Online Education
PREPARE Now!
To start the course now and pay by credit card, click on the far right box above. Once you have registered and paid for the course, you can begin getting educated immediately.
To pay by check or money order please complete the form in the link below and mail it in with your payment to the following address. Once we receive your payment, you will be emailed instructions on how to start the course within 3-5 business days.
PREPARE mail-in registration
National Center for Sports Safety
2316 1st Avenue South
Birmingham, Alabama 35233
What is PREPARE?
PREPARE is an online sports safety course aimed at educating coaches on how to prevent common injuries, how to recognize symptoms of potentially dangerous conditions, and how to respond in emergency situations. PREPARE participants will gain valuable information that is relevant on and off the playing field.
Easy as 1-2-3
The PREPARE course is ideal for volunteer youth coaches who do not have the time to attend safety workshops, but need to know how to be PREPARED. The course was designed with convenience in mind. Users can bookmark their spot so they can exit and re-enter the course, it's accessible 24 hours a day, and online learning gives users the opportunity to learn at their own pace.
What will you learn and get from PREPARE?
PREPARE is comprised of the following seven modules:
- Emergency Planning
- Heat and Cold Illnesses
- Emergency Recognition
- Medical Conditions
- Principles of First Aid
- Head, Neck and Facial Injuries
- Warm-up and Cool Down
Once you complete the course, participants will receive a Sports Safety Patch, a Certificate of Completion and be added to the NCSS National Coaches Registry.
