Certification and Qualifications
If coaches want players to pursue individual improvement, they should believe in continuous learning and professional development themselves.
National Coaching Institute
Coach Bourgase has been granted a Certificate in High Performance Coaching (Basketball) from National Coaching Institute (Ontario).
Presentations
- First Year Closing Presentation (May 2005)
- Second Year Opening Presentation (September 2005)
- Closing Presentation (May 2006)
U.S.A. Basketball Coaching License
Coach Bourgase holds a U.S.A. Basketball Gold Coaching License.
National Coaching Certification Program
Coach Bourgase is certified as Learn to Win in National Coaching Certification Program (N.C.C.P.).
Read more about the N.C.C.P. and the modules that are offered.
Level 4/5 Tasks Completed
- Task 1: Energy Systems (May 2009)
- Task 2: Strength and Conditioning (April 2009)
- Task 3: Practical High School Basketball (September 2016)
- Task 4: Nutrition (August 2009)
- Task 5: Environmental Factors (July 2010)
- Task 6: Recovery and Regeneration (October 2012)
- Task 7: Psychological Preparation for Coaches (May 2006)
- Task 8: Psychological Preparation for Players (September 2010)
- Task 9: Sport-Specific Skill Development: Post Play (June 2011)
- Task 11: Sport-Specific Systems: Half-Court Offenses (August 2011)
- Task 12: Planning and Periodization (April 2009)
- Task 13: Physical Performance Factors for Basketball (March 2012)
- Task 16: Long Term Athlete Development (March 2010)
- Task 17: Leadership (October 2009)
- Task 18: The Business of Coaching (June 2009)
- Task 19: Funding Proposal (May 2013)
Safe Sport Training
- Abuse-Free Sport Participant Consent Form (November 2024)
- Safe Sport Training (October 2024)
Competition Introduction Modules
- Basic Mental Skills (March 2014)
- Design a Basic Sport Program (May 2014)
- Making Ethical Decisions (November 2013)
- Nutrition (April 2013)
- Planning a Practice (April 2014)
- Teaching & Learning (March 2014)
Competition Development Modules
- Advanced Practice Planning (October 2016)
- Coaching & Leading Effectively (September 2013)
- Developing Athletic Abilities (October 2013)
- Leading Drug Free Sport (October 2013)
- Managing a Sports Program (September 2016)
- Managing Conflict (January 2014)
- Planning for Performance (October 2016)
- Prevention & Recovery of Injury (January 2014)
- Psychology of Performance (August 2011)
- Resistance Training (February 2014)
Community Coach Modules
- Canada Basketball FUNdamentals (August 2013)
- Fundamental Movement Skills (January 2014)
C.C.E.S. Clean Sport Training
Professional Development Modules
- Air Aware: Protecting athletes with asthma & respiratory allergies & reducing the impact of poor air quality (January 2014)
- Anti-Racism in Coaching: Supporting athletes, becoming an informed & active ally & creating anti-racism policies (March 2024)
- Asthma Management in Sports: Helping athletes manage their asthma symptoms (March 2024)
- Bystander Empowerment: Recognizing different types of violence & intervene in harmful situations (March 2024)
- Canada Games Coaching: Preparing for competition & leading athletes during the Canada Summer Games (March 2024)
- Coach Initiation: Introducing new coaches to sport (May 2017)
- Coaching Athletes with a Disability: Mentoring athletes with disabilities (April 2024)
- Coaching in Canada: Understand trends in Canada’s high performance sport system (July 2024)
- Creating a Positive Sport Environment: Building a safe & supportive culture (March 2024)
- Decision Making for Officials: Appreciate how officials manage the game & interact with participants (July 2024)
- Emergency Action Plan: Planning for athlete safety (April 2020)
- Gender-Based Violence: Preventing & decreasing gender-based violence in sport (March 2024)
- Intercultural Skills in Sport: Understanding & listening to all of the diverse cultures which make up the team (May 2026)
- Keeping Girls in Sport: Coaching female athletes (October 2018)
- Leading Drug-Free Sport: Assisting athletes understand & follow anti-doping policies (March 2024)
- Making Head Way in Sport: Understanding the symptoms of concussions & return to play plans (July 2024)
- Mental Health in Sport: Improving mental and physical wellbeing for players & coaches (May 2021)
- Mentorship: Guiding coaches along their professional journey (April 2019)
- Modelling Healthy Relationships: Fostering positive interactions with players, parents & officials (March 2024)
- Respect in Sport for Activity Leaders: Treating all participants & stakeholders in sport with dignity (May 2017)
- Understanding the Rule of Two: Protecting athletes & coaching responsibly. (March 2024)
- SIRC: Air Quality and Outdoor Sport Safety: Safeguard athletes from the risks of air quality (March 2024)
- Skilled Interactions for Officials: Treating the sport & participants with respect (July 2024)
- Understanding Teen Dating Violence: Guiding student-athletes through difficult situations (June 2021)
Learning Facilitator Modules
- Functions of an NCCP Learning Facilitator (April 2014)
- Elements of an effective Learning Activity (April 2014)
- Nature of the Group (April 2014)
- Stages of Group Development (April 2014)
Coach Evaluator Modules
- Overview of the Workshop and the NCCP (August 2016)
- The Certification Process (August 2016)
- Learning to Debrief (August 2016)
- Action Planning (August 2016)
- Sport-Specific Training (May 2016)
Master Coach Developer
- Role of the Master Learning Facilitator/Master Evaluator (September 2016)
- electing Learning Facilitators and Coach Evaluators (September 2016)
- Evaluating Learning Facilitators (September 2016)
- Mentoring Coach Developers (September 2016)
- Training Coach Developers (September 2016)
- Evaluating Coach Evaluators (September 2016)
Coaching Associations
Brock Bourgase is a member of the Coaches of Canada and has been granted the professional designation of Chartered Professional Coach (ChPC).
First Aid Training
- Level “C” CPR and Automated External Defibrillation (June 2019)
- Standard First Aid (June 2019)