Those who complete this course are on their way to being considered Competition-Introduction Trained and may go on to become Certified by completing tasks 1-6 of the coach portfolio. For those wishing to be assistant coaches on the BC Team or for the BC Winter Games, the Competition-Introduction Trained course is a requirement, while head coaches must be Competition-Introduction Certified. To coach at the Karate BC Provincial championships, coaches need to be Competition Introduction Trained. Contact Karate BC to learn more about the instructor and coach pathways in BC (coachdev@karatebc.org).