| Training Requirements for Coaches | |||||||||||
| Courses/certifications requried for staff and non-staff coaches by state high school athletic associations | |||||||||||
| Teacher or Staff Coaches | |||||||||||
| Coaching | Sports | Basic | Sports | Injury Care, | |||||||
| State | Principles | tactics | Rules | First Aid | First Aid | CPR | Prevention | Other | None | Other/Note | |
| Alabama | X | ||||||||||
| Alaska | X | X | |||||||||
| Arizona | X | Non-staff cannot head coach varsity | |||||||||
| Arkansas | X | X | |||||||||
| California | X | X | |||||||||
| Colorado | X | X | |||||||||
| Connecticut | X | Other: Sports psychology, legal aspects | |||||||||
| D.C. | X | X | |||||||||
| Delaware | X | ||||||||||
| Florida | X | ||||||||||
| Georgia | X | ||||||||||
| Hawaii | X | X | |||||||||
| Idaho | X | Non-staff requirements for head coaches only | |||||||||
| Illinois | X | ||||||||||
| Indiana | X | ||||||||||
| Iowa | X | X | Other: Sports physiology, human growth, coaching theory, ethics | ||||||||
| Kansas | X | ||||||||||
| Kentucky | X | X | Other: Coaches symposium | ||||||||
| Louisiana | X | ||||||||||
| Maine | X | X | |||||||||
| Maryland | X | ||||||||||
| Massachusetts | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Michigan | X | ||||||||||
| Minnesota | X | ||||||||||
| Mississippi | X | X | |||||||||
| Missouri | X | ||||||||||
| Montana | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Nebraska | X | Other: College-level human relations course | |||||||||
| Nevada | X | X | |||||||||
| New Hampshire | X | X | X | ||||||||
| New Jersey | X | X | X | ||||||||
| New Mexico | X | X | Other: College physical educaiton minor (after three years) | ||||||||
| New York | X | X | X | X | Other: Child abuse seminar | ||||||
| North Carolina | X | ||||||||||
| North Dakota | X | ||||||||||
| Ohio | X | X | X | Other: Demonstrate coaching ability | |||||||
| Oklahoma | X | Other: Non-staff cannot coach | |||||||||
| Oregon | X | ||||||||||
| Pennsylvania | X | ||||||||||
| Rhode Island | X | X | X | ||||||||
| South Carolina | X | Other: Non-staff may only coach in emergencies | |||||||||
| South Dakota | X | X | |||||||||
| Tennessee | X | ||||||||||
| Texas | X | Other: Non-staff cannot coach | |||||||||
| Utah | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Vermont | X | X | |||||||||
| Virginia | X | ||||||||||
| Washington | X | X | X | X | Other: Continuing education | ||||||
| West Virginia | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Wisconsin | X | ||||||||||
| Wyoming | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Non-staff Coaches | |||||||||||
| Coaching | Sports | Basic | Sports | Injury Care, | |||||||
| Principles | tactics | Rules | First Aid | First Aid | CPR | Prevention | Other | None | |||
| Alabama | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Alaska | X | X | |||||||||
| Arizona | X | Non-staff cannot head coach varsity | |||||||||
| Arkansas | X | X | |||||||||
| California | X | X | |||||||||
| Colorado | X | X | |||||||||
| Connecticut | X | X | Other: Sports psychology, legal aspects | ||||||||
| D.C. | X | X | |||||||||
| Delaware | X | ||||||||||
| Florida | X | ||||||||||
| Georgia | X | X | |||||||||
| Hawaii | X | X | |||||||||
| Idaho | X | X | Non-staff requirements for head coaches only | ||||||||
| Illinois | X | X | |||||||||
| Indiana | X | X | |||||||||
| Iowa | X | X | Other: Sports physiology, human growth, coaching theory, ethics | ||||||||
| Kansas | X | X | |||||||||
| Kentucky | X | X | Other: Coaches symposium | ||||||||
| Louisiana | X | ||||||||||
| Maine | X | X | |||||||||
| Maryland | X | ||||||||||
| Massachusetts | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Michigan | X | ||||||||||
| Minnesota | X | X | |||||||||
| Mississippi | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Missouri | X | X | |||||||||
| Montana | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Nebraska | X | X | X | Other: College-level human relations course | |||||||
| Nevada | X | X | X | ||||||||
| New Hampshire | X | X | X | ||||||||
| New Jersey | X | X | X | ||||||||
| New Mexico | X | X | X | Other: College physical educaiton minor (after three years) | |||||||
| New York | X | X | X | X | X | Other: Child abuse seminar | |||||
| North Carolina | X | ||||||||||
| North Dakota | X | ||||||||||
| Ohio | X | X | X | Other: Demonstrate coaching ability | |||||||
| Oklahoma | X | Other: Non-staff cannot coach | |||||||||
| Oregon | X | ||||||||||
| Pennsylvania | X | ||||||||||
| Rhode Island | X | X | X | ||||||||
| South Carolina | X | X | Other: Non-staff may only coach in emergencies | ||||||||
| South Dakota | X | X | |||||||||
| Tennessee | X | X | |||||||||
| Texas | X | Other: Non-staff cannot coach | |||||||||
| Utah | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Vermont | X | X | |||||||||
| Virginia | X | ||||||||||
| Washington | X | X | X | X | Other: Continuing education | ||||||
| West Virginia | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Wisconsin | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Wyoming | X | X | X | X | |||||||