Lic/Auth Type
Requirements - First Issuance
- 18 years of age and a HS diploma or equivalent
- Concussion training certificate
- CPR training certificate
- 55-hour workshop certificate from an approved provider or college coursework which includes the following content:
- Structure and function of the human body
- Prevention and care of athletic injuries
- Human growth and development
- Theory/methods and ethics of coaching
Converting a Teaching License with a Coaching Endorsement to a Coaching Authorization
Term
5 years
Renewals
The following 5 items are required:
- CPR.
- Concussion training from the National Federation of High Schools (not the Heads Up Version)
- Mandatory reporter of child and dependent adult abuse certificate. BOTH child AND dependent adult versions are required.
- Any rules meeting, NFHS video, or workshop, clinic (can be verified by the school AD/Admin). College credit, licensure renewal credit, or renewal activity from NEACA, Kirkwood, or Iowa Lakes Community College.
- Any rules meeting, NFHS video, or workshop, clinic (can be verified by the school AD/Admin). College credit, licensure renewal credit, or renewal activity from NEACA, Kirkwood, or Iowa Lakes Community College.
** Ethics for educators training is required for an old coaching authorization issued before July, 1 2000 if this is the first renewal since. The Ethics for Educators module is a one-hour training available from Heartland AEA online learning and can count for number 4 or 5 above.
Extension
Yes - if more time is needed to complete renewal requirements.