The football and cheerleading programs have certification requirements for coaches. See below for specific requirements.
Cheerleading
Attendance is mandatory for cheerleading coach and all assistant coaches at the coach’s meetings conducted by the area director, as well as the applicable Coach’s Instructional Seminars annually. Failure to attend meetings and seminars will result in loss of coaching privileges.
Returning coach seminars will be held on Saturday, May 8, June 5, July 10, August 14 at SM West High School. New coach seminars will be held on Saturday, June 5, July 10, August 14. Check out the calendar for specific times for the coach seminars. Contact the club office at 913/831-6000 ext 106 or by email to reserve your spot. When making your reservation, please provide your grade and high school area.
Football
(click here for a printable one-page summary of the certification program)
General. Those individuals who are interested in being a head or asistant coach during the 2010 FCCJC football programs - spring flag, fall tackle or fall flag - must complete a 2010 application form and be approved by the appropriate FCCJC authority as provided in the rulebook. Individuals may not participate in practices of games until their application has been approved. (Form available on website under Coaches Corner tab.)
Certification Program. All coaches are encouraged to be certified. The head coach and at least one assistant coach for a team in any of the above programs must complete the club's certification program. At least one certified coach must be in attendance at every practice and game. Please note new programs outlined below through an alliance with USA Football. To be certified, a coach must:
Spring Flag (Grades K-5) and 7-on-7 (Grades 5-8). Attend the coaches orientation clinic. Topics covered: team assignments; program objectives; operations and rules; sportsmanship; coaches responsibilities; equipment checkout; playing time; and overall team management.
Fall Flag (Grades K-3). Attend the coaches orientation clinic [scheduled for Tuesday, August 24 at 7 pm at the FCCJC office]. Topics covered: team assignments; program objectives; operations and rules; sportsmanship; first aid and injury management; coaches responsibilities; equipment checkout; playing time; and overall team management.
Fall Tackle (Grades 2-8).
- Attend one FCCJC Orientation Clinic; and
- Attend one FCCJC Development Clinic if you have less than four (4) years FCCJC coaching experience in tackle football. If you have at least four years coaching experience, attendance at a development clinic is not required. See below for an alternative on-line program that takes the place of attending a development clinic.
Fall Tackle Coaches Clinics.
- Orientation Clinics. Areas to be covered include: game operations; rules and officials; sportsmanship; first aid and injury management; coaches responsibilities; practice issues; playing time and overall team management.
- Location: SM South High School Auditorium, 5800 W. 107th St.
- Clinic Dates:
- Thursday, July 15 (7 pm)
- Sunday, July 25 (6 pm)
- Development Clinics. Areas to be covered include: practice planning; team and individual drills; teaching skills and techniques; offensive and defensive schemes; training and conditioning; theories of teaching and motivating young players. Clinicians will include college, high school and experienced youth coaches.
- Clinic Dates:
- Saturday, June 19 (Noon to 2) Mid America Nazarene University (no charge)
- Saturday, July 17, USA Football Clinic (8:30am to 5pm) Rockhurst High School (Fee $40) preregistration required -- click here
- Saturday, August 7 (Noon to 2) MidAmerican Nazarene University (no charge)
Contact the club office at 913/831-6000 ext 106 or by email to reserve your spot at Development Clinics. Advanced registration is NOT required for the Orientation Clinics since all head coaches and at least one assistant coach are required to attend.
Coaches may now also receive credit for a development clinic by taking the USA Football on-line coaching courses. Courses are available for flag and tackle coaches for a fee of $10 (payable at the start of registering for the course) or $20 for a full membership, which includes the on-line course plus other benefits.
Read instructions below to get logged in to the USA Football website to reach the courses! Membership in USA Football is not required to complete the courses. Non-members will be offered the opportunity to join but again, it is not a requirement.
Current USA Football members
- Log into your existing USA Football account.
- On the right hand side there is a blue Coaching Member box.
- Click on the link at the top for My Account
- Scroll down to the bottom and click on the link to Renew Now adjacent to the coaching membership
- Check the box that you agree to the terms and service
- At the top of the payment page there is a box to enter in the promo code fccjc10.
- Click the button below, Update Price.
- Your membership is now renewed, you will simply need to log out and then log back in to update the page.
Non-USA Football members
- Go to www.usafootball.com/register
- Click Sign Up under the Coaching Membership column
- Enter in all the necessary information designated by the (*).
- Check the box that you agree to the terms and service
- At the top of the payment page there is a box to enter in the promo code fccjc10
- Click the button below, Update Price.
- You will need to check your email for an automatic email from USA Football. Click on the link inside to activate your email address.
- You will now need to log into your account at www.usafootball.com in the login box on the top right hand side.
- Your username is your email address and the password you created during registration
- All of your membership tools are located in the blue Coaching Member box to the right.
Please feel free to email membership@usafootball.com or call 1-877-5-FOOTBALL if you have any problems!