National Coaches Week celebrates the positive impact coaches have on athletes, participants, and communities across Canada.

National Coaches Week from September 14 – 20, 2026 is an opportunity to recognize coaches for the integral role they play by saying #ThanksCoach.

With virtual activities held across the country to celebrate coaching, National Coaches Week provides coaches with the recognition they deserve for the time they devote to ensuring Canadians live an active, healthy lifestyle.

For more information on events happening in your region, visit www.coach.ca/nationalcoachesweek or contact your Provincial or Territorial Coaching Representative.

During National Coaches Week, coaches can diversify their coaching knowledge with free or discounted NCCP education. Connect with your local P/TCR, or National Sport Organization to learn more about their National Coaches Week events, or log into the Locker to access the following eLearning modules for FREE:

• September 14: NCCP Coach Initiation in Sport
• September 15: NCCP Creating a Positive Sport Environment
• September 16: NCCP Sport Nutrition
• September 17: NCCP Coaching Athletes with a Disability