The Cayman Islands Olympic Committee (CIOC) has announced they will be hosting the first ever Caribbean Coaching Certification Programme (CCCP) training workshop in the Cayman Islands.

In partnership with the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC), the CIOC will host this training workshop for all teachers and community coaches from any sport.

This workshop will focus on general sport topics, and will cover 10 modules including topics such as Coach as a Leader, Developing Sport Skills, Sport Medicine, Event Organization, and Fitness among many others.

The workshop will take place over 3 days in February and March and will be held in Camana Bay.  The dates for the training workshop are February 21st from 9:00am-5:00pm, March 29th from 1:00-5:00pm and March 30th from 9:00am-1:00pm.  The course will be conducted by Dr. Dalton Watler, the Deputy Chief Officer for Tourism Development and President of the Cayman Islands Athletics Association.

The Cayman Islands Olympic Committee understands the importance of training and educating our coaches from a variety of levels and is committed to bringing in any education programme opportunities to the Cayman Islands.

“It is imperative that we provide training and education at a grassroots level to enhance the coaching base within our community so that we may best prepared and help our athletes achieve their goals” says Donald McLean, the President of the CIOC.

This course is sure to be a valuable and beneficial investment for all teachers and community coaches.  To register or find out more information on the Caribbean Coaches Certification Program, please contact Jessica Wolfenden at [email protected] or 946-6984.  Space is limited.