Southern Columbia Athletics
The Southern Columbia Area Athletic Program is an extension of the District’s overall educational program. It serves to provide educational experiences for students outside of the classroom that will help them acquire knowledge, build relationships, encourage strong work ethic, teach perseverance, and shape self-confidence. Southern Columbia Area athletics attempts to instill in our students the imprortance of being courteous in winning and gracious in defeat.
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Coaches Professional Development Resources
Listed below are the SafeSchools Training for Coaching Education modules which will be accepted by the PIAA to satisfy the Fundamentals of Coaching and First Aid Requirements.
Fundamentals of Coaching Coursework:
Athletic Liability, Conflict Management: Managing the Angry Parent, Title IX and Gender Equity in Athletics, Hazing, Steroid and PED Awareness in Athletics, Emergency Operations Planning: Building the Plan, Emergency Operations Planning: Implementing the Plan, Sensitivity Awareness, Conflict Management: Student-to-Student, Diversity Awareness: Staff-to-Student, and Online Safety: Cyberbullying
First Aid Coursework:
First-Aid, Sport Supervision & Safety, Heat Illness Prevention, Student Drug and Alcohol Abuse, AED, and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Once completed, coaches will receive TWO certificates for all modules completed through SafeSchools Training. One certificate will be for the Fundamentals of Coaching coursework and the other will be for the First Aid coursework.