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ACE Coaching
Certification Goes Online
1/22/2008
Oklahoma City, Okla. --- The Amateur
Softball Association announced today that their ACE Coaching
Certification Program is now available to coaches nationwide in a new
web based format.
Coaches who had an active certification as of 2007 can access the online
system with their prior information and continue their certification
beginning with the next appropriate level. New coaches can begin
certifying online with Level 1. Coaches can watch the ACE Coaching
Certification instructional videos and complete their certification
tests at
http://ace.usasoftball.com.
The ACE (Achieve, Certify, Educate) Coaching Certification Program is a
certification program, developed and designed to provide softball
coaches of all levels – from beginning coaches to experienced veterans –
an opportunity to certify as a coach with the ASA.
As the National Governing Body of Softball, it is the ASA’s
responsibility to ensure that coaches achieve a certain level of
understanding of what their duties are as coach of a youth softball
team. The ACE certification videos and the ACE Certification Manual are
practical guides to the everyday situations coaches will encounter as
youth softball coaches. After obtaining the ACE certification, coaches
will be well prepared to coach a youth softball team.
The ACE Coaching Certification Program consists of four levels of
certification. Coaches will begin with the ACE Level 1 certification.
For $25.00, in Level 1 coaches will learn the fundamentals of managing a
team. Once a coach has become certified at Level 1 he or she may then
move on to Level 2. In this level, coaches will be introduced to the
fundamentals of playing the game and will gain valuable instruction tips
for players in all positions from USA National Team Head Coach Mike
Candrea, all for $20.00. As a Level 2 certified coach, the coach can
then work toward ACE Level 3 certification. In this level the coach will
continue to gain valuable knowledge of the game from Coach Candrea and
other USA National Team Coaches, again for only $20.00. Finally, any
coach who has completed ACE Level 3 Certification is eligible to move on
to the Continuing Education level of the ACE program. In this level
coaches will be tested on their knowledge of ASA Playing Rules and
Regulations. ACE Continuing Education costs $20.00. The Continuing
Education tests will be updated every year to reflect changes made to
the ASA’s Playing Rules and Regulations.
Another feature that the new ACE Online Program will include is the
ability for
coaches to review the content of the certification videos at any time
after they have completed the certification tests. Also, coaches will
also be able to view and print their ACE Coaching Certificate and
Insurance Forms at any time after completing their certification test.
Along with these features, coaches will be privileged to previous ACE
benefits which include liability insurance coverage when coaching an ASA
registered team, personalized membership card as an ASA/USA Softball ACE
Coach, and take-home copy of ACE Coaching Certification manual.
For more information contact Eli Pagel at epagel@softball.org
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