Would you like to become a certified high school, junior high or middle school pickleball coach?
USHSPA high school coach certification is not a pickleball teaching certification, such as that offered by the commercial certifying organizations. It’s a pickleball coaching certification (with some teaching tips).
USHSPA’s low-cost, online high school pickleball certification will prepare you to run a three-month scholastic sports program. The certification training will cover topics such as:
- Program administration
- Budgeting
- Coaching teens
- Working with parents
- Planning a season
- State/conference rules
- Running practices
- Teaching strokes and strategies
- Few courts/many players
- Making lineups
- Coaching during matches
- Conditioning and nutrition
You can view the first training module here.
You’ll need to take and pass the Safe Play (online video) test, and you’ll get a free background check.
Any school looking for a high school pickleball coach will be able to see that you’ve demonstrated you can run a three-month school pickleball program, from your first meeting with your athletic director to your last match – and everything in between.
In addition, your players their parents and school athletic directors will see that you’re a certified pickleball coach.
Once you’ve earned USHSPA certification as a high school pickleball coach, you might want to get certified by one of the teaching organizations if you’re interested in teaching pickleball professionally – even part time.
USHSPA certification will improve your chances of earning a commercial certification and getting a higher rating.