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CoachesA Missing Link in the Health Care System
Bruce R. Brown, Jr, MD;
Stephen A. Butterfield, PhD
Am J Dis Child. 1992;146(2):211-217.
Abstract
• The number of children and adolescents who participate in interscholastic athletics demands attention to the quality of the coaching they receive and to the opportunities that the athlete-coach relationship provides for modification of high-risk behaviors, social skills training, and character formation. Although the need for coaches has increased due to the advent of girls' athletic programs, which was mandated by Title IX legislation, only a minority of states require certification for coaches who work in school systems. Four coaching curricula are summarized and contrasted: the American Coaching Effectiveness Program, the curriculum of the National Youth Sports Coaches Association, the Athletic Health Care System, and the Coach Effectiveness Training Program. Recommendations for coach certification by states, physician advocacy for coaching standards, and improved sports medicine services are discussed.
(AJDC. 1992;146:211-217)
Author Affiliations
From the Division of Adolescent and School Health Services, Department of Pediatrics, Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor (Dr Brown), and the Department of Physical Education, University of Maine at Orono (Dr Butterfield).
Footnotes
Accepted for publication October 18, 1991.
Reprints not available.
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