Coaching Authorization Course Options

Iowa Central Community College offers three paths that students can take to receive their Coaching Authorization through the Iowa Board of Education Examiners.

Please note that Iowa Central Community College cannot answer specific questions about obtaining your coaching authorization. This would include questions about equivalencies of courses previously taken or additional requirements for obtaining the authorization. Please direct these inquiries to the Board of Educational Examiners by calling 515-281-3245.

Following is a breakdown of three paths students can take to receive their Coaching Authorization through the Board of Education Examiners. Courses are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4, to correspond with the BOEE requirements outlined below.

Option A: Non-Credit, Face-to-Face Courses
	Course #	Course Title	Book Req'd
1	*ZSR-041	Structure and Function of the Human Body	No
2	ZSR-042	Athletic Development & Human Growth	No
3	ZSR-044	Care & Prevention of Athletic Injuries	No
4	ZSR-043	Techniques & Theory of Coaching	No
	ZSR-045	Coaching Ethics (renewal course)	No

For more information about the Non Credit Face-To-Face courses, please contact Sue Heistand at 1-800-362-2793, ext. 1292.

Option B: FlexNet Courses for Credit
	Course #	Course Title	Credits	Book Req'd
1	*PEC-123	Anatomy for Coaching	1.0	No
2	PEC-115	Athletic Development & Human Growth	1.0	No
3	PEC-127	Care & Prevention of Athletic Injuries	2.0	Yes
4	PEC-110	Coaching Ethics, Techniques and Theory	1.0	No

Click here to enroll in FlexNet Courses, or contact Brittany Bush, Business Department Associate, 515-574-1286, bush_br@iowacentral.edu.

For more information about FlexNet Courses, please contact Danelle Williamson at 1-800-362-2793, ext. 1098.

Option C: Face-to-Face Courses for Credit
	Course #	Course Title	Credits	Book Req'd
1	+*PEC-121	Body Structure and Function	2.0	Yes
2	+PSY-121	Developmental Psychology	3.0	Yes
3	PET-105	Basic Athletic Training	3.0	Yes
4	+PEC-111	Techniques and Theory of Coaching	2.0	No

Click here to enroll in Face-to-Face Courses, or contact Brittany Bush, Business Department Associate, 515-574-1286, bush_br@iowacentral.edu.

+Also available online
*BIO-163 Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology (4 credits, face-to-face only) can substitute for PEC-121 or PEC-123

Students who are only taking the credit courses for coaching authorization require 5 credits (1 course for credit from each numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4).

In order to fulfill the requirement, students can take a mixture of credit and non-credit courses, in any order, as long as they take one of each of the courses numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4.

For example, the following combination of courses would meet the requirement:

1	ZSR-041	Structure and Function of the Human Body	Non-Credit Course
4	PEC-110	Coaching Ethics, Techniques and Theory	Online Course for Credit
2	PSY-121	Developmental Psychology	Face-to-Face Course for Credit
3	PET-105	Basic Athletic Training	Face-to-Face Course for Credit

Coaching Authorization vs. Coaching Endorsement

According to the Iowa Board of Education Examiners, the coaching authorization is open to all qualified persons, 18 years of age or older, who have completed the above coursework. The coaching endorsement is available only to teachers and is added to a current initial, standard or master educator teaching license. To get the coaching endorsement, teachers must take the above course work for at least the minimum number of semester hours of college credit.

For more information, visit the Iowa Board of Education Examiners website at www.state.ia.us/boee/ or call them at 515-281-3245.