Why
Be Certified?
Certification
means that you are serious about your profession. It means that you care
about your continuing coaching education and your professional preparation.
It marks you as a coach who is in the mainstream of the coaching profession,
and willing to be examined in the same light as the great coaches of this
country, be they in collegiate, high school, YMCA or club positions. Employers
know that the Certified Coach is committed to professional effort, has
professional preparation and professional ethics.
In addition, compensation information and access to professionally evaluated
positions are available to Certified Coaches. Certification gives you
a title you deserve... “Coach John Doe, ASCA Level 3, Age Group.”
Certification also states your credentials precisely and concisely. If
you are well educated, but do not yet have the time in service or the
opportunity to work with better athletes, it says so. As you gain experience,
and then gain the opportunity and are successful in actually producing
fast swimming with your athletes, it reflects that. This precision is
very important and valuable to those who employ swimming coaches... and
hence, it protects you from unfair comparisons with others who write “creative
resumes” to apply for jobs. ASCA Certification provides factual information
on you to your potential employer.
There
are three things analyzed in the Certification process. They are: Education,
Experience and Achievement.
Your Certification shows that you have met the required standard at each
Level. The Five Levels become increasingly more difficult. Level 5 is
composed of the top 2-5% of coaches in the USA. Level 4 is the top 5-8%
and Level 3 is the upper 15% of coaches. Level 2 requires more “units”
of education and experience than Level 1.
Click
here for more information on the certification program. If you
have Adobe Acrobat reader and can view PDF files, you can download an
application by clicking. - Certification Application
To
be certified as a Coach of Disabled Swimmers...
Paralympic Level 1-5 Certification: Each of the five levels require the
current ASCA education course and the additional material "Disability
Swimming Certification." The necessary additional work and tests
are available from the ASCA for $15. If you are interested in this material
please call ASCA at 800-356-2722.
Paralympic
Level 1-5 certification requirements
International
Paralympic Committee (IPC) Rule Book
The
American Swimming Coaches Association
5101 NW 21st Ave, Suite 200, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33309
or Fax to (954) 563-9813
For more information call 800-356-2722
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How To Be Certified?
There are three steps:
#1. Be a member of the American Swimming Coaches Association.
Complete a membership application form and mail to ASCA with payment for annual
investment.
#2. Complete a Certification Application in full and mail to ASCA.
#3. Take the required Certification Schools. First, Level 1 - The Foundations of Coaching;
next, Level 2 - The Stroke School; for Level 3 - The Physiology School; for Level 4 - The
Administration School and for Level 5 - The Leadership School. Each school is available
either at clinics or through home study.
Send the original test(s) to ASCA at 5101 NW 21st Ave #200,
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309. They will be corrected, and if acceptable,
your Certification application will be processed and you will
receive a new membership card with your Certification number,
Level and Type. You will also receive feedback on each of
your tests and will be notified of the number of units of
education added to your permanent Certification Record. If
you wish, you may try to “test out” of any requirements.
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