USA Wrestling’s NCEP Copper certification for coaches now available on-line
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Mark Allemand (ASEP Marketing Director)
10/27/2003
USA Wrestling and the American Sport Education Program (ASEP), Champaign, Ill., have teamed up to design and offer wrestling coaches a convenient on-line option for enhancing coaching skills and earning Copper Level certification. Designed for the beginner coach of wrestlers aged 6 to 14, Coaching Youth Wrestling will further your effectiveness as a communicator, tactician, and coach. This course will help you: * Understand your coaching responsibilities; * Communicate effectively with athletes, parents, and officials * Create plans for the season and individual practices * Provide a safe environment and respond to injuries * Develop training programs to promote lifelong fitness * Identify the most important coaching points of the major skills and tactics of youth wrestling * Understand the basic rules of wrestling After enrolling in the e-course, coaches are sent a key code for accessing the course along with personal copies of the Coaching Youth Wrestling book and video. These resources serve as support material for the course and are valuable references for coaches throughout the season. Plus, built in to the on-line course are such features as the Coaches Clipboard that provide coaching tools to use as early as your next practice! Those who successfully complete the on-line examination receive a Copper Level certificate from USAW and are entered into ASEP's National Coaches Registry, a comprehensive listing of certified coaches nationwide. USAW members can take the course for the discounted price of $40. Click here to register, or call 800-747-5698. When registering by phone, be sure to mention that you're a USAW member to ensure you receive your discount. USAW will continue to offer the classroom course for the Copper Level. Click here for a calendar of upcoming USAW training events. American Sport Education Program (ASEP) has been developing and delivering coaches education courses since 1981. As the nation's number-one coaching education program, ASEP works with national, state, and local youth sport organizations to develop educational programs for coaches, officials, administrators, and parents. These programs incorporate ASEP's philosophy of "athletes first, winning second." In 1990 ASEP began a partnership with the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) to develop and deliver the NFHS Coaches Education Program for high school coaches. Thirty-five states now require NFHS Coaches Education Program courses for their high school coaches, and more than 75 universities use ASEP/NFHS courses and resources. For more information on sport education courses and resources, call ASEP at 800-747-5698, or visit http://www.asep.com/