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The Silver Certification includes the following:
The 103 page Cornerstone Silver Certification Manual
Expertise on the all 8 domains of the National Coaching Standards
Access to the Silver Library (over $200 value!) which contains more than 60 supporting documents and over 60 tactical games for all positions and challenges for practices for one year
Unlimited access to email consultation through Cornerstone for the life of your certification
To inquire about in person trainings for your organization in the Midwest, contact kyle@cornerstonecoachingacademy.com
What are people saying about the Silver Certification?
"I really think this training is an invaluable resource for anyone interested coaching. No matter what skill level you think your at, it will make you better. The Silver Certificate Course supplies you with numerous tools to build your player's confidence as well as your own." - Bill B. Youth League President
"I enjoyed attending your coaches conference (Silver Certification) and found it very helpful. It confirmed a few things I already do as a coach and helped me to better understand some newer ideas. Your recent clinics and this class are the kind of "feeder" program efforts that our district needs to stay highly competitive. Thanks again!" -Ken R. Youth Travel Coach
"The Cornerstone Silver Certification Course was very informative and worthwhile for anyone who coaches a sport. It will help me to be a better baseball coach." - Scott N. Youth Travel Coach
"I felt that this course was very informational. I learned not only about baseball, but coaching in general." -Tom L. Youth Travel Coach
Coach Nelson - the Silver Certification Course was great. I have already implemented many of the things that you went over. One of the takeaways I picked up was to let the kids design a drill. I choose one kid to run a drill at the next practice and tell them that they need to design a drill that we can do at one of our indoor practices and they need to tell me what skill it is going to focus on. So, each practice I run one kid designed drill and the players have a blast! -Jeff P. Youth Travel Coach
Silver Certification Curriculum
Module 1 - Baseball Coaching Methods
Part 1 - Challenges of the game of baseball
Part 2 - How players learn
Part 3 - The role of the coach/teacher in the learning process
Part 4 - What should we be teaching?
Part 5 - What skills and tactics are appropriate for what ages?
Part 6 - Making in game corrections
Module 2 - Developing a coaching philosophy
Part 1 – Your influence
Part 2 - Developing an athlete centered philosophy
Module 3 - Team management
Part 1 - Player safety
Part 2 - Supervision of athletes
Part 3 - Pitcher safety
Part 4 - Developing an emergency action plan
Part 5 – Player discipline
Part 6 – Ethical issues in baseball
Part 7 – Playing time/Characteristics of each position
Module 4 - Team Administration
Part 1 - Coach responsibilities by season
Part 2 - Conducting tryouts
Part 3 - Conducting a pre-season parent meeting
Part 4 - Conducting team meetings
Part 5 - Conducting individual player meetings
Part 6 - Communication with parents/coaches/officials
Part 7 - Giving feedback to players
Module 5 - Character and team building
Part 1 - Developing/revealing character through sport
Part 2 - Short term team building activities
Part 3 - Long term team building activities
Part 4 - Developing leaders
Module 6 - Care and Prevention
Part 1 – Hydration
Part 2 - Common baseball injuries
Part 3 - Preventing common baseball injuries
Part 4 - Recognizing and treatment of concussions
Part 5 - Heat Exhaustion and heat stroke
Part 6 - Administrative duties for injuries
Module 7 - Planning
Part 1 - Long term planning
Part 2 - Aspects of a practice plan
Part 3 - Teaching tactical skills
Part 4 - Teaching technical skills
Module 8 - Evaluation
Part 1 - Written test (50 multiple choice questions)
Part 2 - Evaluation of lessons plans (Lesson plans will be completed at home or during the final class)
Part 3 - Evaluation of instructional methods (Role playing in instructing a technique or tactic)
Part 4 - Evaluation of communication methods (Role playing in communication with either individual players, parents, or officials)
Interested in becoming a better coach from the comfort of your own home?
Silver Certification Online Course
Contact kyle@cornerstonecoachingacademy.com to set up a consultation for yourself or your league today!
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