Persons with this endorsement may coach interscholastic athletic events for participants in grades 7 through 12.
Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement requires a minimum of 12 semester hours of coursework related to coaching athletics, including first aid, health and safety for coaches; prevention, care, and management of injuries; fundamentals of coaching, including psychology of coaching and coaching theory; and growth, development and learning. Other courses related to coaching athletics such as legal aspects and responsibilities; training and conditioning; nutrition; and administration of sports will be used to fulfill any remaining coaching semester hours.
Endorsement Program Requirements: Standard institutions of higher education offering this endorsement program must have on file, within the institution, a plan which identifies the courses and the course completion requirements which the institution utilizes to grant credit toward completion of this endorsement.
Extracted from Nebraska Department of Education Rule 24 Regulations for Certificate Endorsements
Title 92, Nebraska Administrative Code, Chapter 24