2025 Coaching Information

Thank you for your interest in coaching!  

It is because of volunteers like you that our kids are able to learn and grow through sport!

Please email our coaching director Craig Carr and indicate your interest, your experience, 

Step 1 Email our Coaching Director and Division Director 

Please email our coaching director Craig Carr coaching@beaumontraiders.com and indicate your interest, your experience and the division level you are interested in coaching. 

Division Directors email contacts: u7u9@beaumontraiders.com , u11u13@beaumontraiders.com, u15u17@beaumontraiders.com, womensdirector@beaumontraiders.com

Step 2 Review the requirements for the division you are interested in coaching. 

Learn more about the GELC Coaching Pathway which outlines a lacrosse coach's certification process. 

Coach Certification (must be 16 years old)
Coaches can take one course per season
First year coaches must start with Community Development

U7-U13 Coach Requirements

• Community Development **If you attended a course in 2019 to current, you will show IN TRAINING on your NCCP locker. This is a known issue with Lacrosse Canada and the NCCP locker.
• You are considered trained if this is showing on your locker.
• Current VSS Police Clearance (valid for 3 years)

U15-U17 Coach Requirements

• Competitive Introduction
• Making Ethical Decisions
• Making Headway
• Current VSS Police Clearance (valid for 3 years)

Step 3  Find a clinic date that you can attend.

Visit: 2025 GELC Coaching Clinics

Log in with your NCCP (National Coaching Certification Program) number at The Locker.coach.ca  .For detailed instructions on how to register for a clinic please click HERE for a PDF instruction sheet.  

The Alberta Lacrosse Association outlines the "How to become a Lacrosse Coach" process to become a coach in Alberta, from getting your NCCP number to registering for your first clinic.  

ALA Coaching Regulation Change: All ALA Sanctioned events MUST have at least one Community Development in Training Coach (attend classroom) or higher, who is at least 18 years of age and has completed the Making Head Way NCCP module. All coaches must be duly registered in RAMP. The Head Coach is responsible for adhering to the Alberta Lacrosse Association framework for Return to Activity and Alberta Government health orders.

Step 4  Complete a Criminal Records Check (CRC) AND Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC)

All coaches and bench staff require a Criminal Records Check and Vulnerable Sector Check. Take this form to our local RCMP and they will wave the fee. 

• Printed copy of our Criminal Records/Vulnerable Sector Check request form
• 2 pieces of government issued ID (including at least one with a photo). Examples include: drivers license, passport, Alberta Health card, birth certificate

Criminal Records/Vulnerable Sector Check

Step 5 Review the following: 

Beaumont Raiders Lacrosse Bench Staff and Manager Guide

GELC Coach and Manager Handbook

Step 6 Register as staff in our RAMP Registration System 

Once you are approved and assigned to a team you MUST register as a staff member in our RAMP registration system.  Each year the season resets, so if you coach in consecutive years, you are required to register (just like your athlete) each season.  There is no fee applied to your registration as staff, but you are required be accountable for the assigned waivers and it is an Alberta Lacrosse insurance requirement.  Every staff member (coach/manager/trainer), that is in contact with players requires RAMP registration to be allowed on the bench or game sheets. 

Please log in to the same registration platform as your athlete, but select "MY ACCOUNT MEMBERS" from the drop down menu. If you have not been added, click on "ADD ACCOUNT MEMBER". Click on "REGISTER" and choose "STAFF". 

In order to register, you require your VSC.  This can be uploaded directly during your staff registration. If you require assistance uploading your document, please email registrar@beaumontraiders.com

Direct Link to Registration: Beaumont Raiders Registration Link for Players/Coaches/Managers 

Junior Coaches

Junior coaches require: Completion of our application form Junior Coach Application Form

• Active registration with Beaumont Raiders Lacrosse in U17 division or lower. (This ensures appropriate insurance coverage)
• Helmet on the floor and on the bench at all times. 

Expectations of a Junior Coach:

• Commitment to the team and a passion for the game of lacrosse. 
• Lead by example and provide mentorship to younger athletes
• With the guidance and supervision of a coach you will set up drills and run practices.

At season start, you will be contacted  RAMP registration will be assigned to your team.  Check back on our website to make sure you are showing on your team roster. If you see any problems with the assignment on the website, please follow up with admin@beaumontraiders.com

REGULATION 13 - BENCH PERSONNEL CERTIFICATIONS

13.01 Bench Personnel are considered Coaches and Trainers.

13.02 In all games (including regular league, playoffs, exhibition, tournaments), teams are required to have all bench personnel who meet the LC Minimum Standards. 13.03 All Female-only teams must have one registered female bench personnel registered to the team in RAMP and on the bench as per the ALA Registration System and correlating to the game sheet.

13.04 Bench personnel are determined as per ALA Registration System for each team. Only coaches with required qualifications and certified trainers are permitted on the bench. To be eligible to coach, all coaches must meet the requirements of the LC Minimum Standards as applicable to each discipline of lacrosse.

13.05 Trainers must have the appropriate certification.

Appropriate certification is defined as one of the following:

• Any St. John Ambulance Emergency First Aid course of 8 hours (or more) or equivalent
• Canadian Red Cross Standard First Aid & First Responder
• Canadian Red Cross Sport First Responder and Sport Aid course
• Hockey Canada Safety Program (HCSP)
• An appropriate designation (examples: MD; RN; Physiotherapist, Police Officer; Firefighter, Chiropractor; Registered Massage Therapist).

From the above, please be clear CPR (as a stand-alone certification) is not an equivalency. 

13.06 The ALA recognizes only one trainer per team on the bench to address those specific activities (activities which would not include coaching athletes).

13.07 All coaches must be 16 years of age in the year he/she wishes to attend a coaching clinic and coach an ALA sanctioned team.