• ALL Football Coaches (Head and Assistant) MUST complete and pass the courses listed below: 
  
  Coaching Youth Football - The AYF Way 

❖ Visit www.ayfcoaching.com

  ❖  New coaches that have not taken the course the previous year must complete the $24.95 course.
❖  Coaches who have previously taken the course must complete the $15.95 Recertification course

❖ You Must Print The Completion Certificate and include With Coaches Paperwork at Book Certification. 

• National Federation of State High School Associations
• ❖ 3 courses ❖ All are FREE
  ➢ Coaches Tackle Course https://nfhslearn.com/courses/football-tackling 
  ➢ Sportsmanship https://nfhslearn.com/courses/sportsmanship-
  ➢ Implicit Bias https://nfhslearn.com/courses/implicit-bias

• FORMS NEEDED FOR BOOKS
  • Image Release Form - Image Release 
  • Release of Liability Form  - Release of Liability Form

• Human Kinetics Coaches Training "Coaching Cheer the AYC Way" - HEAD COACHES ONLY
  https://us.humankinetics.com/blogs/ayf-coaching
  ➢Scroll to the bottom of the page and select the appropriate link (new or returning coach)

• YCADA Coaches Training
  https://www.ycaada.org/ayc
  ➢ If this is your FIRST year, you should be taking the Y101AYC course. For returning coaches, you should have received an email about being eligible to take the Y102AYC or Y103AYC course. Please reach out if you are unsure.
•  (It is different for everyone depending on your coaching year) - Be sure to click AYF and NOT Pop Warner

• Heads Up Concussion Training
  https://www.cdc.gov/headsup/youthsports/index.html

• National Federation of State High School Associations
  - 2 courses are FREE
  ➢ Sportsmanship https://nfhslearn.com/courses/sportsmanship-
  ➢ Implicit Bias https://nfhslearn.com/courses/implicit-bias

• FORMS NEEDED FOR BOOKS
  • Image Release Form - Image Release 
  • Release of Liability Form  - Release of Liability Form

• CPR/FIRST AID CERTIFICATE (ONLY 1 COACH PER ROSTER) - Ex: American Red Cross

• COST OF CERTIFICATION COURSES 

  Coaching Youth Cheerleading - The AYC Way:

   ❖ New Head coaches that have not taken the course the previous year must complete the $24.95 course. 

  ❖ Head coaches who have previously taken the course must complete the $15.95 Recertification course.

  Youth Cheer and Dance Alliance (YCADA) Y101AYC: 

  ❖ New coaches that have not taken the course the previous year must complete the $25.00 Y101AYC course. 

  ❖ Coaches who have previously taken the course must complete the $25.00 Y104AYC Recertification course.

  ❖ National Federation of State High School Associations      Implicit Bias and Sportsmanship Courses: ❖ FREE!