RE-CERTIFY NOW: Sport Manitoba Coaching is reminding all Manitoba-based basketball coaches of the requirement that all coaches have to complete the Respect in Sport (RiS) recertification. All coaches in Manitoba at any level are required to certify every 5 years in the program. Manitoba was the first province to make the RiS program mandatory, and we are equally proud to be the first to make recertification mandatory. Basketball Manitoba is pleased to partner with Sport Manitoba and embrace the Respect in Sport program to help ensure a safe and positive sports environment for all participants. There is no cost for Manitoba coaches to complete this program.
If you had completed the course more than 5 years ago, and to maintain your status as an active basketball coach in Manitoba, you will need to complete the new online system now. The online course has been dramatically revamped and updated since its initial launch in 2007. It touches on contemporary topics that coaches may experience in today's game, including social media, cyber-bullying, hazing, gender identification and more. The course takes approximately 2.5 to 3 hours to complete and can be completed in 20-30 minute pieces.
IMPORTANT: If you have completed the course in the past and are looking to re-certify, please use your login information when you initially completed the course. There are options at the point of logging in you can follow to recover your login information if needed.
Sport Manitoba believes in being proactive in ensuring sport in our province is safe and welcoming for all participants. Respect in Sport (RiS) helps us promote those values through a simple and convenient online training course for coaches and sport leaders. It is designed to assist coaches in identifying and dealing with abuse, neglect, harassment, and bullying in sport.Respect in Sport is a mandatory online training program for all head and assistant coaches registered with Basketball Manitoba, including at the following levels...
- Winnipeg Minor Basketball Association Coaches
- Peg City Youth Basketball League (PCYBL) Coaches
- Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) League Coaches
- Prairie Basketball League (PBL) Coaches
- Westman Youth Basketball Association (WYBA) Coaches
- All Independent Club Team Coaches
- Jr NBA Youth Basketball Coaches (JNYB)
- Junior High Basketball Championships Coaches
- Club Provincial Championships Coaches
- Manitoba Provincial Team Coaches
- Targeted Athlete Program / Jr Academy Coaches
- Manitoba Games Coaches
- Todd MacCulloch Hoops School Coaches
- NCCP Course Conductors
- Plus, other coaches involved with Basketball Manitoba programs not listed above.
NEED TO KNOW MORE? Read the Respect in Sport Frequently Asked Questions or visit the main RIS website.
Our commitment to ensuring that sport in Manitoba is a safe and welcoming experience for all includes providing coaches, parents and sport organizations with a tremendous line of support. The Sport Manitoba toll-free sport support line is responded to 365 days of the year.
In reality, many coaches take on more responsibility than they ever thought possible. Sometimes that means dealing with complex, delicate and occasionally ethical or legal situations they are unprepared for. Adults involved with sport (parents, spectators, officials, and sport board members) may observe or be told about concerning behaviours and want advice or guidance on how to proceed/intervene.
When faced with a situation within the sport and you are simply not sure where to turn for guidance or support, we strongly encourage you to use the Support Line.
For any suspected incidents of abuse, harassment, bullying and hazing, call this number immediately. A trained staff person with decades of experience in sport-related abuse prevention, risk management, dispute resolution and crisis intervention will be available to assist with questions or concerns you may have. An email address is also connected to the line for those who would prefer this contact method.
Source: http://www.sportmanitoba.ca/coaching/respect-sport
