272.31 - COACHING AUTHORIZATION.
272.31 COACHING AUTHORIZATION.
1. The minimum requirements for the board to award a coaching
authorization to an applicant are:
a. Successful completion of one semester credit hour or ten
contact hours in a course relating to knowledge and understanding of
the structure and function of the human body in relation to physical
activity.
b. Successful completion of one semester credit hour or ten
contact hours in a course relating to knowledge and understanding of
human growth and development of children and youth in relation to
physical activity.
c. Successful completion of two semester credit hours or
twenty contact hours in a course relating to knowledge and
understanding of the prevention and care of athletic injuries and
medical and safety problems relating to physical activity.
d. Successful completion of one semester credit hour or ten
contact hours relating to knowledge and understanding of the
techniques and theory of coaching interscholastic athletics.
e. Attainment of at least eighteen years of age.
2. The board of educational examiners shall adopt rules under
chapter 17A for coaching authorizations including, but not limited
to, approval of courses, validity and expiration, fees, and
suspension and revocation of authorizations. The state board of
education shall work with institutions of higher education, private
colleges and universities, community colleges, and area education
agencies to ensure that the courses required under subsection 1 are
offered throughout the state at convenient times and at a reasonable
cost. Section History: Recent Form
84 Acts, ch 1296, § 3
C85, § 260.31
86 Acts, ch 1245, § 1452; 89 Acts, ch 265, § 15, 16; 90 Acts, ch
1249, § 11
C93, § 272.31
97 Acts, ch 32, §1
Referred to in § 232.69, 272.2