The thought of studying for and taking a certification exam is daunting, perhaps more so for mid- or even late- career sport psychology professionals. Some of us are years, even decades, from formal graduate education and/or the practice of sport and exercise psychology. We earn our paychecks
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CMPC Exam for Recertification: The Good, The Bad, The Reality
Carrie B. Scherzer and Justine J. Reel
Investigating the Barriers and Facilitators to Achieving Coaching Certification
Joseph J. Gurgis, Gretchen A. Kerr, and Ashley E. Stirling
Several researchers within coach education and development have advocated for the certification of coaches to ensure a consistent, minimum level of knowledge and competency ( Cushion et al., 2010 ; Nelson, Cushion, & Potrac, 2006 ; Potrac, Gilbert, & Denison, 2013 ). The strength of certification
RRCA Coaching Certification
Patti Finke, Janet Hamilton, Warren Finke, and Mike Broderick
The RRCA Coaching Certification program is a model for national coaching education. The goal of the RRCA coaching certification is to provide trained individuals to work as coaching professionals for the sport of distance running at all levels from beginner to advanced runners. A coaching program for distance running attracts more individuals to the sport, and more importantly, helps individuals train intelligently, extend their running careers, have more fun running, and minimize the risks of overuse injuries. The program has certified over 1600 coaches across the US.
CMPC® Certification as a Milestone, Not a Millstone: A Response to Scherzer and Reel
Robin S. Vealey, Nick Galli, and Robert J. Harmison
In the article “CMPC Exam for Recertification: The Good, the Bad, the Reality,” our colleagues Carrie Scherzer and Justine Reel ( 2018 ) discussed their views on the new examination requirement for certification and recertification as a Certified Mental Performance Consultant ® (CMPC ® ). As
Workplace Experiences of Adapted Physical Educators: A Comparison of Educators With and Without National Certification
Wesley J. Wilson, Steven K. Holland, Justin A. Haegele, and K. Andrew R. Richards
handful of states using the APE National Standards criteria as a guideline, whereas most states either created their own or chose not to adopt any guidelines at all ( Lytle et al., 2010 ). With the diverse range of certification requirements among APE teachers ( Nichols, Block, & Wilson, 2019 ), it is
Understanding the Perceptions of Master Coach Developers in the National Coaching Certification Program
Kate Kloos and Jonathon Edwards
In Canada, the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) is the standardized national coach education program which provides sport-specific training in 66 sports and additional multisport courses. To achieve certification in the NCCP, both coaches and coach developers (CDs), as the leaders of
Certification of Consultants in Sport Psychology: A Rebuttal to Anshel
Leonard D. Zaichkowsky and Frank M. Perna
The purpose of this paper is to respond to the arguments against certification in sport psychology presented by Anshel (1992). Anshel’s central arguments were (a) certification will diminish rather than promote the field of sport psychology, (b) Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AAASP) certification favors professionals trained in psychology, and (c) AAASP certification is inappropriately reliant on clinical psychology as a model for the practice of sport psychology. These criticisms of certification are rebutted by clearly defining certification and related terms, professing an adequate scientific knowledge base in sport psychology to support practice, identifying fraudulent practice as unrelated to certification, clarifying procedures used in developing AAASP certification criteria, and presenting evidence that sport psychology professionals trained in the sport sciences are not less favored for AAASP certification and that clinical psychology is not used as the model for practice in sport psychology.
Survey of National Collegiate Athletic Association Athletic Trainers’ Administration of the National Wrestling Coaches Association Weight Certification Program
Samuel L. Konrath and Dale R. Wagner
These wrestlers used tactics such as sweat suits, water and food restriction, and exercising in a hot room. 2 Shortly after these deaths, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) created a minimum weight certification program to help prevent drastic weight cuts and protect the athletes
Physical Educators’ Qualifications and Instructional Practices Toward Students With Disabilities
Jaehun Jung, Layne Case, Samuel W. Logan, and Joonkoo Yun
) programs to provide preservice physical educators with field experiences, pedagogical knowledge, and content knowledge ( The National Association of Sport & Physical Education, 2008 ). Currently, many states allow teacher certification through two distinct pathways, including traditional teacher education
The Status of Youth Coach Training in the United States: Existing Programs and Room for Improvement
Bradley Fawver, Garrett F. Beatty, John T. Roman, and Kevin Kurtz
their previous athlete experiences as educational canon. Critically, of the coach programs and certifications that appear to be operating with some success, there remains a need to explicitly evaluate curricula content to ensure theoretical foundations and practical knowledge are taught concerning the
