PIAA Coaching Requirements

The Department of Wellness and Sport Sciences offers undergraduate and graduate-level courses that satisfy the PIAA coaching requirements. This requirement states that all coaches within the PIAA member school system must complete various courses in order to be eligible or remain a coach in the PIAA.

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Undergraduate Level

When completing the PIAA Coaching Requirements at the undergraduate-level, students can:

Undergraduate courses that satisfy PIAA Coaching Requirements:

1. Concussion Training Course Requirement

  • WSSD 480: Theory and Techniques of Coaching and Sport

2. Sudden Cardiac Arrest Training Course Requirement:

  • WSSD 311: First Aid and CPR

3. Coaching Education Course Requirement:

  • WSSD 480: Theory and Techniques of Coaching and Sport

4. First Aid Course Requirement:

  • WSSD 311: First Aid and CPR

Visit the Office of Undergraduate Admissions to enroll today. If you have any questions, please contact the Department Chair, Dr. Daniel Keefer, at dkeefer@millersville.edu

Graduate Level

When completing the PIAA Coaching Requirements at the graduate-level, students can:

All courses are offered fully online during Winter and Summer sessions and can be easily accessed from anywhere. Courses do not count as electives towards the M.Ed. in Sport Management master's program.

Graduate courses that satisfy PIAA Coaching Requirements:

1. Concussion Training Course Requirement: (Choose One)

  • WSSD 551: Coaching of Sport 

  • WSSD 618 Athletic Injury Prevention & Management

2. Sudden Cardiac Arrest Training Course Requirement:

  • WSSD 618: Athletic Injury Prevention & Management

3. Coaching Education Course Requirement:

  • WSSD 551: Coaching of Sport

4. First Aid Course Requirement:

  • WSSD 618: Athletic Injury Prevention and Management

Visit the Office of Graduate Admissions to enroll today. If you have any questions, please contact the Department Chair, Dr. Daniel Keefer, at dkeefer@millersville.edu