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Post by headpastry on Jan 7, 2008 15:09:20 GMT -6
Hey coaches, I recently became special teams coach and was referred here by our head/offense coach. We play with a minimal number of players so we don't have the luxury of getting the right players for the right positions. Yet I would like to get a coach certificate and train the players in a correct way to the best of my abilities. Can anybody point me in the right direction on how and where I can get information on that or redirect me to somebody how can help me?  Thank you all, for the love of the game,  Jeffrey |
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Post by k on Jan 7, 2008 15:11:55 GMT -6
What state are you in coach?
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Post by highball007 on Jan 7, 2008 20:24:39 GMT -6
There are some great coaching classes offered through Seattle Pacific, I took 15 credits from there 3 summers ago. www.spu.edu/depts/soe/spiral/autumn2k7/classroominstructioncourses/pe.aspThere are 3 classes offered that might be beneficial to you- 1. EDCN 5384 Fundraising: Developing Your Own Clinic and Camp
2. EDCN 5290 Coaching: Getting Organized for Success
3. EDCN 5050 The Successful Coach: Coaching Strategies of the GameThey are all online or materials will be mailed to you and you have like 9 weeks to finish and mail back. |
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Post by poweriguy on Jan 7, 2008 20:56:20 GMT -6
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Post by k on Jan 7, 2008 21:00:46 GMT -6
Wait I'm confused. You're looking for like a degree in coaching or a coaching certification? Do they even have coaching certifications in other states? Here you're required to be certified like a teacher to be a high school coach...
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Post by highball007 on Jan 7, 2008 21:23:45 GMT -6
Asep was abolished here in oregon, but if you were asep certified then you are grandfathered into this new one which has left my mind at the moment.
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Post by Yash on Jan 7, 2008 21:26:50 GMT -6
In Alaska you had to take an online course through Anchorage University to get certified for all sports for the state. One time thing. Is there a general certification?
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Post by theprez98 on Jan 7, 2008 21:30:18 GMT -6
No certifications required here in PA (at least not that I'm aware of!). The only requirements are Act 34 and Act 151 (background checks) which are required of any teacher, coach, volunteer, anyone basically.
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Post by midlineqb on Jan 7, 2008 21:36:26 GMT -6
Here in Kansas those coaches that are called Rule 10 coaches (non-teaching, non-teacher certified) have to go through the ASEP program within a 2 year period from when they start. They do get paid assistant coaches pay. As far as I know there are no Coaching Certificates here. |
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Post by coachbdud on Jan 7, 2008 22:23:47 GMT -6
IN CA we gotta do ASEP now, all coaches have to have it as of Jan 1,2008
I just registered forr classes at my local JC and found there is a coaching cert program and i already have most of the stuff done, or am currently taking to get certified as a football coach in their program.
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Post by Coach Huey on Jan 7, 2008 22:54:44 GMT -6
what does this entail?
cpr?
first aid?
liability issues?
not familiar with a specific coaching certification course other than some classes in college
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Post by Yash on Jan 7, 2008 23:05:42 GMT -6
In alaska the course covers first aid and general coaching philsophlies like treating kids with respect and not MFing them and such.
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Post by kboyd on Jan 7, 2008 23:34:16 GMT -6
In Canada we have the National Coaching Certification Program which is transitioning the way it does things but has traditionally broken certification into levels. There have been 3 components to each level of certification: theory (general coaching info), technical (sport specific instruction/training), and practical (on field coaching).
You have to complete each of these components to be certified for that level. I am currently a fully certified level 2 coach, meaning that I have successfully completed the first two levels of this potentially 5 level system. You need to be fully certified level 1 before you can be a head coach and have to have completed either level 1 theory or technical before you are allowed to continue coaching after your first year. I am going to be working towards my level 3 so that I can instruct the first two levels in my area. Levels 4 & 5 are geared towards professional coaches.
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Post by headpastry on Jan 8, 2008 1:00:51 GMT -6
THank you all for replying. little update! I'm not from the US, I'm from Europe. Here in my country, football is not recognize as a sport.  So I have to seek (professional) elsewhere. I come to the US every year so taking a onside course isn't a problem. for the love of the game, Jeffrey |
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Post by tcm57 on Jan 8, 2008 18:54:23 GMT -6
Here is the Coaching Authorization program in Iowa...
COACHING AUTHORIZATION
A coaching authorization enables you to be a legal coach in the state of Iowa. It allows you to be employed as a head or assistant coach in any type of interscholastic athletic activity.
REQUIREMENTS
Successful completion of the following four courses.
These courses may be taken in any sequence over any length of time.
Theory and Ethics of Coaching
Human Growth and Development
Physiology
Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries
APPLICATION
Upon successful completion of the four required courses, you must submit an application to the Board of Educational Examiners. This packet is available at the "Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries" class.
An application consists of:
A completed application form.
Official transcript(s) showing completion of each of the required courses.
Background check waiver form and fingerprint card.
Check payable to the Board of Educational Examiners in the amount of $137 ($85 application fee + $52 background check fee).
Applications must be complete to be accepted.
RENEWAL
Authorizations must be renewed every five years.
To renew, you must have successfully completed five planned renewal activities or courses related to athletic coaching (i.e., rules meetings, coaching clinics, coaching workshops) during the term of your license.
New Requirement: If you completed the Theory of Coaching course prior to May 2000, you will need to successfully complete a coaching ethics workshop to renew your authorization.
A renewal application consists of:
A completed renewal application form.
A renewal fee of $85 (checks payable to the Board of Educational Examiners).
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So I have to seek (professional) elsewhere. I come to the US every year so taking a onside course isn't a problem.