete the Make Ethical Decisions Online Evaluation as part of their Professional Development Credits before January 1, 2022.

Competition Development - In-Training = Has begun the Competition Development Training Program and has taken at least one Sport Specific Competition Development Course.

Competition Development - Certified = Has completed all training and evaluation components of the Curling Canada lead Competition Development Program.

HP Consultant = A designation awarded by Curling Canada to past competitive players who have met specific criteria..

Exemption Request for Coaches who are Not Trained (U18 only) or Do Not have a Certified Renewed Status

 

*Coaches coaching in CurlON/OCC competitions can apply for a one season exemption status for one of two reasons:

Exemption requests must be made for each event the coach intends to coach in and must be received before the registration deadline of the event. Apply for exemption here: ontariocurlingcouncil.sidelinelearning.com/forms/14/register

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