ACE FAQ

Question	Answer
What is the ACE Certification Program	The ACE Certification Program replaces the current ASA VIP Coaching Education Program. The ACE Certification Program provides a quick, simple, cost effective way of certifying our coaches as ASA coaches. The ACE Certification Program is a way to provide these coaches with some of the basics they need to know to coach a youth softball team.
How do coaches get ACE certified?	By attending an ACE Certification Clinic put on by their local ASA association (currently, this is the only way coaches can get certified). At the clinic, the coaches will watch the ACE Certification video (approximately 45 minutes in length), take the ACE Certification test which covers the material in the video, and sign the Code of Ethics pledge. The entire clinic should probably take 1½ to 2 hours.
What is the cost to certify as an ASA ACE Coach?	$20. This is a nationally based fee. Thus, if you hold an ACE Coaching Certification Clinic, the certification fee per coach will be $20.
Do coaches have to attend an ACE Certification Clinic hosted by their local ASA to get certified?	Currently - yes! If a coach calls the National Office asking how they can become ACE Certified, we will send them back to their local ASA. The ASA National Office will not individually certify coaches. However, if we find out that the local ASA’s are not hosting clinics, and there are coaches out there who want to be certified, we may have to look into offering the program out of the National Office
What happens to coaches who are currently enrolled in the VIP Program.	We will grandfather all active Silver Level Coaches into the ACE program, and they will receive all ACE Coach benefits - free of charge. All active Bronze coaches must certify into the ACE program. They will not be grand fathered in. We are sending out information to all active Bronze and Silver level coaches informing them of such.
Watch this site for additional FAQ's as the program becomes available!