Welcome to the NFHS Learning Center

All courses have been designed to meet the needs of our member state associations by providing affordable, accessible and relevant educational experiences. Our goal is to prepare interscholastic teacher/coaches for their role in promoting the educational mission of our nation’s schools.

Available courses

Fundamentals of Coaching
This NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching Course provides a unique student-centered curriculum for interscholastic teacher/coaches, assisting them in creating a healthy and age appropriate athletic experience that supports the educational mission of our nations schools. Please check with your state association to see if this course complies with your state requirements. Coaches will have one year from the date of purchase to review this course and all resources.

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First Aid for Coaches
First Aid for Coaches, a component of Sports Safety Training, is a Web-based course developed by the American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis and supported by the United States Olympic Committee. The course teaches American Red Cross first aid in the context of sport and the prevention of sport-related injury. The participant will learn about becoming a more responsible coach and safely returning the athlete to play. Please check with your state association to see if this course complies with your state requirements. This course must be completed within 90 days from the date of purchase or your course will expire. If the course is completed within 90 days, you will have one year from the date of purchase to review course content.

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Soccer: Fundamentals of Coaching Soccer
This NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching Soccer course provides a unique student-centered curriculum on essential soccer coaching techniques and methods for interscholastic teacher/coaches. This course also shares practical methods for increasing student participation through effective feedback and stress reduction. Coaches will have one year from the date of purchase to review this course and all resources.

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Wrestling: Fundamentals of Coaching Wrestling
This NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching Wrestling course provides a unique student-centered curriculum on essential wrestling coaching techniques and methods for interscholastic teacher/coaches. This course also shares practical methods for increasing student participation through effective feedback and stress reduction. Coaches will have one year from the date of purchase to review this course and all resources.

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Engaging Effectively with Parents
This NFHS Engaging Effectively with Parents course provides a unique student-centered curriculum on essential techniques and methods for coaches to effectively communicate and interact with students’ parents and guardians. This course features specific guidance for speaking, listening, implementing a communication system, and strategies for dealing with problematic parents and guardians. The extensive resources section includes additional information such as a communication guide, sportsmanship guidelines, tips for dealing with difficult parents, and more. Coaches will have one year from the date of purchase to review this course and all resources.

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Football: Fundamentals of Coaching Football
This Fundamentals of Coaching Football course was developed in partnership with USA Football, the sport’s national governing body on youth and amateur levels. It provides a student-centered curriculum on essential football coaching techniques and methods for interscholastic teacher/coaches. This course also shares practical methods for increasing student participation through effective feedback and stress reduction. Coaches will have one year from the date of purchase to take this course and review all of its resources.

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