USTFCCCA 201Tech Certification vs USATF Level 1?

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  • A Track Coach

    Anonymous Poster

    8 years ago 02/10/2016 7:11pm EST

    As a fairly novice coach, I recently completed the USTFCCCA

    201 Track & Field Technical Certification coursework and passed the exam. I was very impressed with the caliber of instruction involved but I rarely see this course mentioned or listed by other coaches. However, I often see the USATF Level 1 course mentioned. I would have taken the Level 1 but it wasn't offered near me and the 201 course was, so I took it. My questions are:

    1) is the 201 Track & Field Technical Certification considered roughly equal to the USATF Level 1?

    2) The USTFCCCA is obviously very respected and most NCAA coaches are members, so why aren't its courses more widely touted in the track and field community as the USATF ones are?

  • Southport Runner

    Anonymous Poster

    7 years ago 07/08/2016 4:21pm EDT
    re: A Track Coach

    It's unfortunate that no one has taken up this thread. I'm trying to start my own coaching career and this question has always been in the back of my head.

    My college coach said that ustfccca certifications are going to be the future, which I believe. But is it useful for getting your foot in the door with an AD looking over a resume, as I'm sure the USATF certificate is?

  • StartingCoach

    Anonymous Poster

    7 years ago 07/08/2016 4:52pm EDT
    re: A Track Coach

    Thanks for this thread, I've been planning on taking the USATF Level 1 later this summer or in the fall and I'd never heard of the USTFCCCA.

  • finally

    Anonymous Poster

    7 years ago 07/08/2016 5:14pm EDT
    re: A Track Coach

    USTFCCCA was created by the same people who created USATF Level 1. They wanted to grow the coaching education program and USATF said no, so they left and went to the USTFCCCA.

    They've been working really hard and the quality of info in the USTFCCCA is much better and more current with new science. Basically the entire program has a lot more care and due diligence into it.

    The technical cert and USATF level 1 are equivalent to each other from a content standpoint, but USTFCCCA is going to have higher quality everything at this point.

  • registered

    coach

    Member since 07/01/2002.

    12,951 posts. Last post 28 minutes ago.
    7 years ago 07/08/2016 5:15pm EDT
    re: StartingCoach

    I have both, I gravitated toward the USTFCCCA because of the coaches associated with it (Winkler, Boo, Christiansen and Vince A) and their reasons for starting it. They're pretty similar. Around me youth coaches seem to go with USATF; I don't know what colleges, your preferred route desire, I'm curious what letsrun people would suggest.

  • VAcoach

    Anonymous Poster

    7 years ago 07/08/2016 5:25pm EDT
    re: finally

    I concur...I have been so much happier with not only the level of instruction with USTFCCCA. Furthermore, USTFCCCA has assessments that can be failed, which means the certification means a bit more--I see this as a good thing. USTFCCCA also supports specialization in my areas of coaching more so than USATF. I would invest in USTFCCCA.

  • Realty Dosage

    Anonymous Poster

    7 years ago 07/08/2016 5:49pm EDT
    re: A Track Coach

    Nothing wrong with more coaches education but no coach ever got hired because of their certifications.

  • ..............................

    Anonymous Poster

    7 years ago 07/08/2016 5:53pm EDT
    re: Realty Dosage

    USTFCCCA is superior for all of the reasons listed above. Talented coaches who are "teachers of coaches" are involved. USATF level 1 is totally dependent on who your instructors are and it is a total crap shoot.

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