ACE Coaching Certification

[SoILcoach]

New to the select coaching world and have been reading alot about this program. Was just curious as to if it was necessary to be a coach? And the pros and cons to it.

Thanks

 

[gatorcoach]

It is required for ASA Qualifiers and ASA Nationals. I believe it is supposed to be required for all ASA tournaments, but locally they only check at qualifiers and the checked at ASA/USA Nationals last year

 

[JAD]

All coaches have to be ACE certified to be in the dugout during an ASA tournament. Certification basically requires going online, registering, passing a background check, watching a video and answering some questions based on the videos. Whole process takes @ 30-40 minutes.

 

[quincy]

cons to it.

I don’t think there are any cons to it. It is $25 and 45 minutes of your time which you will never get back.

The Sandwich Approach

 

[SBFAMILY]

The only negative and it's just the money thing. ASA won't honor the NFHS back ground checks , which is done in our state by the FBI same as your teaching certificate. Plus we have to have First Aid/CPR and pass the test on line for our sport. You would think they would honor each others back ground checks.

 

[alexander58]

In our area (central Illinois), background checks are required in state tournaments , but are not required in points tournaments. The ace tests are OK. I m not sure what you learn that didnt occur to you already. I dont understand why they dont honor the other background checks.

 

[Big Dave]

I think most coaches can probably pass the ACE test without watching the videos. That being said, I think there are plenty of coaches that still get some of the questions wrong when they watched the video!! I never really get anything out of it, but it's required by ASA.

 

[mtnbama]

It's just required -- it's nothing at all like a program such as the NFCA Master Coach program

 

[Sparky Guy]

All coaches have to be ACE certified to be in the dugout during an ASA tournament.

I do believe only ONE coach needs to be ACE certified.

 

[softballphreak]

A waste of time and money. It needs much more substance! The NFHS offers MUCH better courses. Many states now require coach certification.

There are also very good FREE courses on the NFHS site.

NFHS Learning Center