USA Cycling Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Policy IMPORTANT NOTE

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1 USA ycling ontinuing Education Unit (EU) Policy IMPORTANT NOTE If you are a renewing coach for 2008, you need to read the policy regarding EUs. Please do not read further into this document as you will likely become confused. If your coaching license lapsed for a year, please contact the USA oaching Education Manager regarding renewals. The document for determining how many EUs and if you need a criminal background check is available at the USA website. The document will be updated in 2008 as needed. All coaches will be required to submit a EU summary when the criminal background check is due. Also, if you renewed for 2008 and turned in EUs or completed the recertification exam, you are also on this new two year cycle so that the next EU report form is due when you renew for What if I do not attain the required EUs? If a coach does not meet the EU requirement for the reporting period, his/her certification will not be renewed. A coach not meeting the EU requirement may renew his/her coaching license if the coach completes and passes a USA ycling re-certification exam. The exams are available from the MYUSAYLING function on the USA website under the Special Tools heading. If you need to send in the recertification exam, please do so when you send in the renewal for Effective December 1, 2007 For coaches who earn their first coaching licenses after October 31, 2007, this policy is in effect for them. For all other coaches it goes into effect with renewal for oaches who do not meet the EU requirement will be able to pay a re-certification fee and take the appropriate test in case the coach has not met the EU requirements. Level 3 coaches may take the level 3 recertification exam and pay the $20 recertification fee when sending in the answer sheet. There is not need to order the level 3 materials again. The test will be available through the MYUSAYLING function under Special Tools. Level 2 coaches may take the current level 2 exam and pay a re-certification fee of $350. The payment will be due when the exam answer sheet is turned in. (Please note the change in fee from previous policies). Level 1 coaches may take the current level 1 exam and pay the re-certification fee of $399. The payment will be due when the exam is turned into USA ycling. (Please note the change in fee from previous policies). 1

2 ontinuing Education Policy Purpose: The purpose of the continuing education policy is to encourage USA ycling licensed coaches to stay abreast of evolving knowledge and skills related to being a cycling coach. ontinuing education promotes the competency of the coach. Program Overview In order to maintain your coaching certification through USA ycling, each coach is required to complete a specific number of ontinuing Education Units (EUs). Beginning with coaching licenses valid for 2008, all coaches will have to complete the following steps in order to renew his/her coaching license for 2010: omplete four (4.0) EUs omplete the online criminal background procedure (explained elsewhere) Submit a completed EU Reporting Form along with the coaching license application and fee alculating EUs In general, EUs are based on actual clock hours or contact hours undertaken to complete the activity or event. One contact hour equals 0.1 EU; thus, attending a 10 hour lecture will generally yield 1.0 EU. However, USA ycling will assign a value for a seminar/clinic/conference based on its relevance to coaching cyclists. USA ycling seminars and clinics will each have a EU value given to them. In general, 1.0 EUs will be offered for each day. ollege courses are treated differently and are explained below. ourses taken in the same calendar year as you become a coach count toward that year. For instance, if you attend a conference that would earn EUs in January but do not become a certified coach until March, the course in January will count toward that year s EU. However, if you become a coach in January you cannot count a course taken in the previous calendar year as EUs. EU ategories There is no longer a limit on the number of EUs that can be earned in a category. The categories are for organizational purposes only. ategory A Attendance at seminars and conferences directly related to cycling or coaching. In order for such a meeting to qualify, the content must be directly applicable to cycling or coaching. USA ycling Science and Education Manager can pre-approve such seminars. Information on the seminar will need to be provided as will proof of attendance. A copy of the seminar/conference brochure or receipt will suffice. USA ycling clinics/seminars/conferences USA ycling mentoring program. 2

3 USA ycling seminars/webinars. Each seminar/webinar will be given a EU value that will be included in information about the seminar and/or in the receipt for the seminar. A coach who holds a certification may attend a certification clinic for EUs at the current level in order to earn EUs. For instance, a Level 2 coach may attend a Level 2 certification clinic. A Level 1 coach may attend a Level 1 certification clinic, but not a Level 2 clinic to earn EUs. ategory B Effective January 1, 2008 presentations made by a coach will no longer count as continuing education units for the presenter. Publications: Published works on cycling or coaching in which the coach is an author/co-author. A copy of the article in the publication must be submitted (or a reference/citation). (NOTE: Different publications will have different EU values. For instance, a journal article in a peer-reviewed journal (such as Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise) will carry more EUs than in a lay publication (such as VeloNews.). Weight will also be given for lead authorship in peer reviewed journals. Team Director for UI event. Serving as a camp instructor or camp manager at a USA ycling development camp or national team camp. ategory ollege course work taken related to cycling or coaching. Examples include sport science, psychology, some physical education and coaching courses. ollege degrees completed during the EU period will be given credit if related to coaching. PR/First Aid/ Sport Safety Training/AED certification or recertification. Achieving a certification or recertification through another professional organization related to coaching or sport science. Examples 1 o National Strength and onditioning Association (NSA) certification as a ertified Strength and onditioning Specialist (SS) or ertified Personal Trainer (PT); o American ollege of Sports Medicine (ASM) Health Fitness Instructor or Exercise Specialist; o National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) ertified Personal Trainer; o American ouncil on Exercise (AE) ertified Personal Trainer or linical Exercise Specialist o International Sport Science Association (ISSA) Personal Trainer ertification ertification or recertification as a licensed coach in another Olympic/Pan American sport through a National Governing Body (NGB) coaching certification program. ertification as a Spin Instructor. ertification or recertification through American Sport Education Program (ASEP) ontinuing Education Self-Tests offered through Performance onditioning for ycling or other home study or online courses as authorized by USA ycling oaching Education. Bike Fit ertification ategory D (service) 1 The list is not meant to be exhaustive. If you have a certification through another agency, please contact the oaching Education manager. 3

4 oaching for a charity/non-profit organization involved in cycling such as Juvenile Diabetes, Team in Training, etc. This excludes junior development teams. oaching for a collegiate cycling team oaching a high school program USA ycling coaching seminar or clinic host Work on USA ycling oaching Education committee(s) will be counted. What to Turn in? When it comes time to turn in the EU information, all that needs to be completed and sent in is the EU Report Form. This report form should only be sent in when it is time to report the EUs. You should not turn in the EU report form 1) when you reach 4.0 EUs 2) or piece meal such as every time you complete a continuing education activity. Please only turn in the report form at the time it is due (the same year as the criminal background check is due with your renewal). When it comes time to complete the report, send only the report form. Do not send copies of certificates, receipts or other supporting documentation. If you are chosen for an audit, then you will need to make those available. 4

5 alculating EU credit Use the table below to determine the number of EUs that will be approved for a given activity. A contact hour is generally an hour of lecture or activity time. ategory Sub ategory 2 Activity EUs Documentation Required A Attendance USA oaching Seminar 0.1 EU per contact hour. 3 attendance/ receipt A Attendance USA oaching Webinar 0.10 for a 1 hour webinar; 0.15 per attendance/ receipt 1.5 hour webinar 4 A Attendance Non-USA educational seminar/clinic/conference EU per approved contact attendance/ receipt hour. A maximum of 2.5 EUs can be gained at any one non-usa event. 6 A ertification Level 3 ertification 1.5 EU You must complete the requirements and become a level 3 coach A Attendance USA ertification 2.5 for Level 2 linic 7 linic 4.0 for Level 1 linic A Attendance Power Based Training Seminar A Power Based USA certification exam Training ertification Attendance, photocopy of receipt 1.5 attendance/ receipt oaching license certificate 1.0 for Power Based Training ertification A Refresher ourse Attendance USA ertification linic 1.5 for Level for Level 1 attendance or receipt 2 Attendance is required. Merely paying for the clinic/conference/etc is not sufficient. 3 There is no longer a limit on the number of contact hours at a USA ycling seminar or clinic. 4 The EU value is based on the scheduled duration and not the actual duration. 5 onferences must be directly related to coaching cyclists. It is recommended that the participant check with the oaching Education Manager on conferences. In general, conferences sponsored by NSA, AE, ASM, USO, and other National Governing Bodies (i.e., USA Triathlon) will be eligible for some EU credit. 6 The exact EU value of a conference/seminar will be determined by the oaching Education Manager. If you have a conference/seminar that think qualifies, please a link or document with the agenda and a value will be assigned. 7 In the past one needed to complete the certification in order to earn EUs; now mere attendance earns EUs. ompleting the exam for the certifications (except for the power training test) is no longer required; there is also no extra credit given for completing the certification exam (except for the power based training certification). 5

6 ategory Sub ategory 8 Activity EUs Documentation Required A Attendance USA Mechanics linics 0.5 EUs per full day. attendance/receipt A Attendance Non-USA Mechanics linics EU per full day. A Attendance USA Officials linic Level 0.4 Level B B B Seminar or linic Host USA Development amp Serving as the host for a USA educational clinic/seminar Being camp manager or instructor at a USA camp B Team Director Team Director at a UI event B Publications 12 Lead author articles Level A 1.0 National ommisar 1.0 attendance or receipt Official s license or receipt or similar documentation 0.25 per event Letter or from oaching Education Manager 0.3 per day; there is no limit per competition day; maximum of 2.0 per race/event 1.0 for peerreviewed journals Letter from USA Development amp Manager opy of official race program Photocopy of title page or table of contents Lead author chapters in 1.0 EUs Photocopy of table of contents book Lead author of books EUs Photocopy of table of contents Editing a book on cycling 1.5 EUs Photocopy of table of contents Authorship 0.25 in lay Photocopy of table of contents journals/magazines 14 oursework Passing ollege course EU per quarter hour or 0.5 EU per semester hour Photocopy of transcript or grade report 8 Attendance is required. Merely paying for the clinic/conference/etc is not sufficient. 9 The non-usa mechanics clinics must be approved by the USA Operations Manager/hief Mechanic. 10 If the coach completes the track officials certification at the B level, the coach earns an additional 0.4 EU 11 The increase in EU value for the camps is retroactive. 12 An article can only be used once even if it is published in several publications. Information provided to your clients does not count toward the publication standard. Also, the publication must be a third party publication subject to editorial review. For instance, publishing something in a newsletter or on a website that you or your coaching company/group publishes is not accepted. 13 Books must be published by a publishing company and cannot be self published. 14 The magazine or website must be edited by someone not associated with the coach or the coach s business. 15 ollege course must relate to coaching. lass may be pass/fail. Minimum grade to count for credit is

7 FitMaster ertification F.I.S.T. Bike Fit ertification ollege degrees PR/First Aid/AED American Red ross Sport Safety Training National Governing Body certification (other than USA) NSA/AE/ ASM/ISSA/ NASM 19 Personal Trainer certification Attendance or passing the certification exam Passing certification exam or attendance ompletion of degree 16 while holding coaching license (or in same year as earning your coaching license) 17 Fit Kit/Fit Master Level EU Level EU Level EU Photocopy of certification or receipt 1.0 EU Photocopy of certificate or receipt for attendance Associate s Degree 1.0 Bachelor s Degree 2.0 Master s Degree 3.0 Doctorate for each Photocopy of transcript or grade report Becoming certified Photocopy of certificate or certification related documentation Becoming certified 1.0 Photocopy of certificate or related documentation Passing the certification exam and taking out a license or certification 18 Passing the certification exam and taking out a license or certification 2.0 Photocopy of certificate or related documentation 2.0 Photocopy of certificate or related documentation 16 The degree must relate to coaching. Examples would be a degree in a field of sport science (physiology, psychology, biomechanics), biology, physical education, etc. Degrees not related to coaching will not be accepted. For instance, degrees in architecture, business, geology, etc would not be accepted. However, some coursework taken in pursuit of that degree might be eligible under the coursework subcategory. The degree must be earned in the same year as one is a certified coach. I.e, if you get an exercise science degree in 2006 but do not become a coach until 2007, the degree does not count. If the degree is conferred in 2007, it would count 17 For instance, if you earn a degree in May and become a coach in September, the EUs can count in that first year. 18 Each level of certification can be counted discretely. For instance, passing the USAT level 1 course would give 2.0 EUs; passing the USAT Level 2 course would also count as Other organizations that certify personal trainers will be accepted upon approval from the USA oaching Education Manager. 7

8 Spin Instructor ertification Passing the certification exam and taking out a license or certification Self-Tests 20 Successful completion of self tests through Performance onditioning for ycling or other approved publications/websites such as Gatorade Sport Science Institute. Online ourses Human Kinetics Online Education D harity oaching a charity oaching program for cycling D D D D ollegiate oaching High School oaching Hosting USA oaching linic/seminar USA oaching Education ommittee oaching a NA program The high school must compete in a state high school cycling league 24 Serve as host and completing all host requirements Serving on a USA oaching Education ommittee 1.0 Photocopy of certificate or related documentation 0.1 for each Performance onditioning for ycling Self-Test 21 ; 0.1 for GSSI on line testing 22. ourses vary (see below) 0.5 for each calendar year of coaching for a charity 0.5 for each calendar year of coaching; 0.5 for starting a program for each calendar year 0.5 per seminar/clinic Self-test receipt or in the case of GSSI a copy of the certificate Receipt/certificate from HK Online Letter from charity on official letterhead Letter from college cycling team on team letterhead or from university advisor/staff Letter from league director of high school official Thank you /letter from oaching Education Manager 1.0 per year Thank you /letter from oaching Education Manager The following list is a sampling of organizations or companies that provide educational activities that are generally eligible for USA ycling ontinuing Education Units (EUs). The list is not meant to be exhaustive and as providers become known, they will be added to the list. If you come across a seminar, conference or other potential avenue for continuing education, please contact the USA ycling oaching Education Manager for approval and a EU value. 20 As more sources of self-testing are made available this section will be expanded. A cost may be associated with the self-tests. There is no limit on self-tests from Performance onditioning or from GSSI. 21 The cost for each Performance onditioning for yclists self-test is $15, subject to change without prior notice. 22 GSSI self-tests are free. Only the self-tests with the USA logo are eligible. 23 If the coach starting the college program is also coaching the team, these can be combined for the first year. 24 The high school league does not have to be an interscholastic sport. 8

9 In addition, in the oaching Program area of the USA ycling website, a new feature is a listing of approved EU activities, conferences, seminars, etc. heck to see if the conference you are attending has been approved. The document is updated as needed. If you do not see it there, contact the USA oaching Education Manager to have a EU value assigned. Human Kinetics Online ourses The following courses offered by Human Kinetics online ( will earn USA ycling EUs. As courses are added, USA ycling will determine a EU value. Only the courses listed below are eligible for USA ycling continuing education. ourse Title EU Value Advanced Exercise Nutrition Version Advanced Power Training, Version Advanced Strength Training, Version Advanced Training for Muscular Endurance, v ardiorespiratory Fitness Assessment and Prescription 1.0 Version 1.2 SS Module 1: Anatomy and Physiology 1.0 SS Module 2: Biomechanics 1.0 SS Module 3: Metabolism and Nutrition 1.0 SS Module 4: Training 1.0 SS Module 5: ardiorespiratory Exercise Prescription 1.0 SS Module 6: Resistance Training Prescription 1.0 SS Module 7: Speed and Plyometrics 1.0 SS Module 8: Exercise Techniques 1.0 SS Module 9 : Measurement and Evaluation 0.5 urrent Research in Supplements in Athletes 0.5 urrent Trends in Performance Nutrition 0.5 Disordered Eating in Active and Sedentary Individuals 1.0 Exercise Anatomy, Updated Edition 1.0 Exercise and Sport Psychology 1.5 Exercise Nutrition 1.0 Exercise Physiology 1.0 Fitness Program Design for Sedentary and Active People 0.5 Fitness through ycling 0.5 Flexibility Assessment and Prescription 0.5 Hydration for Athletes 0.5 Muscular Fitness Assessment & Prescription v Pre-exercise Health Screening 0.5 Supplementation for Training or Performance 0.5 Weight Management 0.5 9

10 USA ycling oaching Education EU Reporting Form The following form must be returned to the USA ycling Science and Education Manager. YOU DO NOT NEED TO SEND DOUMENTATION WITH THIS FORM UNLESS YOU WERE NOTIFIED TO DO SO! If you have a question about the EU value for a clinic/conference/seminar, please visit the USA website, oaching Program area and then look under EU Policy and Approved EU Programs to see if the event is already listed. If it is not, send an agenda or web link to the coaching education manager at USA ycling so that a EU value can be assigned. If you were notified that you need to submit supporting documentation for earned EUs, please review the table for appropriate documentation. In most cases, a copy of a certificate or similar documentation will suffice if the EUs are a certificate; if it is an event, a receipt or similar item is valid. 10

11 EU Reporting Form Send with renewal form for the coaching license. The EU Report form is due in the same year in which you renew your criminal background check. You may make additional copies if needed. However, submitting more than the required EUs is not necessary. USA ycling oaching Education EU Reporting Form for activities completed between January 1, and December 31,. Name: USA License Number: Activity Date ategory Activity Description (including location or other description information). Example: January 21, 2008 B USA Level 2 oaching ertification 2.5 Number of EUs Earned TOTAL Signature required: I attest to the fact that the information contained herein is a true and accurate statement of my continuing education activity. I understand that inaccurate reporting of EU activity may result in revocation of my coaching license without reimbursement of the coaching license fee if the report is found to be fraudulent. Signature Date: 11