Successful Coaching is an excellent stand-alone textbook, but its positive influence on future coaches is even more profound when used in tandem with its companion Coaching Principles course.
Offered through the American Sport Education Program (ASEP), Coaching Principles is the flagship course in ASEP’s coaching certification program, recognized by numerous state high school associations, state departments of education, and individual school districts in meeting coaching education requirements.
- Offer your students a coaching course with the added bonus of a recognized certification (adoption of the Successful Coaching text alone does not afford you the opportunity to offer ASEP certification).
- Implement as a semester-long course or as a supplement to the coaching course you’ve developed.
- Course ancillaries—including an instructor guide, DVD, and certification test—lead you through the delivery of the course while leaving enough flexibility for you to make the course your own.
- Each student receives a copy of Successful Coaching, plus other ancillaries that offer more robust exploration of the concepts presented in the text (see below for additional information).
- Alternatively, there’s an online version of Coaching Principles that you can offer in tandem with your current course which also qualifies students for certification.
- Coaching Principles course ancillaries are free to course adopters and granted by your sales representative. To request your complimentary copies, contact your sales rep.
Coaching Principles course content
Coaching Principles provides the underpinnings of what it takes to be a successful coach—beyond the Xs and Os. Through the course, coaches are challenged to
- define who they are as coaches (their coaching philosophy, objectives, and style), coach for character, and coach diverse athletes (units 1-2);
- enhance communication and motivational skills and manage athletes’ behavior (unit 3);
- coach using the games approach and become more effective teachers of technical and tactical skills (unit 4);
- train athletes for energy and muscular fitness, fuel athletes, and battle drugs (unit 5); and
- manage a team, relationships, and risk (units 6-7).
Course ancillaries
As a Coaching Principles course adopter, you receive complimentary copies of the Successful Coaching, Fourth Edition text, Coaching Principles Instructor Guide (PDF), Coaching Principles Instructor DVD, Coaching Principles Workbook, Coaching Principles Certification Test, and access to the Successful Coaching text ancillaries.
Coaching Principles Instructor Guide
- A unit-by-unit guide for conducting the course in a classroom setting.
- The guide’s built-in flexibility allows you to tailor your course to your specifications; you pick and choose the lessons and activities you want to present in class or to assign as self-study.
- The instructor guide is offered free of charge as a PDF.
- Click here for a sample unit from the instructor guide (link available August 2012).
Coaching Principles Instructor DVD
- Contains 21 clips totaling more than 90 minutes of all-new video that you’ll show during your class to introduce course units and highlight key learning objectives.
- Click to view a sample clip.
Coaching Principles Workbook
- A 150-page companion piece to the Successful Coaching text that includes in-class activities and self-study exercises for your students.
- Students receive a copy of the workbook.
Coaching Principles Certification Test
- The official test that qualifies students to earn the ASEP Coaching Principles certification.
- Students can take the test paper-pencil or online.
State-specific options
For the states of California, Illinois, Virginia, and West Virginia, there is a state-specific component that’s included in the Coaching Principles course. These states have unique ISBNs for their courses. If you’re from one of these states, contact your sales representative for the correct ISBN for the course you’re offering.
Request an exam copy
Sample Coaching Principles course components are free to course adopters and granted by your sales representative. To request your complimentary copies, contact your sales rep.
Coaching Principles Classroom Course - 4th Edition
ISBN 978-1-4504-3074-6
Price $70.00 US; $75.95 CDN; 51.99 UK; 62.40 EU; $84.70 AUS; $115.00 NZ
Student package includes the following:
Successful Coaching, Fourth Edition
Coaching Principles Workbook
Coaching Principles Online Component
Test packet (includes print test questions and scan form)
Coaching Principles Classroom Course - 4th Edition with eBook
ISBN 978-1-4504-3305-1
Price $60.00 US; $64.95 CDN; 49.99 UK; 60.00 EU; $72.60 AUS; $99.00 NZ
Student package includes the following:
Successful Coaching, Fourth Edition eBook
Coaching Principles Workbook
Coaching Principles Online Component
Test packet (includes print test questions and scan form)
Coaching Principles Online Course - 4th Edition
ISBN 978-1-4504-3050-0
K package ISBN 978-1-4504-3073-9
Price $70.00 US; $75.95 CDN; 51.99 UK; 62.40 EU; $84.70 AUS; $115.00 NZ
Student package includes the following:
Successful Coaching, Fourth Edition
Online course
Online test
Coaching Principles Online Course - 4th Edition with eBook
ISBN 978-1-4504-3307-5
K package ISBN 978-1-4504-3308-2
Price $60.00 US; $64.95 CDN; 49.99 UK; 60.00 EU; $72.60 AUS; $99.00 NZ
Student package includes the following:
Successful Coaching, Fourth Edition eBook
Online course
Online test