Volunteer Coaching Opportunities

INTERESTED IN GETTING INVOLVED WITH THE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY?  VOLUNTEER TO COACH YOUTH SPORTS! CALL 687-5225 FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Benefits of Coaching Youth Sports:

• Rewarding experience
• Positive role model for a child
• Involvement with community
• Athletes will remember you for years
• If you have a child playing, it is great way to spend quality time with your child

As a Volunteer Coach, you will receive the following FREE training:

• ASEP (American Sports Education Program) Certification (see below)
• Coaches Meeting to discuss league rules and philosophies
• Coaches Clinic to learn sport skills and age appropriate drills
• Access to reference materials and websites
• Parks and Recreation Staff support

AMERICAN SPORTS EDUCATION PROGRAM

To help become an even more effective youth coach, coaches are required to participate in the American Sports Education Program (ASEP) Youth Coaching Clinic. The clinic includes thought-provoking video instruction, active learning exercises, and instructor-led group discussions, all related to coaching youth. You will share your ideas with others and also pick up new ideas. It's a great way to quickly enhance your coaching skills while having fun in the process. "Athletes First, Winning Second" is a motto that indicates striving to win is important in sports; however, no effort in striving to win should be done at the expense of any athlete's well-being, development and enjoyment.

Click here for class dates: ASEP Coach Certification Class

FORMS FOR COACHING:

• Volunteer Coach Application

CONCUSSION TRAINING:

A new law was passed, January 1, 2012 stating that all youth sport volunteers and coaches much take this course prior to being able to coach kids. This course needs to be completed once a year. Please go to the website below:


http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/headsup/online_training.html

Click on Take the Training. When you have completed the training course we need you to print a certificate. Prior to printing, be sure to update the certificate with your name and the current date, then print. Bring a copy of the certificate to the Parks and Recreation Office or email the certificate to Adam Winemiller at awinemiller @city-woodlandpark.org .

If you are having difficults with this site please contact us and we can make arrangements to check out a training CD.

 

 

For more information on courses offered elsewhere, please call the Woodland Park Parks and Recreation Department at 687-5225. Keep in mind there may be a small fee.