Coaching Certification

TIMOTHY MURRAY, M.A., Director of Physical Education

PROGRAM IN COACHING CERTIFICATION FOR NEW YORK STATE

A ruling by the New York State Board of Regents requires that all public school coaches must be licensed by an approved program of licensing or be a certified teacher of Physical Education. Marist has been approved as a certifying institution and is providing the courses leading to an intitial temporary coaching license in New York State.

Check with the local BOCES for course offerings or go to the following links to find an online class:

http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/ca.html (child abuse identification)
http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/save.html (SAVE)
http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/dasa.html (DASA Training)

To gain the temporary coaching license the applicant must submit evidence of acceptable first aid and CPR courses and concussion training course (Every 2 years).

http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/HeadsUp/online_training.html (Concussion Training)
http://www.nfhslearn.com/electiveDetail.aspx?courseID=38000

Upon completion of all of these courses, it is the student’s responsibility to contact the New York State Education Department to apply for a license, which is not issued by Marist College. It is also the student’s responsibility to take appropriate steps to renew the temporary license every year for three years. After the third year the student can then apply for a professional coaching license, which is valid for three years.

Please refer to the following websites for information about contacting the New York State Education Department:

http://www.nysed.gov/curriculum-instruction/athletics-and-coaching
http://www.nysed.gov/common/nysed/files/programs/curriculum-instruction/coaching-course-nfhssecond-pathwayguideline-1-6-17-fdraft.pdf

The course areas offered are mandated by the state and fall into three basic areas:

Philosophy, principles, and organizations

students must take

PHED 410N - Principles and Problems of Coaching 3 Credit(s)

Health Sciences applied to coaching:

students must take

PHED 401L - Movement in Sports 2 Credit(s)
OR
HLTH 300N - Kinesiology 3 Credit(s)
HLTH 202N - First Aid/CPR 3 Credit(s)

Theory and techniques courses in coaching:

students must take one two-credit course chosen from the following, not all of which are offered every year:

PHED 310N - Soccer Coaching 2 Credit(s)
PHED 311N - Basketball Coaching 2 Credit(s)
PHED 313N - Baseball Coaching 2 Credit(s)
PHED 314N - Football Coaching 2 Credit(s)
PHED 391N - Special Topics in PHED 2 Credit(s)

Child Abuse and Violence Abuse Workshops:

in accordance with Section 801.4 completion of a study in child abuse identification and reporting, and school violence prevention and intervention. All candidates licensed shall have completed at least two clock hours of coursework or training regarding the identification and reporting of suspected child abuse or maltreatment in accordance with the requirements of sections 3003(4) and 3004 of the Education Law and completed at least two clock hours of coursework or training in school violence prevention and intervention, as required by section 3004 of the Education Law. Additional workshop includes: Training in Harassment, Bullying, Cyberbullying and Discrimination in Schools: Prevention and Intervention (DASA Training).