Upcoming ACm
CALGARY / TSUUT'INA
Date: November 22, 2025
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (lunch break provided)
Cost: $40.00
Location:
7 Chiefs Sportsplex
19 Bullhead Road, Tsuut’ina Nation, AB
T3T 0A6
Register here: https://forms.gle/G2afGJh2mbJCU6A66
Registration deadline: November 14 or when all spots have been filled (20 spots available)
For more information, or any questions, please contact Kyra at k.buchan@isportab.com
*Note: The ACM is a required course for all North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) coaches. For more information on Team Alberta coaching coaching requirements, please visit www.teamalberta-naig.com
The Aboriginal Coaching Module (ACM) is an essential resource to those that work with, coach, and/or supervise Indigenous people in physical activity, recreation, and sporting activities. This one-day workshop will provide a greater understanding of coaching through an Indigenous lens, and is designed to motivate, inspire, and lead Indigenous people in sport, physical activity, and recreation.
ACM learning objectives:
- Understanding the role of sport in Indigenous Communities
- Understanding and positively influencing the community in which you coach
- Coaching the whole person; coaching beyond the physical to include the mental (emotional and intellectual), spiritual and cultural
- Responding to racism in sport
- Establishing a code of behaviour for your team that reflects differences and that addresses racism
- Helping those you coach make healthy lifestyle choices.
Coach Course Requirement - North American Indigenous Games
The Aboriginal Coaching Module (ACM) is a mandatory course for all Team Alberta coaches attending the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG).
NCCP Accredited Course - Designed to complement the NCCP certification process, the ACM is a professional development training tool for all coaches who coach Indigenous athletes. Participants receive a completion certificate and accreditation in thelocker. The ACM is an NCCP recognized course that doesn’t expire or have to be renewed.