The Canada Games Apprenticeship Program, which first ran in 2005, is a joint initiative of the Coaching Association of Canada’s Women in Coaching (WiC) program, the Provincial/Territorial Coaching Representatives (PTCRs), and the Canada Games Council. The program prepares the coaches, each of whom was selected by her province or territory, to work alongside mentor coaches throughout the Games.

 

The Women in Coaching program is a national campaign to increase the number of coaching opportunities for women at all levels of sport. Since 1987, women coaches across Canada have benefited from professional development grants, NTAP grants, and National Coaching Institute scholarships. The program also develops resources for women coaches including the Canadian Journal for Women in Coaching.

 

The Canada Games Apprenticeship Program provides an opportunity to bring together provincial/territorial female coaches and plays a pivotal role in strengthening their confidence, skills, and abilities, and the program also creates a support system that provides the necessary foundation for the women to become Canada Games head coaches in the future.