Do I need Community Sport training to assist with athletes under 14?
Rule- Ontario
- Alberta
- Canada
- Football Canada
- Tackle football
- Assistant coaches
- 2026-27
- Coaches
- Ontario
- Alberta
Football Ontario: Community Sport Coach Training is required for anyone coaching athletes under 14 (athletes aged 6-13, contact or non-contact football) and is described as mandatory for all coaches of U14 athletes. It is a 1-day course listed at $50 for members and $130 for non-members, and the online e-learning must be finished before the in-person training.
Football Alberta: coaches instructing athletes under 14 must be Community Sport trained. For each Atom, Peewee and Bantam team, the head coach and four assistants must complete it. The listed cost is a $50 workshop plus $14.99 e-learning. New coaches other than head coaches get a one-year grace period, and Competition Introduction Position Coaches or higher are exempt.
Sources: Football Ontario: https://footballontario.net/coaches/ and Football Alberta: https://footballalberta.ab.ca/content/span-stylecolor-0000ffcoaching-requirements-amp-nccp-span
Added 25 Oct 2026