Thank you for being an American Youth Football and Cheer coach. Much time and effort are required to coach athletes and manage a team. Your commitment and dedication to coaching are greatly appreciated—by your participants, their parents, other coaches, your community, and the entire AYF/AYC organization. The influence you have on your players and squad members will be remembered for a lifetime. It’s a responsibility not to be taken lightly.
With that in mind, new football and cheer coaches in 2022 earn initial certification by purchasing and taking the introductory course for the sport coached. Returning AYF and AYC coaches in 2022 continue their professional development by purchasing and taking the recertification course (available now). It’s an investment that will provide dividends for seasons to come. Click here for more information on recertification for 2022.
After purchasing your course, you will receive an order confirmation email and a follow-up email containing instructions and link for accessing your course.
For step-by-step instructions (including screen shots) on how to purchase your course, click here.

New football coaches in 2022 take the introductory online course Coaching Youth Football: The AYF Way 3E for initial certification.
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New cheer coaches in 2022 take the introductory online course Coaching Youth Cheerleading: The AYC Way 2E for initial certification.
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Returning football and cheer coaches in 2022 take the new online recertification course to extend their certification.
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