About the course
Learning to be an effective leader is one of the most important skills that students can gain through high school activities. Coaches play a critical role in supporting their leadership development.
To help coaches develop leadership skills in their student-athletes, the NFHS has partnered with the Michigan High School Athletic Association to bring you this course in our Student Leadership. This course guides you through the content in our two student leadership courses in this series: 1. Becoming a Leader, and 2. Leading Others, and gives perspective to how a coach plays a role in leadership development. For coaches and students to get the most out of this Student Leadership series, we encourage students and coaches to take these courses at the same time.
Coaches cannot just give a student the captain’s title and hope they turn into a good leader. This course is designed to help coaches learn how to intentionally develop effective leaders. Specifically, this course will help coaches:
- Focus on building strong coach-athlete relationships to fuel leadership development
- Explore and evaluate the various leadership roles that can be facilitated on teams
- Guide the use of strategies for students to apply leadership skills and enhance their leadership awareness and confidence.
Coaches will learn from the practical thoughts, advice, and experiences of student-athletes from around the country to help them establish a plan for helping students GROW as leaders.
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Your Course Curriculum
1 Hours
- Approved for 1 Clock Hour
- Certificate of Completion
- Additional Resources
NFHS National Coaching Credential
The NFHS Learning Center offers a 3-level national coaching credential that helps you gain knowledge you can use to provide a fun, educational, and a safer environment for your students.
This national credential was developed for individuals who are currently coaching or aspire to coach at the interscholastic level. The goal is to enhance the ability of the coach to better serve students, the school, the community, and the profession of coaching.
Why To Take NFHSLearn Courses
Leadership
Improve the learning experience and skill development of the students who participate
Certificate
Receive a certificate that signifies completion of content covering critical topics
Assurance
School district and parents will know that you are educated about the legal responsibilities associated with coaching at the interscholastic level
Professional
Receive a sense of pride and professional pride by completing nationally recognised coursework and certifications
Skill Building
Learners at any level of proficiency can improve key skills
Health & Safety
Reminders and key information on critical health and safety topics to help keep students as safe as possible
Growth
Learning about or improving on guidelines and standards is a key to continued success
Convenient
Self-paced, online learning that you can learn from anywhere on any device
