Certification

Coaching Licenses


Changes to Coaching License Document Collection Procedure:

As of November 1, 2024, districts wishing to employ coaches must verify, collect, and retain CPR and First Aid credentials of the coaches. An additional attestation has been added to the Temporary, Temporary Renewal, and 2nd-4th Renewal Superintendent Statement to be completed by the district representative. The Office of Teaching will no longer accept CPR or First Aid documentation from the public for these applications.

The Professional Coaching and Professional Coaching License Renewals require evaluations of coaching performance; these evaluations must also be entered by the district into the applicant TEACH account. In the statement the district will attest they have verified, collected, and will retain CPR and First Aid credentials of the coach seeking a Professional Coaching License or the coach is welcome to send the documentation to OTI directly.

Outline of changes and additional resources


New York State Educator Certificate Holders:

If an individual holds a valid New York State teaching, school leader or pupil personnel service certificate (e.g. Physical Education, English, Mathematics, School Counselor) they may be appointed (without a valid Coaching certificate) as a temporary coach by a school if there are no certified individuals available with experience and qualifications to coach the team. If you are appointed as a temporary coach by a school, you do not need to apply for a coaching certificate or submit documentation to your NYSED TEACH account. Coaching-related documents should be monitored at the local level and not sent to NYSED. Documents that are sent to NYSED will not be uploaded to the Teach account.  

You may gain a coaching license in these sports.

An individual who never held a New York State coaching license must apply and meet the requirements for a Temporary Coaching License.

An individual who held a temporary license should review the requirements for the next level of coaching license (note - coaching must go in successive order):

First Aid and CPR Certification Flexibility for Coaches in Response to the COVID-19 Crisis Memo

Last Updated: October 10, 2024