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USA Shooting
Coach Academy
A coach helps
an athlete go
where they
cannot go by
themselves
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Mission Statement and
Goals
The mission of the USA Shooting Coach
Academy is to build a future pipeline of
trained coaches in the Olympic shooting
sports by providing an easy to access,
standardized, quality coach education
program of proven practices, knowledge
base, network of content experts/mentors
and quality coach instructors.
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Coach Academy Goals
Increase the number and quality
of coaches (both men and
women) in Olympic shooting
sports
Establish coach training
standards
Develop a progressive coach
training program
Increase the number of advanced
and high performance level
coaches
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Coach Academy Goals
Providing a defined coach career
path
Increase the number of women
coaches and athletes in the Olympic
shooting sports.
Be recognized as the model for
coach education in Olympic
shooting sports.
Be recognized at the leader in Safe
Sport policy and training for the
shooting sports
Master Coach
High Performance
Coach
Advanced Coach
Entry Level Coach
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Benefits of the USAS
Coach Academy
Access to the best coach
education and content experts in
Olympic style shooting sports.
Gain the skills and knowledge
necessary to develop future
Olympians.
Improves image and credibility
of youth shooting programs for a
club, school or university.
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Benefits of the USAS
Coach Academy
Help enable club athletes
win medals for themselves
and their club, school,
university and win USAS
team slots at some point in
the future.
Join a family of other
Olympic oriented coaches
and athletes.
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USAS Coach Career Path
NRA Level 1 (entry level)
Advanced Coach certification – click here
for the readiness assessment survey
High Performance Coach certification
Master Coach designation
USAS National Coaches
USAS National Assistant Coaches
Master Coach Academy Instructor
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Program Description
Current coach certification
programs
Advanced Coach
High Performance Coach
Prerequisite course study via
online training courses
available 24/7
Ground course/classroom
Co-coach a JODC
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Prerequisites
Prerequisites will be online
courses that are ‘content’ /
information oriented
Foundational content is
necessary for ‘ground course’
discussions and practical
application during the JODC
Prerequisite courses provide a
common language and
understanding prior to taking
the ground courses
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Ground Courses
Classroom learning opportunities will
provide group discussions on specific
prerequisite topics that require more in depth
understanding
Scheduled when a minimum of 6 coaches is
reached
Ground Course locations.
Master Instructor’s club/facility
USAS Certified Training Centers
USAMU/Ft Benning
Olympic Training Center.
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Advanced Coach
Program Objectives
Significantly increase the number of Olympic
shooting sports coaches (both men and women) at
the club, school, grassroots level.
With the support of a USAS certified coach,
significantly reduce the learning curve for
athletes who are interested in the Olympic path.
Increase the professionalism and value of
Olympic shooting sports coaches.
To make the Olympic shooting sports more
visible in the shooting community and improve
the public image of shooting sports.
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High Performance Coach
Program Objectives
Learn to apply their skills and knowledge in
developing their athletes to compete at their
highest level in National and International
competitions
Learn how to create an environment in which
athletes can achieve their highest potential and
to lead them on the Olympic path.
To mentor future coaches to become advanced
or high performance level coaches in the
Olympic shooting sports and develop future
Olympians.
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High Performance Coach
Curricula Objectives
To become a student of the sport by seeking
more knowledge and continuing to learn.
To learn how to diagnose an athlete’s
challenges and respond appropriately by
applying validated coaching principles.
To help athletes develop life skills that will
enable them to be successful in their personal
life and careers and to be promoters of the
shooting sports.
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Common Core Courses
The Olympic Path (how to make the team)
Sport Psychology
Safe Sport Policy Training
Quiet Eye
Fitness (physical and mental)
Strength and Conditioning
Training Plans
Goal Setting
Nutrition
Anti-Doping USADA
Positive Coaching Principles
Subject to change without notice
This a sample list
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Discipline Specific Topics
Rifle
Scoring and ISSF Rules
Electronic Training Tools
Finals Training/Strategies and
Competition Management
Positions - Advanced Techniques
Equipment and Gun Fitting
Drills
Subject to change without notice
This a sample list
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Discipline Specific Topics
Pistol
Scoring and ISSF Rules
Electronic Training Tools
Finals Training/Strategies and
Competition Management
Positions – Advanced Techniques
Precision
Sport Rapid
Rapid
Drills
Equipment and Gun Fitting
Subject to change without notice
This a sample list
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Scoring and ISSF Rules
Finals Training/Strategies and
Competition Management
Gun fit
Drills and Vision Exercises
Position – Advanced Techniques
Trap
Skeet
Discipline Specific Topics
Shotgun
Subject to change without notice
This a sample list
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Learning Management
System - ePathShort List of ePath LMS Benefits
Online course development to
include audio and video
capabilities
Provides numerous interactive
tools for online course
development
Courses identified/categorized by
discipline and level designation
Courses can be required for a
specific coach curricula -
Advanced or High Performance.)
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ePath LMS Benefits
Coaches will have their own logon and
password to view what courses are required for
their discipline and coach curricula and what
they have completed to fulfill requirements
Online tests, automatically scored and
recorded in the coach’s own transcript
Coach Academy instructors will have access
and responsibility for ‘ground course’
scheduling, registration and updating student
records showing completion or no-show status
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coaches are registered for courses,
Notifications – will send email automated
reminders to those who have started but not
finished courses, send email to remind
students of ground course dates
Forums inside of the LMS that are restricted
to registered USAS Coach Academy coaches
Can/will create specific training courses for
athletes, parents, volunteers, USAS staff.
ePath LMS Benefits
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Coach Academy
Course Fees Most online courses will require paying a small one
time fee to take a course - from $5 to $40. There are a
few ‘free’ courses.
Safe Sport for coaches/staff/volunteers
Safe Sport for Athletes (shorter version)
Athlete Code of Conduct (for USAS teams)
Ground course registration fees will be in the $200 -
$250 range depending on the venue location, hosting
costs and travel costs for the Master Instructors.
A coach attending a ground course will have to pay
their own travel expenses to attend.
We will make every effort to find donors/sponsors for
these ground courses to keep costs as low as possible.
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How does it work?
There are two systems:
1. The Catalog site to look through available
courses, register and purchase courses
2. ePath learning management system where the
courses are accessed, viewed
Take one course or as many as you like anytime,
anywhere that you have Internet access
We encourage anyone from anywhere in the world
to take our coach courses
The last slide in this presentation has all the links for
the Coach Academy.
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How does it work?
The Catalog site registration and payment
transaction will create an ePath LMS user account
and take you directly into ePath to access the
course.
After the first purchase, you will be able to take
courses and view courses that you have
completed, courses that they would like to take,
and required online courses for one of the coach
certification programs.
We understand that there are coaches who maybe
“technology challenged” and will be hesitant to
take online courses, but we will make every effort
to make this process as simple as possible.
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In Closing
The online courses are being created using ePath
tools to keep the development and maintenance
costs as low as possible but deliver quality
content.
We do not need a‘cadillac’ LMS. We just need to
provide quality content.
We will be updating courses. Those updates will
occur immediately upon republishing the online
course.
Once you have paid for a course, you will be able
to go back and access it as many times as you like.
Our content experts will be reviewing all course
content annually.
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Coach Academy Contacts
Michael Theimer
USAS Coach Academy Director
719-866-4889 office
Robert Mitchell
USAS CEO/Executive Director
719-866-4899 office
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Web Links
1. The Catalog site to look
through available courses,
register and purchase courses
2. ePath learning management
system
3. USAS Coach Academy Policy
document
4. Coach Academy User Guide
5. A copy of this slide
presentation in pdf format
6. Coach Academy information
web page