Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 019 - Teaching Standards Board, Professional › Sub-Agency 0001 - Teaching Standards Board, Professional › Chapter 7 - COACHING › Section 7-3 - Coaching Requirements Table Summary

Current through July 13, 2024
The specific requirements for coaching endorsements and
				  permits are listed in the following tables.
Table 1.
Requirements for a Wyoming Coaching Endorsement for
							 Licensed Educators
Only coaches with a current, valid Wyoming Educator
							 License may apply for a Coaching Endorsement. All others interested in coaching
							 must apply for a Coaching Permit (see Table 2. below for requirements).
Validity Period coincides with the Educator
							 License.
Coach
1.
Current Wyoming Educator License
2.
Current 1st Aid/CPR
							 Training
3.
Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries
4.
Foundations of Coaching
5.
Two (2) Years of documented experience as Coach at
							 the middle school or high school level -or- Theory of Coaching the Specific
							 Sport
Note: Any educator who holds a Coaching endorsement
							 in at least one sport is also eligible to be an Assistant Coach in any
							 sport.
Table 2.
Requirements for a Wyoming Coaching Permit for
							 Non-Licensed Educators
Issued for five (5) years. A Coaching Permit is for
							 non-licensed individuals. Applicants who currently hold an Educator License
							 must apply to add a Coaching Endorsement to their Educator License (see Table
							 1. above for requirements).
Coach
1.
High School Diploma or GED
2.
Current 1st Aid/CPR
							 Training
3.
Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries
4.
Foundations of Coaching
5.
Two (2) Years of documented experience as a Coach at
							 the middle school or high school level -or- Theory of Coaching the Specific
							 Sport
Note: Any non-licensed educator who holds a Coaching
							 permit in at least one sport is also eligible to be an Assistant Coach in any
							 sport.
Table 3.
Requirements for a Wyoming Transitional Coaching
							 Permit
Issued for three (3) years. A Transitional Coaching
							 Permit is issued when a coaching applicant is unable to meet all of the
							 requirements for a Coaching permit, but holds, or has been offered, a coaching
							 position in a Wyoming School District.
Transitional Coach
1.
High School Diploma or GED
2.
Current 1st Aid/CPR
							 Training
3.
Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries
4.
Employment in a Wyoming School District
Table 4.
Requirements for a Wyoming Coaching Permit using
							 Professional, Industry, and Career Experience (PIC Coach) for Non-Licensed
							 Educators
Issued for three (3) years. A PIC Coach Permit is
							 issued when a coaching applicant is able to demonstrate, through verifiable
							 documentation, equivalency or competency for some of the requirements for a
							 Coaching permit, and who holds, or has been offered, a coaching position in a
							 Wyoming School District.
Professional, Industry, Career Experience
							 Coach
1.
High School Diploma or GED
2.
Current 1st Aid/CPR
							 Training
3.
Foundations of Coaching
4.
Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries or
							 verifiable equivalency
5.
Proof of Collegiate or Professional athletic
							 Experience, Professional License, or equivalency in lieu of Theory of Coaching
							 the Specific Sport (must be at secondary grade level or higher)
6.
Employment in a Wyoming School District