Para Swimming Coaches Certification (PSCC) Available at Annual Meetings
The CSCAA 2023 Annual Meetings will offer a Para Swimming Coaches Certification course.
The CSCAA 2023 Annual Meetings will offer Para Swimming Coaches Certification as an add-on to the full meetings agenda, announced Executive Director, Samantha Barany.
The Para Swimming Coaches Certification program (PSCC) is an educational program to supplement traditional swimming coach education. It is designed for coaches seeking to further develop their coaching knowledge, skills when coaching swimmers with a disability, and gain an understanding of the governance and differences that exist in the para swimming community.
The in-person certification course will take place on Sunday, May 7th at the host hotel (DoubleTree, Universal) from 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm. It will not conflict with any presentation or event offered as part of the CSCAA Annual Meetings full session. Members can register for the course here.
“We are proud to include this course at our annual meetings in Orlando. The para community is an important part of the complete swimming eco-system and we are excited to support them in this way. By providing education and certification opportunities at the convention we are not only broadening opportunities for our member coaches, we are expanding possibilities for the para swimmers they will someday coach.”
The certification program is designed as a hierarchy of learning that corresponds to the different levels of para swimmer development. It is a blend of on-line virtual presentations and in-person sessions with a focus on case studies, video, and experiential learning. There are four (4) levels.
The key prerequisite requirements are basic sport knowledge and USA Swimming coach membership in good standing. The program aims to expand the knowledge and experience of coaches coaching swimmers with disabilities.
A complete overview of each level can be found at: Para Swimming Coach Certification Overview
Members will complete Level 1, a virtual course, on April 30, 2023 and Level 2, the in-person course at convention, Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 1:30 -4:30pm.
REGISTER HERE: Para Swimming Coach Certification Overview
A prerequisite free virtual presentation, Introduction & Orientation to Para Swimming, will be held (after the fact) on May 21, 2023 for all those attending Level 1 Virtually on April 30th and Level 2 on May 7th. Register here: Virtual Intro & Orientation to Para Swimming
Questions about the certification can be directed to Peggy Ewald, U.S. Paralympics Education & Coach Consultant at: ewaldparaswim@gmail.com.
About Annual Meetings
The 2023 CSCAA Annual Meetings & Convention will be held May 7-10, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. The DoubleTree Resort at the Entrance of Universal Studios will host the event and the CSCAA is excited to bring these important meetings to a family-friendly property. The DoubleTree Resort is a Universal Orlando Partner Hotel, a short walk from Universal Orlando Resort, Universal Studios Florida, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and Universal’s Island of Adventure. Universal’s Volcano Bay, the Orlando International Premium Outlets, and the Mall at Millenia are within two miles. Bring your loved ones and share the magic!
About the CSCAA
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) – the first organization of college coaches in America - is a professional organization of college swimming and diving coaches dedicated to serving and providing leadership for the advancement of the sport of swimming & diving at the collegiate level.