Alabama High School Athletic Association

Welcome Alabama coaches!

Numerous state high school associations, including the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA), currently use ASEP Professional Coaches Education Program Bronze Level courses in qualifying high school coaches. Each year, more than 25,000 coaches across the country are credentialed through ASEP’s Coaching Principles and Sport First Aid courses.

The AHSAA currently offers online versions of Coaching Principles and Sport First Aid courses for meeting the association's coaching education requirements.

Drawing from the text Successful Coaching, Coaching Principles challenges coaches to define who they are as coaches (their coaching philosophy, objectives, and style); enhance communication and motivational skills; become more effective teachers and trainers; and improve team, relationship, risk, and self-management skills. Coaching Principles is a study of the fundamentals of being a successful coach - before even stepping on the playing field. Coaches receive a copy of the 500-plus-page Successful Coaching text with their course registration. 

Sport First Aid addresses injuries and illnesses coaches are likely to face on the playing field. It provides coaches with clear guidelines on what's expected of them as first responders, as well as action steps for the care and prevention of more than 110 athletic injuries and illnesses. The course also covers the latest information on treating concussions, preventing MRSA infections, and educating athletes on the dangers of steroids and performance enhancers. Coaches receive a copy of the 350-page Sport First Aid text with their course registration.

From this page, you can order Coaching Principles and Sport First Aid online courses individually by clicking on the corresponding icons in the table at the bottom of the page.

A more convenient option for coaches is to purchase online courses together through our new course bundle rather than purchasing courses individually. You'll get the courses you need to meet Alabama coaching education requirements in one transaction. Click on the text link below to order your course bundle. Or, you can order the course bundle by calling ASEP at 800-747-5698.

AL Coaching Education Online Package $170.00
Includes Coaching Principles and Sport First Aid online courses

Contact Information
Alabama High School Athletic Association
Contact: Daniel Washburn
7325 Halcyon Summit Drive
Montgomery, AL  36117
Phone: (334) 263-6994
Fax: (334) 387-0075
Email: danwashburn@ahsaa.com
Web: www.ahsaa.com

AHSAA Required and Recommended Courses:

Coaching Baseball Technical and Tactical Skills Course

This course will help you learn how to teach the skills and strategies and techniques and tactics of baseball. You’ll learn about approaches to coaching, including the games approach (an alternative to drills-based coaching), you’ll develop a season plan and a series of practice plans; and you’ll improve your ability to coach during games. This course is suitable for high school coaches and for serious club coaches, and college coaches.
Version or Format Notes
Online Course With Print Materials This course can be purchased and taken online.

Coaching Basketball Technical and Tactical Skills Course

This course will help you learn how to teach the skills and strategies, and techniques and tactics of basketball. You’ll learn about approaches to coaching, including the games approach (an alternative to drills-based coaching), you’ll develop a season plan and a series of practice plans; and you’ll improve your ability to coach during games. This course is suitable for high school coaches and for serious club coaches, college coaches, and advanced coaches at the youth level.
Version or Format Notes
Online Course With Print Materials This course can be purchased and taken online.

Coaching Football Technical and Tactical Skills Course

The course is designed to help coaches learn how to teach the technical and tactical skills of football and is suitable for high school coaches, serious club coaches, undergraduate students, and advanced coaches at the youth level.
Version or Format Notes
Online Course With Print Materials This course can be purchased and taken online.

Coaching Principles

Coaching Principles covers the fundamentals of being a successful coach. Each year, more than 20,000 high school, club sport, and Olympic coaches take this course to further their professional development and meet certification requirements.
Version or Format Notes
Online Course With Print Materials This course can be purchased and taken online.
Instructor-Led Classroom Course With Print Materials This course is offered in a classroom setting led by certified instructors from ASEP partner organizations.

Coaching Softball Technical and Tactical Skills

This course will help you learn how to teach the skills and strategies, and techniques and tactics of softball. You’ll learn about approaches to coaching, including the games approach (an alternative to drills-based coaching), you’ll develop a season plan and a series of practice plans; and you’ll improve your ability to coach during games. This course is suitable for high school coaches and for serious club coaches, college coaches, and advanced coaches at the youth level.
Version or Format Notes
Online Course With Print Materials This course can be purchased and taken online.

Sport First Aid - 4th Edition

Newly revised and updated, this fourth edition of the course provides coaches and students with clear guidelines on what’s expected of them as first responders, as well as action steps for the care and prevention of more than 110 athletic injuries and illnesses.
Version or Format Notes
Online Course With Print Materials This course can be purchased and taken online.
Instructor-Led Classroom Course With Print Materials