Mandatory that AT LEAST one Junior Olympic coach that will be on the field during Championship play is ACE Certified.

NM ASA strongly suggests that every coach goes through the clinic. For New coaches it has so much info to help you in your coaching job.

Then there is the possibility that on the day of Championship Play the ONE

Coach that has been through the ACE Clinic has an emergency and can not be at the tournament. What happens? NO ACE certified coach to go on the field and the team can not participate. You will find access to the ACE clinic at www.registerasa.com when you go on line to register your team or yourself.

WHAT IS ACE?

The ACE (Achieve, Certify, Educate) Coaching Certification Program is a certification program, developed and designed to provide softball coaches of all levels – from beginning coaches to experienced veterans – an opportunity to certify as a coach with the ASA.

As the National Governing Body of Softball, it is the ASA’s responsibility to ensure that coaches achieve a certain level of understanding of what their duties are as coach of a youth softball team. The ACE certification videos and the ACE Certification Manual are practical guides to the everyday situations coaches will encounter as youth softball coaches. After obtaining the ACE certification, coaches will be well prepared to coach a youth softball team.

The ACE Coaching Certification Program consists of four levels of certification. Coaches will begin with the ACE Level 1 certification. For $25.00, in Level 1 coaches will learn the fundamentals of managing a team. Once a coach has become certified at Level 1 he or she may then move on to Level 2. In this level, coaches will be introduced to the fundamentals of playing the game and will gain valuable instruction tips for players in all positions from USA National Team Head Coach Mike Candrea, all for $20.00. As a Level 2 certified coach, the coach can then work toward ACE Level 3 certification. In this level the coach will continue to gain valuable knowledge of the game from Coach Candrea and other USA National Team Coaches, again for only $20.00. Finally, any coach who has completed ACE Level 3 Certification is eligible to move on to the Continuing Education level of the ACE program. In this level coaches will be tested on their knowledge of ASA Playing Rules and Regulations. ACE Continuing Education costs $20.00. The Continuing Education tests will be updated every year to reflect changes made to the ASA’s Playing Rules and Regulations.

Another feature that the new ACE Online Program will include is the ability for coaches to review the content of the certification videos at any time after they have completed the certification tests. Also, coaches will also be able to view and print their ACE Coaching Certificate and Insurance Forms at any time after completing their certification test. Along with these features, coaches will be privileged to previous ACE benefits which include liability insurance coverage when coaching an ASA registered team, personalized membership card as an ASA/USA Softball ACE Coach, and take-home copy of ACE Coaching Certification manual.