Playing Hurt: Rules for coaches

Rules for coaches

Training requirements for adults to coach youth sports teams vary. Here is a sampling of national youth sports groups and what, if any, training they ask of their coaches.

Babe Ruth and Cal Ripken Leagues

What: Baseball, softball

Ages: 4 through 18

Players: Almost 1 million

Coaches training: Coaches must complete a 10-unit online course by July 31, 2008. A “safety and fitness” segment deals with injury prevention.

Headquarters: Trenton, N.J.

Web: www.baberuthleague.org

Pop Warner

What: Football, cheerleading

Ages: 5 through 16