All participants requesting to attend a clinic must register through the MSSAA Office.

CANCELLATION POLICY:   Cancellations received up to 72 hours before the workshop will be honored. If you do not cancel and do not attend, you are responsible for full payment.

PLEASE NOTE:  ONCE REGISTERED, YOU WILL ONLY BE CONTACTED IF THE CLINIC IS CANCELED

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Coaches' Education Clinics are added to this site as they become available.
Please Note:  In order to avoid clinics being canceled, please mail/fax your registration form as soon as possible.


The 2008-2009 Cheerleading Rules and Regulations state that all cheerleading coaches hired prior to the 2008-2009 school year must be certified by the MSSAA/MIAA in the NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching by January 31, 2009, in order to be sanctioned to compete for the 2009 winter season. Coaches hired at the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year have 1 year to become certified.

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Please click on the NFHS logo above to access the online Fundamentals of Coaching, and Sports Specific Technical & Tactical (when available) courses.
(Please note: coaches must register and attend a classroom clinic BEFORE taking online courses)

MSSAA Cheerleading Coaches are able to attend a course offered by the MIAA
- click here for a course listing

The fee for the course is $95.00  Please make checks payable to the MSSAA and either mail a check or Purchase Order to the MSSAA prior to the clinic or bring with you.  You will NOT be permitted to attend the clinic WITHOUT a check or Purchase Order.
PLEASE NOTE - IF THERE IS A DATE, TIME AND PLACE YOU WOULD LIKE TO HOST A COACHES CLINIC,  PLEASE CONTACT  PAULINE CAMARA OR THE MSSAA OFFICE.
Date Place/Time Instructor(s)
Sunday, August 30 MSSAA/MIAA Office(10:00am-2:00pm) Pauline Camara
Thursday, September 17 Charlton Middle School (5:00-9:00pm) Pauline Camara

 

Click here for registration form and forward to the MSSAA office by:

        BD09202_.wmf (6350 bytes) 508-541-9888 (fax) or HH00231_.wmf (2232 bytes) to: MIAA, 33 Forge Parkway, Franklin MA 02038


After completion of a Coaches Education clinic: National and State tests must be taken and passed before certification is processed.  You will be notified of your certification only after we receive results of both tests, scoring 80% or higher, and the clinic fee is paid.  You have six (6) months from the last day of your clinic to complete the tests.

 

Earn three (3) college credits from Endicott College for your participation in the MIAA Coaches Education Program.   Simply fill out the application and pay the fee of $375 made payable to the MIAA.   The cost of the same course if taken at a college would cost upwards of $750.   Ask for an application at the clinic you attend or contact the MIAA:
508-541-7997
miaa@miaa.net

(Downloadable Endicott College course Application)
please note that the $95.00 MIAA Coaches Education clinic fee is still to be paid on top of the Endicott College course fee