Certification: Disability Swimming – American Swimming Coaches Association

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Experience Points System

1 point	For each swimmer with a disability coached per year
1 point	For each additional type of disability coached
5 points	For coaches on the US Paralympics National Team Trip
1 point	For each trip assigned to as an Assistant Coach on the Trip List
2 points	For each trip assigned to as a Head Coach/Team Leader on the Trip List
1 point	Placing an athlete on an international team
2 points	Placing an athlete on a World Championship Team
4 points	Placing an athlete on a Paralympic Games or Deaflympics Team
5 points	Serving in an international role in the sport (official, classifier, committee member, technical advisor)

Qualifying Requirements per Level

	Education	Experience	Achievements	Contributions
Level 1	ASCA Level 1: Foundations of Coaching Disability-Specific Foundations of Coaching material Basic Disability Swimming Quiz	Minimum 10 pts.	Must coach an athlete with a disability for a minimum of 1 year (consecutively).	Introduce a minimum of 1 athlete with a disability to the sport of swimming.
Level 2	ASCA Level 2: Stroke School IPC Swimming Rules Quiz	Minimum 20 pts.	Must coach 2 athletes with a disability for a minimum of 1 year (consecutively) or 1 athlete for 2 years (consecutively).	Introduce a minimum of 5 athletes with disabilities to the sport of swimming; OR serve in a volunteer leadership role with a local or community organization (LSC; etc.)
Level 3	ASCA Level 3: Physiology School Advanced Disability Swimming Material Advanced Disability Swimming Quiz	Minimum 30 pts.	Coaches must have a minimum of 5 internationally classified athletes; OR 5 athletes who have achieved national level qualifying times in their respective classification.	Introduce a minimum of 20 athletes with a disability to the sport of swimming; OR write and publish an article on disability swimming; OR present at a recognized conference or seminar on disability swimming
Level 4	ASCA Level 4: Leadership School IPC Swimming Online Classification Course	Minimum 40 pts.	Minimum of 1 athlete on a Paralympic Games or Deaflympics Team; OR 2 athletes on a World Championships Team; OR 20 different athletes who have finished in the top 3 at their respective National Championships	Serve in a leadership role at the national level; AND have made major contributions nationally to the sport.
Level 5	ASCA Level 5: Administration School	Minimum 50 pts.	On international coaches list for their respective organization; AND minimum of 2 athletes who have medaled at a Paralympic Games or Deaflympics; OR 4 athletes who have medaled at a World Championships; OR 10 athletes who have been finalists at a Paralympic Games or Deaflympics	Serve in a leadership role at the international level; AND have made major contributions internationally to the sport.

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