Virginia High School League

Welcome Virginia coaches!

The American Sport Education Program (ASEP) is proud to be a partner with the Virginia High School League (VHSL). The VHSL has adopted ASEP Professional Coaches Education Program courses as meeting its coaching education requirements, with the various courses and options outlined below.

Basic VHSL Course
This all-in-one online course satisfies the VHSL minimum coaching education mandate. It provides an overview of essential coaching principles, sport first aid, and technical and tactical skills training. Gleaning content from Coaching Principles, Sport First Aid, and Coaching [Sport] Technical and Tactical Skills courses, the course is delivered entirely online (without supplemental texts) and takes coaches roughly 6 hours to complete. The last unit of the course is the VHSL Component, containing organization-specific information that tests coaches on VHSL regulations and rules including a review of local athletic policies and procedures. 

If you are an individual coach looking to take this course to satisfy VHSL coaching education requirements, click here or on the course title in the table at the bottom of this page.

If you are an athletic director or administrator looking to purchase VHSL Basic Coaches Education Courses in bulk to distribute to coaches, call ASEP at 800-747-5698. Select option 1 to place your order with ASEP.

VHSL Advanced Coaches Education Course
This course package also satisfies the VHSL coaching education mandate and provides a comprehensive learning experience available to VHSL coaches beyond the minimum requirement. Led by certified ASEP instructors, the three components included in the VHSL Advanced Coaches Education Course package are: 

Coaching Principles
A 20-unit, 8-hour classroom course covering all aspects of coaching. Coaches receive the Successful Coaching, Third Edition text and Coaching Principles Classroom Study Guide as reference material with their course registration.

Sport First Aid
A 4-hour classroom clinic devoted to the prevention and treatment of injuries and illnesses coaches likely will face on the playing field. Coaches receive the Sport First Aid, Fourth Edition text and Sport First Aid Classroom Study Guide with their registration.

VHSL Component
The VHSL Component contains organization-specific information that tests coaches on VHSL regulations and rules including a review of local athletic policies and procedures. (If you've successfully completed the other courses required for certification and you only need to take the VHSL Component to achieve certification, you may order the VHSL Component separately by clicking here or on the course title in the table below.)

If you are an individual coach looking to register for the VHSL Advanced Coaches Education Course, contact the VHSL (see contact information below) for a list of instructors and upcoming clinics in your area.

If you are an instructor or VHSL administrator looking to purchase VHSL Advanced Coaches Education Course packages in bulk to distribute to coaches, call ASEP at 800-747-5698. Select option 1 to place your order with ASEP.

Contact Information
Virginia High School League
Contact: Tom Dolan, Assistant Director
1642 State Farm Blvd.
Charlottesville, VA  22911
Phone: (434) 977-8475
Fax: (434) 977-5943
Email: TDolan@vhsl.org
Web: http://www.vhsl.org/coaches.htm

Other courses available for VHSL coaches:
CPR/AED for Coaches
Coaching Baseball Technical and Tactical Skills
Coaching Basketball Technical and Tactical Skills
Coaching Football Technical and Tactical Skills
Coming soon: Coaching Softball Technical and Tactical Skills
Coming soon: Coaching Tennis Technical and Tactical Skills

Courses available to VHSL coaches:

Basic VHSL Course

This course provides a general overview of basic coaching principles, sport first aid, and technical and tactical skills training. Gleaning content from Coaching Principles, Sport First Aid, and Coaching [Sport] Technical and Tactical Skills courses, the VHSL Basic Coaches Education Course is delivered entirely online and takes coaches roughly 6 hours to complete. The last unit of the course is the VHSL Component, containing organization-specific information that tests coaches on VHSL instructions and handbook.
Version or Format Notes
Online Course This course can be purchased and taken online.

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
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
Instructor-Led Classroom Course With Print Materials

VHSL Component

The VHSL Component contains organization-specific information that tests coaches on VHSL instructions and handbook.
Version or Format Notes
Online Course This course can be purchased and taken online.