All USRowing certified coaches must earn a specific amount of continuing education credits within a three-year period to retain their certification status. Continuing education can come from a multitude of sources such as attendance at clinics and enrichment courses, reviewing videos, publishing articles, and serving in a progressively responsible position within a rowing program. A detailed list of the certified selections and corresponding units can be obtained upon course completion from USRowing.

Requirements for Levels I through III:

Initiation Level (Level I): Within three years from the date of certification, a coach must earn 50 units to maintain the certification.

Foundation Level (Level II): Within three years from the date of certification, a coach must earn 75 units to maintain the certification.

Intermediate Level (Level III): Within three years from the date of certification, a coach must earn 100 units to maintain the certification.

All units must be earned after the completion of the USRowing coaching clinic. If the next higher level of clinic is completed prior to three-year limit on continuing education units, the previously earned units will apply towards the next level.

Assignment of Units:

There are five separate categories for continuing education units. They are:

Category 1 - Books

Category 2 - Multimedia

Category 3 - Camps

Category 4 - Clinics

Category 5 - Experiential

Level I - A minimum of two categories must be chosen to receive full credit (e.g., Clinics and Video).

Level II - A minimum of three categories must be chosen to receive full credit.

Level III - A minimum of three categories must be chosen to receive full credit.

Books:

Read a rowing specific book - (10).

Writing and publishing a book specific to rowing - (50).

Multimedia:

View a rowing specific video - (10).

View a rowing specific CD - (10).

View a rowing specific movie - (10).

Camps:

Attend a rowing camp (2 - 7 days) as a participant - (10).

Attend a rowing camp (2 - 7 days) as a coach - (20).

Administer a rowing camp (2 - 7 days) - (25).

Clinics:

Boating safety certificate - (10).

First Aid certificate - (15).

CPR certificate - (10).

Ride with a mentor coach - (10).

Watch league championship, national championship, or an open regatta in which you or your team are not participating- (10).

Attend a rowing shell manufactures boat repair clinic - (20).

Attend a Judge/Referee Clinic - (15).

Collegiate level course work in areas directly related to sports and sport management (kinesiology, bio-mechanics, human anatomy, sports administration, ASEP program…) - (15).

Attend a rowing related clinic outside of the USRowing certification program (e.g., Sports Medicine clinic at the USRowing Convention) - (10).

Experiential:

Coaching a boat/team at regional championships (e.g., USRowing Southwest Junior Regional) - (15).

Coaching a boat/team at league championships (e.g., PAC-10s) - (20).

Coaching a boat/team at national championships (e.g., USRowing, NCAA, IRA,) - (30).

Coaching a boat/team at international championships (e.g., World Championships) - (40).

Notes:

To receive credit for books or multimedia material, write a short essay (less than a page) discussing a couple of points that you will find helpful in your coaching (e.g., The Complete Steve Fairburn, Nuts and Bolts of Rigging, Rudern, USRowing Coaching or Safety, FISA World Championship video, or other professionally produced titles that deals specifically with rowing).

To receive credit for camps, submit documentation (i.e., receipt of enrollment), include date attended, name and location of camp, and coaches in attendance.

To receive credit for attending a regatta, write up what regatta, when, and what you saw that can you can apply to you rowing program and coaching.

To receive credit for clinic and course work, submit supporting documentation, such as receipt of enrollment, along with documentation of nature and topics of coursework and curriculum.

All documentation should be submitted to the Coaching Education office at USRowing by email to willieb@usrowing.org or mailing it to-

USRowing/Willie Black

POB 55051

Indianapolis, IN 46205-5051