WHY A COACHING PERMIT IS REQUIRED IN CONNECTICUT

COACHING PERMITS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW FOR ALL COACHES WHO DESIRE TO COACH IN CONNECTICUT'S
PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRADES K-12 .
(THIS INCLUDES VOLUNTEER COACHES, CHEERLEADING AND
DANCE ADVISORS AS WELL AS INTRAMURAL INSTRUCTORS)

Coaching - Fact Sheet #10
(Quoted from the Connecticut State Department of Education Web site)
"5. A coach (regardless of coaching assignment) of intramural or interscholastic athletics in kindergarten through grade 12, is required to hold one of the following:

1.        Five Year Renewable Coaching Permit, or
2.        Temporary Emergency Coaching Permit

*NOTE: An individual, not serving as any type of coach, may assist a coach, if working under the direct and continual supervision of a coach."
(THIS DOES NOT MEAN ASSISTANT COACHES, THIS IS FOR STATITICIANS, EQUIPMENT PEOPLE, ETC)