A team must have a qualified NCCP coach on the field of play at the Softball BC Celebrations, Showcases, Regionals, District Playdowns and Provincial Championship. The same expectation applies to Western Canadian Championships.
|   CATEGORY  |  REQUIREMENT: All Events leading up to and including Provincial Championships  |  REQUIREMENT:  Western Canadian Championships  |  REQUIREMENT: Canadian Championships (Head Coach)  |  
|   U7/U9  |    Recommended - Community Sport Ongoing Participation and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation  |  N/A | N/A | 
|   Girls & Boys U11  |    Recommended - Community Sport Ongoing Participation and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation  |  N/A | N/A | 
Girls - U13A  |    Community Sport - Ongoing Participation and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation.  |  N/A | N/A | 
| Girls - U13B  |    Community Sport - Ongoing Participation and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation.  |  Competition Introduction Trained | N/A | 
| Girls - U13C |   Recommended - Community Sport Ongoing Participation and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation  |  N/A | N/A | 
| Boys - U13 |   Community Sport Ongoing Participation and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation * New Coaches only require Foundations Of Coaching Softball Part 1  |  Competition Introduction Trained |   N/A  |  
| Girls - U15A | Competition Introduction (that is attended in-person Clinic #1 & #2 or Competition Introduction Hybrid modules 1, 2, 3 and the in-person weekend) and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation. |   N/A  |  Competition Introduction Certified * | 
| Girls - U15B |   Competition Introduction (that is attended in-person Clinic #1 & #2 or Competition Introduction Hybrid modules 1, 2, 3 and the in-person weekend) and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation.  |  Competition Introduction Certified | N/A | 
| Girls - U15C | Community Sport Ongoing Participation and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation | N/A |   N/A  |  
| Boys- U15 |   Community Sport Ongoing Participation and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation * New Coaches only require Foundations Of Coaching Softball Part 1  |  Competition Introduction Certified | Competition Introduction Certified * | 
| Girls - U17A | Competition Introduction (that is attended in-person Clinic #1 & #2 or Competition Introduction Hybrid modules 1, 2, 3 and the in-person weekend) and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation. | N/A |   Competition Introduction Certified *  |  
| Girls - U17B | Competition Introduction (that is attended in-person Clinic #1 & #2 or Competition Introduction Hybrid modules 1, 2, 3 and the in-person weekend) and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation. |   Competition Introduction Certified  |  N/A | 
| Girls - U17C |   Community Sport - Ongoing Participation and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation.  |  N/A | N/A | 
| Boys - U17 | Community Sport Ongoing Participation  and  Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation  * New Coaches only require Foundations Of Coaching Softball Part 1  |  Competition Introduction Certified | Competition Introduction Certified * | 
| Women - U19A | Competition Introduction (that is attended in-person Clinic #1 & #2 or Competition Introduction Hybrid modules 1, 2, 3 and the in-person weekend) and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation. | N/A | Competition Introduction Certified * | 
| Women - U19B | Competition Introduction (that is attended in-person Clinic #1 & #2 or Competition Introduction Hybrid modules 1, 2, 3 and the in-person weekend) and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation. | Competition Introduction Certified | N/A | 
| Men- U19 |   Competition Introduction (that is attended in-person Clinic #1 & #2 or Competition Introduction Hybrid modules 1, 2, 3 and the in-person weekend) and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation. * New Coaches Only - Foundations Of Coaching Softball Part 1 and Part 2  |  Competition Introduction Certified | Competition Introduction Certified * | 
| Women’s - U20C |   Community Sport - Ongoing Participation and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation.  |  N/A | N/A | 
| Men’s U20 |   Community Sport Ongoing Participation and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation * New Coaches only require Foundations Of Coaching Softball Part 1  |  N/A | Competition Introduction Certified * | 
| Men & Women U23 |   Recommended - Competition Introduction Trained and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation  |  Required - Community Sport Ongoing Participation and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation | Required - Community Sport Ongoing Participation and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation | 
|   Men’s & Women’s A  |    Recommended - Competition Introduction Trained and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation  |  N/A | Required - Competition Introduction Certified and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation * | 
|   Women's Internediate A  |    Recommended - Competition Introduction Trained and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation  |  N/A | Required - Competition Introduction Certified and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation * | 
| Men’s & Women’s B |   Recommended - Competition Introduction Trained and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation  |  Required - Community Sport Ongoing Participation and Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation | N/A | 
| Men’s Intermediate A & B |  Recommended - Community Sport Ongoing Participation OR Competition Introduction in Training AND Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation | N/A | N/A | 
| Women’s C & D |   Recommended - Community Sport Ongoing Participation OR Competition Introduction in Training AND Making Ethical Decisions Evaluation  |  N/A | N/A |