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Program Structure

The International Coaching Enrichment Certificate Program is an intensive coaches’ education program consisting of lectures, projects, guest speakers, participant presentations, group work, field trips, and project planning and implementation. The program will consist of four modules scheduled over an academic year, and the candidate will work with an international tutor to develop a personal project that will be implemented for the benefit of the respective sport or sport in general in that country.

The ICECP is open to coaches from all sports; however, preference will be given to coaches in the following sports:

PRE-COURSEWORK

Personal Project:

Candidates will submit a potential personal project that has been approved by their National Olympic Committee (NOC) leadership and respective National Federation during the application process. When accepted, the candidates will be provided with the personal project guidelines and after consultation with their NOC, will submit a project proposal to the Director of the Program one month prior to the start of the program. A tutor will be assigned thereafter to each participant to mentor the candidates on the development of the project.

Past Topics:

• Developing a Long-Term Strength and Conditioning Program for Young Players to Reduce Typical
  Chronic and Acute Basketball Injuries in Slovenia
• Development of a Program for Player Identification for Iran Basketball Teams at All Levels
• The Development of a Long-Term Athlete Development Program for Volleyball in South Africa
• Development of National Coaching Education Program for Swimming in Bangladesh
• Development of Grassroots Triathlon Programs in Malaysia
• Development of Year-Long Training Program toPrepare Elite Swimmers in Oman for International Competition
• Research on Effectiveness of Training System of Track Sprint Cycling in China
• Development of a Grass Root Programme to Attract Females to Athletics in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
• Establish Standards for Talent Identification for Developing High Performance Athletes in Malta
• Establishment of National Coaching Education System for Soccer in Bangladesh
• Development of a National Talent IdentificationProgram for Youth Males Basketball Players in Sierra Leone
• Development and Implementation of Long-TermAthlete Development for Alpine Skiing in SerbiaDevelopment of Grassroots Triathlon Programs in Malaysia
  

Assigned Readings:

Reading materials for the participants should be completed prior to arriving in the United States. These reading will prepare the participants for the topics that will be covered during the course. Assigned reading will be forwarded to participants prior to arriving in the United States.