International Certification Programs
The spread of the COVID-19 virus and its related global economic disruption in 2020 has shifted much of the world’s higher education focus from traditional, face-to-face delivery to a 100% online model. The new higher education landscape has never been more primed the United States Sports Academy’s brand of 100% online sports education. The Academy has more than 22 years of experience in professionally prepared, professionally delivered online education and has proven itself a leader in both the online environment and in the world of sport education.
Certification in Sports Management
The United States Sports Academy has designed a sports program with a complete set of courses required to take your sports career further. This certification in Sports Management provides students opportunities to further their knowledge in the development of professional sports management skills that are essential to designing and implementing sport-related programs. The program consists of the following courses:
Program Courses
- CEM 543 Sports Administration
- CEM 542 Sports Business and Management
- CEM 544 Sports Marketing
- CEM 547 International Sports Management
- CEM 585 Sports Facilities and Security Management
- CEM 448 Sports Event Planning
Certification in Sports Coaching
Serving as an above-mentioned coach education provider, the United States Sports Academy (USSA), has developed a multi-tiered International Sports Coach Development Curriculum (ISCDC) utilizing the International Sports Coaching Framework (ISCF) and best principles from high performing national federations. The curriculum is designed to provide the appropriate technical, tactical and interpersonal knowledge and experiences at three distinct milestones on the coach development pathway and to focus on the specific context in which the coach is working. The ISCF categorizes athletes as Emerging (youth and introductory), Performance (developmental), and High Performance.
Multi-tiered Program
Lead Coach Development Program
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Head Coach Development Program
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National Coach Development Program
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Certification in Strength and Conditioning
The Academy’s Sports Strength & Conditioning Certification (SSCC) Program prepares qualified strength and conditioning coaches to work with athletes, teams, coaches, and administrators, both to create better performing athletes and to develop a large strength and conditioning community in their own localities. The SSCC Program can also serve as a preparatory tool for other strength and conditioning certification examinations. For example, the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) recognizes the United States Sports Academy through their Education Recognition Program (ERP) as a school with standardized, approved strength and conditioning curricula designed to prepare students for the NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists® (CSCS®) Exam.
Program Courses
- CSC 520 Exercise Science: Foundations of Strength Training and Conditioning
- CSC 521 Sports Nutrition and Performance Enhancing Substances
- CSC 522 Aerobic Endurance Exercise Training and Program Design
- CSC 523 Resistance Exercise Technique I
- CSC 524 Resistance Exercise Technique II
- CSC 525 Strength Training Program Design
- CSC 526 Program Design for Plyometrics, Speed, and Agility Training
- CSC 527 Individual Differences for Sports and Exercise
- CSC 528 Testing and Evaluation
- CSC 529 Integrative Summary and Certification Exam Prep