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HEADS UP to Youth Sports Coaches: Online Concussion Training

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · HEADS UP · federal

CDC online concussion-safety training for youth-sports coaches.

Opportunity types
online training, certificate of completion
Domains
youth sports, concussion safety, community health
Audiences
youth sports coaches
First seen
Start CDC HEADS UP training

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Access level
Registration
Eligibility
The course is designed for youth-sports coaches.
CDC requires a CDC TRAIN account to access the online training.
Free to start
CDC's account guide identifies the exact course as free online.
Create a CDC TRAIN account and start the CDC youth-sports-coach online training.
Who may take this first step
The training is for youth-sports coaches.
Account or registration
CDC TRAIN account creation is required to start, save progress, and retain a certificate.
What the learner receives
Online concussion-safety instruction; after the training and an 80 percent or higher post-test, a downloadable completion certificate.
Later costs
unknown
Funding or sponsorship
State, league, and school requirements may affect training frequency, but no funding requirement is stated.
Portable evidence
CDC TRAIN can retain a completion certificate after a passing post-test.
Employer recognition
Employer recognition varies and is not guaranteed.

Delivery and commitment

  • online training: CDC identifies the offering as online concussion training.
  • Commitment: The reviewed current CDC page does not state a standard course length.

Outcomes and limits

Outcome type

certificate of completion

CDC says learners with a CDC TRAIN account who finish the training and score at least 80 percent on the post-test can print or save a certificate of completion.

Does not mean: The certificate does not independently establish coaching eligibility or meet every state, league, or school requirement.

Pathway and purpose relationships

  1. Check the applicable state, league, or school requirements for whether and how often training is required.

Evidence beside this record

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CDC calls its HEADS UP to Youth Sports Coaches course free online, requires a CDC TRAIN account for access, and provides a certificate of completion after an 80 percent or higher post-test score.

Limit: State, league, and school requirements determine whether and how often a coach must take concussion training.

What that does not establish: A completion certificate does not by itself establish coaching eligibility or satisfy every local requirement.

Context: Youth-sports safety responsibilities are shared by coaches, families, officials, schools, and health professionals.