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- WVSSAC Certification Requirements
- West Virginia Interscholastic Coaching
- WVSSAC Rule 127-3-6
A member of a school’s faculty, a substitute
teacher, or a student teacher within a public, private, or parochial school system shall
be allowed to coach an athletic team. An authorized certified individual may coach if he
or she meets all of the following requirements.
The coach is employed under a contract with a
county board of education that specifies a rate of pay equivalent to the rate for
professional educators who accept similar duties as extra duty assignments and that
provides for liability insurance associated with the activity.
The coach has completed approved training: NFHS
Coaches Education Program Successful Coaching (Coaching Principles) and Sport
First Aid (12 hours of instruction and test).
The authorized certified coach may be
contracted to coach only if an employed certified professional educator within the county
has not applied for and accepted the coaching position.
Coaching authorizations are for one year. They
may be reissued on request if a certified professional educator within a county is not
available.
A member of a faculty shall be considered one
who is a full-time teacher as defined by the WV Department of Education. A member of a
faculty in one school may coach in another school provided that it meets with the approval
of the said County Board of Education or two different Boards of Education.
A substitute teacher is defined as a person who
has met the licensure requirements as specified by the WV State Board of Education and has
been approved as a substitute teacher of that county board of education, private, or
parochial school.
A college student fulfilling teacher training
responsibilities as a student teacher may be assigned certain coaching responsibilities
during that period of training. This assignment will be administratively consistent with
said student teacher’s role in the classroom and shall be approved by the county
board of education or the governing board of a private or parochial school. Said
student teacher will work directly under the supervision of the appointed coach or
assistant coach.
The head coach shall be required to attend any
sport rules clinic in his or her coaching assignment that is sponsored by this Commission.
Schools failing to have a head coaching position filled at the time of the clinic will be
required to have a school representative present at the rules clinic. In a 9-12 school,
both the varsity and 9th grade coach will be required to attend.
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