Coaching Academy
Begin Your Career in Coaching Now
Are you a skilled leader in sports and in encouraging friends and teammates to give and do their best? We'll help you earn your coaching authorization in Iowa, for free, while you finish high school. Learn coaching theories and techniques, care and prevention of injuries, and human growth and development. Earn this authorization and you can be a coach while working toward a degree in teaching or any field you choose.
Earn your Coaching Authorization
During high school
- PEC:110 Coaching Ethics, Techniques and Theory, 1 credit
- PEC:115 Athletic Development and Human Growth OR PSY:121 Developmental Psychology, 1 credit
- PICK ONE, 1 credit:
- BIO:157 Human Biology
- BIO:163 Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology
- BIO:168 Human Anatomy and Physiology
- PEC:123 Anatomy for Coaching
- PEC:127 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries, 2 credits
Award: Coaching Authorization, 5 credits
Your Career in Coaching
Earning your coaching authorization is a great first step into what can be a lifelong career. There are many paths you can follow. Work in schools or volunteer as a flag football coach. Train athletes one-on-one, whether at the batting cage or on the track. And there's more. Take a look:
- High School Athletic Coach
Train and encourage athletes to improve their performance and build teamwork. High school coaches typically work in teaching positions with the school. - Youth Sports Coach
Give young athletes the skills to play their best in an individual or team sport such as baseball, basketball, tennis, or soccer. Volunteer as a coach or work in education.
- Collegiate Athletic Coach
Lead a college athletic program. Recruit top talent, organize practices, develop skills, prepare athletes for competition, and make sure they keep up with their studies. - Professional Athletic Coach
Train, guide and motivate professional athletes to win by leveraging the strategies, techniques and rules of the sport. Many also recruit new athletes.

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Complete your education in two years. Qualify for better jobs. Earn a higher salary. Enjoy a better quality of life. The benefits of an associate's degree are impressive and wide-ranging.
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Contact our High School Team

Liz Bloom
ebloom@eicc.edu
563-336-5210
Advises High School Concurrent: Camanche and Northeast

Holly Hansen
hmhansen@eicc.edu
563-441-4004
Advises High School Concurrent: Cal-Wheat and DeWitt Central

Lorene McLaughlin
ltmclaughlin@eicc.edu
563-441-4127
Advises High School Concurrent: Bellevue and Maquoketa

Joe Shovlain
jshovlain@eicc.edu
563-244-7014
Office 100B
Advises High School Concurrent: Clinton, Career Academies

Anabelia Calderon-Flores
acalderon-flores@eicc.edu
563-288-6035
Advises High School Concurrent: Durant and Muscatine

Theresa Putnam Genz
tputnamgenz@eicc.edu
563-288-6047
Advises High School Concurrent: Columbus Junction and Louisa-Muscatine

Molly Gleason
mmgleason@eicc.edu
563-336-5241
Advises High School Concurrent: Assumption and Davenport North

Lori Perez
ljperez@eicc.edu
563-441-4057
Advises High School Concurrent: Davenport Central, Davenport West, and North
Scott

Jill Spengler
jmspengler@eicc.edu
563-441-4137
Advises High School Concurrent: Bettendorf and Pleasant Valley
Coaching Academy: Locations
Clinton Community College
1000 Lincoln Blvd.
Clinton, IA 52732
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Muscatine Community College
152 Colorado St.
Muscatine, IA 52761
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Scott Community College
500 Belmont Rd.
Bettendorf, IA 52722
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