PIAA Coaching Education Requirements

The following continuing educational courses will be required for coaches engaged at a PIAA Member School (Effective July 1, 2016*):

Core Courses (complete a coaching education course and a First Aid course from either of the two providers below, once completed please submit a certificate or transcript for approval to the PIAA by creating a coaches profile, directions below):

NOTE: NO SPORT SPECIFIC COURSES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

OPTIONS:

NFHS (access info @ www.nfhslearn.com)

 ASEP (access info @ Human Kinetics)

  • Human Kinetics: Coaching Principles (fee depends on instructor)
  • Human Kinetics: Sport First Aid (fee depends on instructor)

*NOTE: All paid or volunteer coaches must complete one course for Adult First Aid and one for Coaching from PIAA approved sources listed on this page. Coaches have two years to complete these onetime requirements once they are engaged or employed by any PIAA member school.

Additional Accepted Coursework:

  1. PIAA will be accepting of American Red Cross and American Heart Association First Aid training for the first aid requirement. Please upload a copy of card or certificate to your coaches profile.
  2. PIAA will be accepting of college level courses for either the coaching and/or first aid requirements. (Example courses are Principles of Coaching or Fundamentals of Coaching). A coach must upload a copy of their transcript or certificate indicating satisfactory completion of the course(s) to the PIAA Website for credit. The following links provide course offerings provided by an institution of higher education and satisfy the requirements for coaching education at a PIAA-member school:
  3.  PIAA will be accepting of VectorSolutions (SafeSchools) Training for Coaching Education as long as your school or school district has purchased VectorSolutions (SafeSchools) Training for ALL STAFF. Listed below are the modules needed to satisfy the Fundamentals of Coaching and First Aid Requirements.

    VectorSolutions: Fundamentals of Coaching Coursework
    The certificate of completion must show the total number of minutes from all modules - a minimum of 291 minutes

    Athletic Liability, Conflict Management: Managing the Angry Parent, Title IX and Gender Equity in Athletics, Hazing Prevention, Steroid and PED Awareness in Athletics, Emergency Operations Planning: Building the Plan, Emergency Operations Planning: Implementing the Plan, Sensitivity Awareness, Conflict Management: Student-to-Student, and Online Safety: Cyberbullying

    VectorSolutions: First Aid Coursework
    The certificate of completion must show the total number of minutes from all modules - a minimum of 131 minutes

    First-Aid, Sport Supervision & Safety, Heat Illness Prevention, Student Drug and Alcohol Abuse, AED, and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

    Once completed, coaches will receive TWO certificates for all modules completed through VectorSolutions (SafeSchools Training). One certificate will be for the Fundamentals of Coaching coursework and the other will be for the First Aid coursework. Please contact your VectorSolutions (SafeSchools) Account Manager to set this up. These certificates can then be uploaded to their Coaches’ profile for approval by the PIAA.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jennifer Grassel, PIAA Assistant Executive Director in the PIAA Office at (717) 697-0374, or (800) 382-1392.