Maine Recreation and Park Association

Welcome Maine Recreation and Park Association coaches, officials, sport administrators, and parents! ASEP is proud to partner with organizations such as MRPA that place a strong emphasis on coaching education.

The American Sport Education Program has been in the business of sport education for 25 years, and we can bring that expertise and experience to your organization through our many offerings.

Coach Training for Only $19.95!
ASEP's new PDF-based Coaching Youth [Sport] online courses allow coaches to be trained entirely online. If you are a coach affiliated with MRPA and would like to purchase a course for yourself, just click on the corresponding icon in the table below and proceed through the checkout. If you are a sport administrator looking to purchase multiple courses for distribution to your coaches, please call ASEP at 800-747-5698, ext. 5555 to place your order. Be sure to mention Associate Code 4116 and that you're with the MRPA when placing your order.

Officials Need Training Too!
ASEP's Officiating [Sport] courses and resources will get your officials ready to take to the field with confidence.

For Busy Administrators
ASEP's Directing Youth Sports Programs online course gives you the tools you need to get your job done as sport administrator.

Additional Resources Through Human Kinetics
ASEP is a division of Human Kinetics, the leading publisher of recreation, health, physical education, fitness, and coaching resources worldwide. Visit the Human Kinetics website for additional resources for sport administrators, coaches, officials, and parents.

ASEP Courses Recommended by MRPA:

Coaching Youth Baseball Online Course - PDF

Our lowest-cost alternative for training coaches. Priced at $19.95 retail, this course is delivered entirely online. Our Coaching Youth Baseball 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.
Version or Format Course Components
Coaching Youth Baseball Online Course - PDF $
No ancillaries; reading material is delivered as PDF downloads within the online course

Coaching Youth Football Online Course 4th Edition - PDF

Our 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.
Version or Format Course Components
Coaching Youth Football Online Course 4th Edition - PDF $
No ancillaries; reading material is delivered as PDF downloads within the online course

Coaching Youth Soccer Online Course - PDF

Our lowest-cost alternative for training coaches. Priced at $19.95 retail, this course is delivered entirely online. Our Coaching Youth Soccer 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.
Version or Format Course Components
Coaching Youth Soccer Online Course - PDF $
No ancillaries; reading material is delivered as PDF downloads within the online course

Coaching Youth Softball Online Course - PDF

Our lowest-cost alternative for training coaches. Priced at $19.95 retail, this course is delivered entirely online. Our Coaching Youth Softball 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.
Version or Format Course Components
Coaching Youth Softball Online Course - PDF $
No ancillaries; reading material is delivered as PDF downloads within the online course

Coaching Youth Tennis Online Course - PDF

Our lowest-cost alternative for training coaches. Priced at $19.95 retail, this course is delivered entirely online. Our Coaching Youth Tennis book is delivered as a series 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.
Version or Format Course Components
Coaching Youth Tennis Online Course - PDF $
No ancillaries; reading material is delivered as PDF downloads within the online course

Coaching Youth Volleyball Online Course - PDF

Our lowest-cost alternative for training coaches. Priced at $19.95 retail, this course is delivered entirely online. Our Coaching Youth Volleyball 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.
Version or Format Course Components
Coaching Youth Volleyball Online Course - PDF $
No ancillaries; reading material is delivered as PDF downloads within the online course

Coaching Youth Wrestling Online Course - PDF

This course is delivered entirely online with no print materials. Our Coaching Youth Wrestling 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. Please note that this course DOES NOT satisfy USA Wrestling Copper Level certification requirements.
Version or Format Course Components
Coaching Youth Wrestling Online Course - PDF $
No ancillaries; reading material is delivered as PDF downloads within the online course

Directing Youth Sports Programs online course

To 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.
Version or Format Notes
Online Course With Print Materials This course can be purchased and taken online.