National Coaches Registry

The National Center for Sports Safety's National Coaches Registry was designed to help parents, league administrators, athletes and others determine if their coach or coaches have completed the PREPARE sports safety training course. The National Coaches Registry will help you identify those coaches who are PREPARED in sports safety education and will be “PREPARED FOR THE UNEXPECTED” to keep America’s youth athletes safe.

PREPARE participants will gain the confidence to responsibly respond to emergencies, learn valuable information about sports safety and how to reduce risk, as well as gain information that can be used on and off the playing field.

“There is not one parent that would drop their child off at a local community pool if there were not a certified lifeguard on duty. That same standard of care should be available for every sports facility in this country. If we can prevent just one fatality or injury, it will be worth the effort.” States Lawrence J. Lemak, M.D., founder of the NCSS.

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