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Karate BC

Sport Governing Body for Karate in British Columbia

Zone Coach Application – Karate – Lhtako Quesnel 2024 BC Winter Games

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Available Positions: Zone Head Coach

Zone Assistant Coach

Apprentice Zone Coach
Type: Volunteer
Dates: February 21-25, 2024
Location: Quesnel, B.C.

Introduction

The BC Winter Games are British Columbia’s premier multi-sport event, taking place every 2 years in a Host Community in B.C. This event is organized by the BC Games Society and Karate BC, and is primarily funded by the Province of British Columbia and through corporate sponsorship.

The City of Quesnel and Lhtako Dene Nation will host the 32nd BC Winter Games from February 21-25, 2024. 1,800 athletes, coaches, and officials from 16 different sports, as well as 2,000 local volunteers are expected to participate in these Games.

The BC Games have evolved from being an event about participation to now focusing on athlete and sport development in communities across B.C. The BC Games encourages province-wide participation, and provides opportunities for sport participants to experience high-performance competition that may act as a springboard to National and International events, including National Championships, the Canada Games, the Pan American Games, and all the way up to the Olympic Games.

About the Positions

Zone Coaches are responsible for organizing on-site team training sessions, coaching Zone athletes at the team training sessions, coaching athletes on the competition floor, and attending required meetings at the Karate event at the 2024 BC Winter Games.

In addition to their coaching responsibilities, Zone Coaches travel with Zone athletes to and from the Games on BC Games transportation, stay with their athletes and Junior Referees from their Zone overnight in BC Games accommodation, and are responsible for their supervision both during and before/after the Karate event.

The province is divided into eight Zones, and competition at the BC Winter Games occurs between these Zones. For the sport of Karate, each Zone may register 1 Head Coach, 1 Assistant Coach, and 1 Apprentice Coach for the 2024 BC Winter Games.

Karate BC is currently seeking coaches for the following Zones:

  • Zone 1 – Kootenays
  • Zone 2 – Thompson-Okanagan
  • Zone 3 – Fraser Valley
  • Zone 4 – Fraser River
  • Zone 5 – Vancouver-Coastal
  • Zone 6 – Vancouver Island-Central Coast
  • Zone 7 – North West
  • Zone 8 – Cariboo-North East

To see which communities belong to which Zone, please click HERE.

BC Games Coach Mentorship Program

Karate BC is pleased to announce that it will be taking part in the BC Games Coach Mentorship Program at the Lhtako Quesnel 2024 BC Winter Games. The BC Games Coach Mentorship Program is a program run in partnership between viaSport BC, Canadian Sport Institute Pacific, and the BC Games Society, with the aim of supporting PSOs in targeted coach development and to increase the capacity of coaching leaders in B.C.

This program involves a Master Mentor from Canadian Sport Institute Pacific, who will provide support to sport-specific Mentor Coaches. The Mentor Coach for karate will support the Apprentice Zone Coaches leading up to and during the BC Games. Apprentice Zone Coaches assist in coaching and supporting Zone athletes during team trainings and on the competition floor during the Karate event at the BC Games.

More information about the BC Games Coach Mentorship Program is available at the following link: https://viasport.ca/bc-games-coach-mentorship-program-applications-open/

Roles and Responsibilities

Please click HERE to view the roles of coaches document by the BC Games Society.

Zone Head Coach:

  1. Act as the team lead and make on-site decisions
  2. Organize team training, coach and support athletes from their Zone during team training at the BC Winter Games.
  3. Coach and support athletes from their Zone on the competition floor at the BC Winter Games
  4. Mentor, support, and supervise the Apprentice Coach from their Zone with support from the Mentor Coach
  5. Travel with and supervise Karate athletes to and from the Games on BC Games transportation.
  6. Stay at and supervise Karate athletes and Junior Referees overnight at BC Games accommodation sites.
  7. Supervise athletes from their Zone during and before/after competitions, including during meal times.

Zone Assistant Coach:

  1. Organize team training, coach and support athletes from their Zone during team training at the BC Winter Games.
  2. Coach and support athletes from their Zone on the competition floor at the BC Winter Games
  3. Mentor, support, and supervise the Apprentice Coach from their Zone with support from the Mentor Coach
  4. Travel with and supervise Karate athletes to and from the Games on BC Games transportation.
  5. Stay at and supervise Karate athletes and Junior Referees overnight at BC Games accommodation sites.
  6. Supervise athletes from their Zone during and before/after competitions, including during meal times.

Apprentice Zone Coaches:

  1. Coach and support athletes from their Zone during team training and on the competition floor, with support and guidance from the Mentor Coach, Zone Head Coach, and Zone Assistant Coach
  2. Travel with their Zone on BC Games transportation to and from the Games, and stay in BC Games accommodation overnight with their Zone.
  3. Participate in a BC Games Guide to the Games (G2G) session
  4. Attend two meetings per day with the Mentor Coach (daily goal setting + daily debrief) while attending the BC Games

All Coaches:

  1. Attend the coaches meeting and other meetings as required at the BC Winter Games
  2. Act in a manner that adheres to and upholds the principles of Safe Sport at all times.
  3. Act as a positive role model to others in their Zone, and foster a climate of mutual respect and inclusivity.
  4. Adhere to and ensure that athletes adhere to the 2024 BC Winter Games General Rules, the BC Games Society Code of Conduct, and Karate BC’s policies
  5. Be familiar with the Technical Package for Karate, the Information Bulletin for the Karate event
  6. Must be available for the entirety of the 2024 BC Winter Games, from February 21-25, 2024.
  7. Other duties as reasonably required.

Skills, Experience, and Attributes

Zone Head Coaches:

  1. 3+ years coaching experience in Karate.
  2. Experience coaching athletes at the BC Winter Games, Karate BC Provincial Championships, or Karate Canada National Championships.
  3. Experience as a head coach and/or leading a group of coaches.
  4. Experience mentoring younger coaches.
  5. Coaching experience at a multi-sport Games is considered an asset.

Zone Assistant Coaches:

  1. 1-3 years coaching experience in Karate.
  2. Experience coaching athletes at the BC Winter Games, Karate BC Provincial Championships, or Karate Canada National Championships.
  3. Experience mentoring younger coaches.
  4. Coaching experience at a multi-sport Games is considered an asset.

Apprentice Zone Coaches:

  1. 1 year of coaching and/or teaching experience in Karate.
  2. Passion and willingness to learn and develop as a coach.

All Zone Coaches:

  1. Experience working with children/youth.
  2. Knowledge of the WKF competition rules, BC Games structure, B.C.’s amateur sports system, and the Sport for Life’s Long-Term Development Framework.
  3. Strong oral and written communication skills.
  4. Reliable, responsible, and dependable.
  5. Ability to work independently and collaboratively as a team.
  6. Excellent leadership, organizational, problem-solving, and conflict-resolution skills.
  7. Ability to work under pressure, time constraints, and in a fast-paced environment.
  8. Willing to embrace new challenges and opportunities.

Certification and Other Requirements

  1. Head Coaches and Assistant Coaches must be 19 years of age or older.
  2. Apprentice Coaches must be 14 years of age or older.
  3. All coaches must be permanent residents of the Zone for which they are applying to be a zone coach.
  4. All coaches must be current members of Karate BC in good standing.
  5. Head Coaches must be at minimum Competition Introduction Certified in the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP), or must be able to satisfy this requirement by December 31, 2023.
  6. Assistant Coaches and Apprentice Coaches must be at minimum Competition Introduction Trained in the NCCP, or must be able to satisfy this requirement by December 31, 2023.
  7. Apprentice Coaches must have completed the NCCP Online Evaluation for Make Ethical Decisions (MED) at least 30 days before attending the Games.
  8. Apprentice Coaches must sign the BC Games Coach Mentorship Program’s participant agreement
  9. All coaches must have a completed Criminal Record Check (CRC) with a Vulnerable Sector Check in the 3-year period preceding the 2024 BC Winter Games.
  10. All coaches must have completed the Safe Sport Training module by the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC), or be able to complete this module by December 31, 2023. For more information, please click HERE.
  11. All coaches must meet all BC Games eligibility requirements.
  12. All coaches must sign the Karate BC accreditation agreement for coaches.

Application Deadline: Friday, October 13, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. PT

**Application deadline extended to Monday, November 6, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. PT for the following positions only: Zone 4 Female Assistant Coach or Female Adult Supervisor and Zone 7 Assistant Coach and Apprentice Coach.

Note: Between the Head Coach and the Assistant Coach for a Zone, 1 coach must be female and 1 coach must be male. Gender balance will be considered if required during the coach selection process.

Interested coaches should submit the application form at the link below, and send the following documents by email to Donna Gardecki, Karate BC Coaching Development Coordinator at coachdev@karatebc.org and cc Christopher Saito, Karate BC Provincial Advisor at bcwg-pa@karatebc.org prior to the application deadline.

Resume – Please include your NCCP number.

Cover Letter – Please write a 1 page cover letter explaining why you are applying to be a Zone Coach, your coaching style, and also include which coaching position you are applying for, and your Zone number.

Please write “Zone (# of Zone) (coaching position you are applying for) Application” as the email subject. (example: Zone 4 Head Coach Application)

Application Form

All applications will be reviewed by Karate BC’s Coaching Development Committee, with consultation from the Zone Representative. Successful applicants will be notified in November 2023.

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