| Domain 1: Set Vision, Goals, and Standards for Sport Program |
| Standard 1: | Develop and enact an athlete-centered coaching philosophy. |
| Standard 2: | Use the American Development Model with the intent to develop athletic potential, enhance physical literacy, and encourage lifelong physical activity. |
| Standard 3: | Create a unified vision that corresponds to strategic planning and goal-setting principles and in alignment with the appropriate stage(s) of a long-term athlete development model. |
| Standard 4: | Align program with national, regional, and local policies and/or needs of the community and individual athletes. |
| Standard 5: | Manage program resources in a responsible manner. |
| Domain 2: Engage in and Support Ethical Practices |
| Standard 6: | Abide by the code of conduct within their coaching context. |
| Standard 7: | Model, teach, and reinforce ethical behavior with program participants. |
| Standard 8: | Develop an ethical decision-making process based on ethical standards. |
| Domain 3: Build Relationships |
| Standard 9: | Acquire and utilize interpersonal and communication skills. |
| Standard 10: | Develop competencies to work with a diverse group of individuals. |
| Standard 11: | Demonstrate professionalism and leadership with all stakeholders. |
| Domain 4: Safe Sport Environment |
| Standard 12: | Create a respectful and safe environment which is free from harassment and abuse. |
| Standard 13: | Collaborate with program directors to fulfill all legal responsibilities and risk management procedures associated with coaching. |
| Standard 14: | Identify and mitigate physical, psychological, and sociocultural conditions that predispose athletes to injuries. |
| Standard 15: | Monitor environmental conditions and modify participation as needed to ensure the health and safety of participants. |
| Standard 16: | Reduce potential injuries by instituting safe and proper training principles and procedures. |
| Standard 17: | Develop awareness of common injuries in sport and provide immediate and appropriate care within scope of practice. |
| Standard 18: | Support the decisions of sports medicine professionals to help athletes have a healthy return to participation following an injury. |
| Standard 19: | Model and encourage nutritional practices that ensure the health and safety of athletes. |
| Standard 20: | Provide accurate information about drugs and supplements to athletes and advocate for drug-free sport participation. |
| Domain 5: Create a Positive and Inclusive Sport Environment |
| Standard 21: | Implement a positive and enjoyable sport climate based on best practices for psychosocial and motivational principles to maximize athlete and team well-being and performance. |
| Standard 22: | Build inclusive practices into the program for all groups (e.g., race/ethnicity, gender/gender identity/gender expression, religion, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, nationality, etc.) which are aligned with current legal and ethical guidelines. |
| Standard 23: | Understand the importance of including athletes with disabilities in meaningful participation in established sport programs and consider options for athletes who cannot participate in traditional sport opportunities. |
| Domain 6: Conduct Practices and Prepare for Competition |
| Subdomain: Plan |
| Standard 24: | Create seasonal and/or annual plans that incorporate developmentally appropriate progressions for instructing sport-specific skills based on best practices in motor development, biomechanics, and motor learning. |
| Standard 25: | Design appropriate progressions for improving sport-specific physiological systems throughout all phases of the sport season using essential principles of exercise physiology and nutritional knowledge. |
| Standard 26: | Plan practices to incorporate appropriate competition strategies, tactics, and scouting information. |
| Standard 27: | Incorporate mental skills into practice and competition to enhance performance and athlete well-being. |
| Standard 28: | Create intentional strategies to develop life skills and promote their transfer to other life domains. |
| Standard 29: | Understand components of effective contest management. |
| Subdomain: Teach |
| Standard 30: | Know the skills, elements of skill combinations and techniques, competition strategies and tactics, and the rules associated with the sport being coached. |
| Standard 31: | Develop and utilize pedagogical strategies in daily practices. |
| Standard 32: | Craft daily practice plans based on sound teaching and learning principles to promote athlete development and optimize competitive performance. |
| Standard 33: | Use appropriate motivational techniques to enhance performance and athlete engagement during practices and competitions. |
| Subdomain: Assess |
| Standard 34: | Implement appropriate strategies for evaluating athlete training, development, and performance. |
| Standard 35: | Engage athletes in a process of continuous self-assessment and reflection to foster responsibility for their own learning and development. |
| Subdomain: Adapt |
| Standard 36: | Adjust training and competition plans based on athlete needs and assessment practices. |
| Standard 37: | Use strategic decision-making skills to make adjustments, improvements, or change course throughout a competition. |
| Domain 7: Strive for Continuous Improvement |
| Standard 38: | Regularly engage in self-reflection or peer-reflection to deeply examine situations, generate potential solutions, and think through those solutions. |
| Standard 39: | Develop an evaluation strategy to monitor and improve staff and team performance. |
| Standard 40: | Improve coaching effectiveness by seeking to learn the latest information on coaching through various avenues of coach development. |
| Standard 41: | Engage in mentoring and communities of practice to promote a learning culture and continual improvement. |
| Standard 42: | Maintain work-life harmony and practice self-care to manage stress and burnout. |
