Welcome Huntley Youth Football & Cheer Association coaches!
Huntley Youth Football & Cheer Association has adopted the American Sport Education Program's coaching education courses as part of the requirement for becoming coach in HYFCA programs. Coaches should purchase the appropriate course below for the team that they are responsible for. Coaches should complete the course prior to their first practice. Once a coach has completed the course, they can print or e-mail their transcript record from ASEP’s National Coaches Registry as proof of completion.
Contact Information
E-mail: Coaches@hyfca.org
Web: www.hyfca.org
Head football coaches are required to take ASEP's Coaching Principles course.
Assistant football coaches are required to take ASEP's Coaching Youth Football Online Course 4th Edition – PDF. This course draws content from the book, Coaching Youth Football Fourth Edition, written by ASEP in conjunction with Tom Bass, former National Football League coach and USA Football technical advisor. Coach Bass is an advocate of youth sports and served as content expert for the online course.
Cheer coaches are requested to take ASEP's Coaching Essentials online course – PDF.
Board members are strongly encouraged to take ASEP's Directing Youth Sports Programs online course.
For higher-level training, the ASEP Coaching Football Technical and Tactical Skills course or Coaching Principles course are great ways to continue your education. These courses cover material suitable for high school coaches and for serious club coaches, college coaches, and advanced coaches at the youth level.
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Coaching Essentials - PDFCoaching Essentials is a sport-neutral course geared toward coaches of athletes age 13 and under participating in a recreational, noncompetitive setting. Coaches will come away from the course with a solid understanding of fundamental coaching concepts and basic coaching responsibilities. |
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| Coaching Essentials - PDF | No ancillaries; reading material is delivered as PDF downloads within the online course |
Coaching Football Technical and Tactical SkillsThe 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. |
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| Online Course With Print Materials | Online course suitable for training and certifying high school football coaches or for offering as a college course. Advanced youth football coaches will also find the course valuable in taking their coaching to the next level. |
Coaching Youth Cheerleading - PDFOur lowest-cost alternative for training coaches. Priced at $19.95 retail, this course is delivered entirely online. Our Coaching Youth Cheerleading book is delivered as a series of PDF downloads within the course. Coaches are prompted to read excerpts prior to completing online course units and activities, and can print the PDFs for hard-copy reference. Volume discounts available. To place an order for more than one course, call ASEP at 800-747-5698. For single orders, click on the icon below. |
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| Coaching Youth Cheerleading - PDF | No ancillaries; reading material is delivered as PDF downloads within the online course |
Coaching Youth Football - PDF (featuring flag football content)This course is based on the third edition of Coaching Youth Football, which includes information on tackle, flag, and touch football. Priced at $19.95 retail, this course is delivered entirely online. The book is delivered as a series of PDF downloads within the course. Volume discounts available. To place an order for more than one course, call ASEP at 800-747-5698. For single orders, click on the icon below. |
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| Version or Format | Course Components |
| Coaching Youth Football - PDF (featuring flag football content) | No ancillaries; reading material is delivered as PDF downloads within the online course |
Coaching Youth Football 4th Edition - PDFOur lowest-cost alternative for training coaches. Priced at $19.95 retail, this course is delivered entirely online. Our Coaching Youth Football book is delivered as a series of PDF downloads within the course. Coaches are prompted to read excerpts prior to completing online course units and activities, and can print the PDFs for hard-copy reference. Volume discounts available. To place an order for more than one course, call ASEP at 800-747-5698. For single orders, proceed through the checkout process. |
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| Coaching Youth Football 4th Edition - PDF | No ancillaries; reading material is delivered as PDF downloads within the online course |
Directing Youth Sports ProgramsTo be an effective youth sport program director, you need to know a little about everything. Finance. Human resources. Risk management. Marketing. Event planning. ASEP’s Directing Youth Sports Programs online course is your vehicle for putting that knowledge into practice by giving you the tools you need to get the job done. |
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| Online Course With Print Materials | This course can be purchased and taken online. |
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