Welcome Illinois High School Association (IHSA) coaches and athletic directors!
The American Sport Education Program (ASEP) is proud of our long-time affiliation with the IHSA, and we look forward to training new IHSA coaches in the 2011-12 school year and beyond. With the requirement that all non-faculty interscholastic coaches in Illinois be trained prior to assuming coaching duties, ASEP is poised to assist the IHSA in reaching this commendable goal. We congratulate the state of Illinois on taking a strong stance for coaching education.
ASEP courses that meet the Illinois coaching education requirements are listed below. Non-faculty coaches must pass three exams before coaching at an IHSA-member school. These exams are contained in the following courses:
Please note that the IHSA by-laws course is a separate course with a separate exam. Although it is packaged with both the IHSA Coaching Principles course and IHSA Coaching Orientation course, it is a separate course and exam.
From this page, you can order any one of the above online courses individually now by clicking on the corresponding icons in the table at the bottom of the page.
A more convenient and money-saving option for coaches is to purchase online courses together through our new course bundles rather than purchasing courses individually. You'll get all the courses you need to meet Illinois coaching education requirements in one transaction at a lower price. Online course packages are available for purchase now; just click on your choice of package from the list below. Or, you can order course packages by calling ASEP at 800-747-5698.
The two course packages listed below meet the IHSA coaching certification requirements. Successful completion of any of the course packages below will result in an IHSA coaching certification.
IHSA Coaching Orientation Online Package $110.00
Includes IHSA Coaching Orientation, IHSA by-laws exam, and Sport First Aid.
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IHSA Coaching Education Online Package $140.00
Includes Coaching Principles, IHSA by-laws exam, and Sport First Aid.
If you prefer to take Coaching Principles and/or Sport First Aid as a classroom course, you need to register for the class through an ASEP certified instructor in your area. Visit the ASEP Classroom Course Finder for a schedule of upcoming clinics in your area. These clinics are taught through a network of ASEP certified instructors in Illinois. If you enroll in a classroom course, you will receive the course materials from your instructor on site the day of the clinic. You cannot register for a classroom course through the ASEP Web site; all registrations for classroom courses are through the instructor.
Faculty-coaches can also benefit by taking IHSA Coaching Principles and IHSA Sport First Aid courses. In addition to the knowledge they glean from the courses, participants receive 40 continuing professional development units (CPDUs) for Coaching Principles, 30 CPDUs for Sport First Aid, and 5 CPDUs for Coaching Orientation. The educator just needs to submit documentation of course completion (printable from the Illinois State Board of Education Web site) through the Illinois Educator Certification System (ECS). Click here for a complete listing of ASEP online courses and their respective clock hours. You owe it to your faculty-coaches to let them know about this convenient professional development opportunity!
Contact Information
Illinois High School Association
Contact: Ron McGraw (rmcgraw@ihsa.org) or Cheryl Lowery (Administrative Assistant clowery@ihsa.org)
2715 McGraw Dr.
Bloomington, IL 61704-2715
Phone: (309) 663-6377
Fax: (309) 663-7479
Web: www.ihsa.org
Coaching Baseball Technical and Tactical SkillsThis 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. |
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| Online Course With Print Materials | Online course suitable for training and certifying high school baseball coaches or for offering as a college course. Advanced youth baseball coaches will also find the course valuable in taking their coaching to the next level. |
Coaching Basketball Technical and Tactical SkillsThis 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. |
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| Online Course With Print Materials | Online course suitable for training and certifying high school basketball coaches or for offering as a college course. Advanced youth basketball coaches will also find the course valuable in taking their coaching to the next level. |
Coaching Cheerleading PrinciplesCoaching Cheerleading Principles is an online course and test based on the text, Coaching Cheerleading Successfully. The course satisfies the sport-specific component of ASEP's Bronze Level certification. |
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| Online Course With Print Materials | This course can be purchased and taken online. |
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 Golf PrinciplesCoaching Golf Principles is an online course and test based on the text, Coaching Golf Successfully. The course satisfies the sport-specific component of ASEP's Bronze Level certification. |
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| Online Course With Print Materials | This course can be purchased and taken online. |
Coaching PrinciplesCoaching 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. |
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| Online Course With Print Materials | Included in the Coaching Principles registration fee is the textbook Successful Coaching. |
| 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 SkillsThis 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. |
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| Online Course With Print Materials | Online course suitable for training and certifying high school softball coaches or for offering as a college course. Advanced youth softball coaches will also find the course valuable in taking their coaching to the next level. |
Coaching Strength & Conditioning PrinciplesCoaching Strength and Conditioning Principles is an online course and test based on the text, Bigger, Faster, Stronger. The course satisfies the sport-specific component of ASEP's Bronze Level certification. |
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| Online Course With Print Materials | This course can be purchased and taken online. |
Coaching Swimming PrinciplesCoaching Swimming Principles is an open-book test based on the text, Coaching Swimming Successfully. The course satisfies the sport-specific component of ASEP's Bronze Level certification. |
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| Online Course With Print Materials | This course can be purchased and taken online. |
Coaching Tennis Technical and Tactical SkillsThe American Sport Education Program (ASEP) brings the hard court to your hard drive with Coaching Tennis Technical and Tactical Skills online course, a newly released online course for tennis coaches of athletes 15 and older and those coaching higher-ability players ages 11 to 14. |
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| Online Course With Print Materials | Online course suitable for training and certifying high school tennis coaches or for offering as a college course. Advanced youth tennis coaches will also find the course valuable in taking their coaching to the next level. |
Coaching Track & Field PrinciplesCoaching Track & Field Principles is an online course and test based on the text, Coaching Track & Field Successfully. The course satisfies the sport-specific component of ASEP's Bronze Level certification. |
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| Online Course With Print Materials | This course can be purchased and taken online. |
Coaching Volleyball PrinciplesCoaching Volleyball Principles is an online course and test based on the text, The Volleyball Handbook. The course satisfies the sport-specific component of ASEP's Bronze Level certification. |
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| Online Course With Print Materials | This course can be purchased and taken online. |
Coaching Wrestling PrinciplesCoaching Wrestling Principles is an online course and test based on the text, Coaching Wrestling Successfully. The course satisfies the sport-specific component of ASEP's Bronze Level certification. |
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| Online Course With Print Materials | This course can be purchased and taken online. |
IHSA Coaching OrientationIHSA Coaching Orientation is a new online course gleaning material from the ASEP Coaching Principles, Sport First Aid, and Coaching [Sport] Technical and Tactical Skills courses. Included with IHSA Coaching Orientation is the IHSA component and bylaws exam, covering IHSA-specific information on policies, procedures, rules, and reporting requirements. |
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| Online Course | This course can be purchased and taken online. |
Sport First Aid - 4th EditionNewly 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. |
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| Version or Format | Notes |
| Online Course With Print Materials | Your course registration fee includes the 320-page text Sport First Aid, a valuable reference for coaches for years to come. |
| Instructor-Led Classroom Course With Print Materials | This course is offered in a classroom setting led by certified instructors from ASEP partner organizations. |
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