TIDE Swimming – Required Certifications

Requirements for Coaching Certification

According to the USA Swimming rulebook, anybody who coaches athletes at a USA Swimming apply or competitors, should be a coach member of USA Swimming and will need to have satisfactorily accomplished all programs – in individual or on-line – required by USA Swimming. A background verify is required for coach candidates who’re 18 years of age or older.

A coach member should full all the necessities in this chart. New coaches could also be registered as a Provisional Coach if they are going to be able the place they may all the time be supervised on deck by a USA Swimming coach member. A Provisional Coach certifcation is extra lenient on the in individual security coaching requirement (you’re given one yr to take the programs) vs the Coach certification. The Director of Finance and Operations will information you towards the suitable classification.

TIDE has a useful guidelines HERE to information you thru the certification course of. To start, you could first create your personal USA Swimming login. Once you’ve got created your USA Swimming account, the Director of Finance and Operations will ship you the hyperlink you’ll use to register as a non-athlete (coach or provisional coach) member.

State of Virginia Mandated Reporter Training

The State of Virginia requires that “any athletic coach, director, or other person 18 years of age or older employed by or volunteering with a private sports organization or team” full a free, on-line, coaching module: Mandated Reporters: Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect. The course is accessible on-line; you may be requested to reply questions as you progress by way of the course. You might want to rating 90% to meet the requirement. The course presents materials in this guide for Mandated Reporters.

Access the course (CWSE 5692)  here.