Welcome Polk County School District coaches and administrators!
Polk County Public Schools in partnership with the American Sport Education Program (ASEP) offers high school coaches the opportunity to take ASEP online courses Coaching Principles, Sport First Aid, and Coaching [Sport] Technical and Tactical Skills to meet the Florida Department of Education Athletic Coaching Certification and Endorsement. Certification is earned by successfully completing the required three online courses and passing each course exam with scores of 80 percent or better.
Each course is equivalent to 60 in-service points. Requirements for Florida Coaching Certification and Endorsement are 180 in-service points.
PCPS will provide reimbursement to coaches for tuition costs upon completion of all requirements of the online certification and endorsement courses and three additional years of coaching service after the completion of the three courses.
The newly updated fourth edition of Coaching Principles is now available in two formats: with print book or with e-book (you save $10 by purchasing the e-book version).
From this page, you can order online courses individually by clicking on the corresponding online course icon in the table at the bottom of the page.
If you plan to take both Coaching Principles and Sport First Aid, check out our discounted online course packages. You'll save money by purchasing your online courses together through these convenient bundles rather than purchasing courses individually. You'll get two of the courses you need in one transaction. To purchase an online course package, click on one of the the links below:
FL Coaching Education Online Package $100.00
Includes Coaching Principles and Sport First Aid online courses
Successful Coaching, Fourth Edition print textbook included
FL Coaching Education Online Package with E-book $90.00
Includes Coaching Principles and Sport First Aid online courses
Successful Coaching, Fourth Edition textbook provided in e-book format
When you've completed a course, you have the ability to print a certificate of course completion from the website and e-mail a course transcript to whoever may need documention of courses you've completed. These features are found under the ASEP National Coaches Registry area of the site.
Contact Information
Polk County Public Schools
Attention: Don Bridges, CMAA
Phone: 863-534-0635
E-mail: don.bridges@polk-fl.net
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 PrinciplesThis online self-paced course includes the printed text Successful Coaching, Fourth Edition. Geared toward high school and club-level coaches (those who coach athletes age 14 and older), the 20-unit online course challenges coaches to define their coaching philosophy, objectives, and style; enhance communication and motivational skills; become more effective teachers; and improve team, relationship, risk, and self-management skills. Coaching Principles covers the fundamentals of being a successful coach—on and off the field. |
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| Online Course With Print Materials | With your course registration, you'll receive a hard copy of the text Successful Coaching, Fourth Edition, a valuable reference guide for seasons to come. |
Coaching Principles with E-bookThis online self-paced course includes the e-book Successful Coaching, Fourth Edition. Geared toward high school and club-level coaches (those who coach athletes aged 14 and older), the 20-unit online course challenges coaches to define their coaching philosophy, objectives, and style; enhance communication and motivational skills; become more effective teachers; and improve team, relationship, risk, and self-management skills. Coaching Principles covers the fundamentals of being a successful coach—on and off the field. |
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| Online Course | With this version of Coaching Principles, you'll receive the Successful Coaching, Fourth Edition, textbook as an e-book that's accessible through the online course. |
Coaching Soccer Principles 2ECoaching Soccer Principles is an online course based on the text, Skills and Strategies for Coaching Soccer 2E. 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 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 coaching education program. (This course does not satisfy USA Wrestling's Copper Level certification.) |
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| Online Course With Print Materials | 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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| 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. |
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