Effectiveness Program National Network (American Coaching Effectiveness Program, 1988)with a view towards the development of a recommended prerequisite education program in coaching required of candidates for interscholastic coaching certification.
An hypothesis was formulated for and tested in this study, as a means of concentrating the focus of the research. It was hypothesized that the American Coaching Effectiveness Program is the superior prerequisite coaching education program for candidates for athletic coaching certification at the interscholastic level.
Literature related to the study purpose is reviewed in this chapter. Areas of review include accreditation and credentialing in education, of which certification is a part, and values in education.
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