Judo Alberta NCCP Dojo Assistant/Dojo Instructor Courses
Judo Alberta will be holding NCCP Dojo Assistant and Dojo Instructor courses on April 24-26, 2026 in Calgary. Register online in the Locker at coach.ca using your NCCP credentials. Don’t have an NCCP number yet? Simply go to the coach.ca website, click the red icon at the top right (The Locker) and then at the login screen press the “Don’t have an NCCP#? Create one now!” link to get started. Once you have logged into the Locker, look for the calendar at the top of the page and find the judo courses on this date.
Date: April 24-26, 2026
Location: Hiro’s Judo Club, #115 1919-27th Avenue NE, Calgary, AB T2E 7E4
Time: DA course: Friday 9:00am – 6:00pm Saturday 9:00am – 12:00 pm
DI course: Saturday 9:00am – 6:00 pm Sunday 9:00am – 4:00pm
Cost: DA course $185; DI course $360; combined DA/DI course $545 (register each course separately) Please make sure you meet the requirements for each course.
Registration: All registrations must be completed in the Locker
Registration deadline: April 17, 2026
DOJO ASSISTANT
This Learning Experience prepares the participant to assist in the delivery of judo practices for judo players of all stages of development, with an emphasis on participants under 13 years old. It is recommended that the assistant work under the supervision of a certified Dojo Instructor. Assistants under the age of majority must work under the direct supervision of a certified Dojo Instructor.
Prerequisites:
- Minimum age of 16.
- Minimum rank of green belt with a working knowledge of the judo techniques included in the DA program as identified by the Judo Canada kyu syllabus.
- Sterling background check for all candidate coaches who are 18 years old and older via Sterling Agency – for details see:
https://pages.sterlingbackcheck.ca/landing-pages/j/judo-canada/
- OR equivalent if such checks are required by the Province/Territory. In cases where the Sterling agency is not used for this service, results of the background check must be communicated to Judo Canada to NCCP@judocanada.org by the individual coaches or P/T offices.
- Successful online completion of the “Respect in Sport for the activity leader” e-learning module available at https://judo-canada-al.respectgroupinc.com/.
Note 1: The background check and Respect in Sport modules may be completed after the course.
DOJO INSTRUCTOR
The “Instructor” course provides the participant with knowledge to instruct technical, physical, and mental, social and other aspects of judo. The course prepares the participant to be a club instructor responsible for providing judokas with the basic physical literacy skills with emphasis on children under the age of 14, judo skills as described in the Judo Canada syllabus, and to introduce young judokas to competition.
Prerequisites:
- Minimum age of 18.
- Minimum rank of brown belt with a working knowledge of the judo techniques included in the Judo Canada kyu syllabus.
- Trained DA or Trained Community Coach.
- Sterling background check for all candidate coaches who are 18 years old and older via Sterling Agency – for details see: https://www.sterlingtalentsolutions.ca/landing-pages/j/judo-canada/
- OR equivalent if such checks are required by the Province/Territory. In cases where the Sterling agency is not used for this service, results of the background check must be communicated to Judo Canada to NCCP@judocanada.org by the individual coaches or P/T offices. The Backcheck is required only if the check done for the DA was done more than 3 years earlier.
- Successful online completion of a “Respect in Sport for the activity leader” e-learning module available at https://judo-canada-al.respectgroupinc.com/ for all candidates who did not complete this module in the past.
Please contact Garry Yamashita (Judo Alberta, NCCP Chair) with any questions.