Thank you for volunteering as a YMCA Coach!
To help you with your season, we’ve provided concise YMCA YOUTH SPORTS E-LEARNING lessons that contain education on the philosophy of YMCA Youth Sports, basic coaching techniques that include practice plans, skills, drills, rules and tactics of the sport, and valuable volunteer resources.
As a volunteer at your YMCA, you help shape and support your community and we thank you for your commitment. We value your involvement in the Youth Sports Program and your impact in influencing positive growth and development for young people. I hope you will find these courses educational and helpful for you to be the best Coach, Official, or Volunteer that you can be at your local YMCA. Thank you for your time and commitment.
All coaches must complete the "Required" videos in order to be "Certified" as a YMCA Youth Basketball Coach. After each video, you are presented an online certification to be printed. Coaches must submit the printed certificate to Dean Bieker, Program Director in order to recieve their official YMCA coaching shirt. Below are the recommended and required videos.
1) YMCA Youth Sports Programs: Video #1: 15 minutes (Recommended)
*Copy and Paste the link: http://training.ymca.net/programs/
2) YMCA Volunteers Make the Team: Video #1: 30 minutes (Recommended)
*Copy and Paste the link: http://training.ymca.net/volunteers/
3) YMCA Safety and Emergency Action: Video #1: 45 minutes (Recommended)
*Copy and Paste the link: http://training.ymca.net/safety/
4) Coaching YMCA Youth Sports: Video #2: 30 minutes (Required)
*Copy and Paste the link: http://training.ymca.net/coaching/
5) Coaching YMCA Basketball: Video #3: 45 minutes (Required)
*Copy and Paste the link: http://training.ymca.net/basketball/
Don't forget to print out the certificate and present it to Dean Bieker, Program Director for your new Coaches Shirt.