Roles
Certified Education Program
USA Football's Certified Education Program has been created for youth football organizations who want to standardize the level of coaching or officiating.
The Certified Education Program — for Coaches
includes two course levels that provide chapters on theories of Communication, Practice Planning, Developing a Coaching Staff and Working with Parents. Courses provide in-depth training on the fundamentals of blocking, tackling and techniques for coaching every position on the field using 3D and 2D animation. USA Football trained approximately 5,000 youth football coaches in 2008, the first year of the program.
Features:
- Commissioners can track program and course completions
- Level 1 Sections: Coaching Theory, All Player Skills Understanding the Game, Positions & Responsibilities
- 3D & 2D Animations for visual comprehension
- Flexibility to take the course at your own pace
- Commissioners purchase promo code within membership
- 11 Chapters with Quizzes used to help retain information
- Course Certificate for each coach
- Course Level 2 is focused on the fundamentals for each position
Benefits:
- Affordable program that allows organizations to mandate coaching education
- Course Level 1 for new coaches
- Great way to market your organization to parents
- Good coaching increases player retention
Cost:
$10 per Coach
The Certified Education Program — for Officials
was created for organizations to provide a basic training course for their new officials. Written by NFL Umpire, Tony Michalek and Big Ten Referee, Bill LeMonnier, this course provides officials with a great introduction to officiating. This course uses high-quality video to instruct new officials on Rules Interpretations and 3D animations to teach the proper mechanics for every signal.
Features:
- High-quality video used to teach Rules Interpretations
- 3D Animation used for Signals
- Mechanics courses with quizzes for crews of 2-5
- Course Length: Approximately 2 Hours
- Flexibility to take the course at your own pace
- 4 Chapter Quizzes used to help retain information
- Course Certificate for each official
Benefits:
- Reporting features providing ability to mandate education
- Great marketing tool for commissioner to use for recruiting new officials
- Excellent training program for new officials
Cost:
$10 per Official
