The Level 1 BETA runs from November 4th-30th. Watch the video and read below for full details on the certification and beta launch.
The Level 1 Certification serves as the starting point for your esports coaching career. Whether you are a professional player looking to transition into coaching or a high school teacher with no experience in esports, this certification was developed for you. This certification will take approximately 6 hours to complete, and it covers the foundational elements needed to be an effective coach:
- The duty of a coach
- How to properly plan, supervise, and run practices.
- How to maximize player skill development.
- Developing your personal coaching philosophy.
- Building team culture.
All of this material will be delivered through a mixture of short videos, scenarios, quizzes, and written assignments. BEFORE YOU BEGIN: Possessing a basic understanding of at least one esport will greatly enhance your ability to engage with this course and learn from the concepts presented here.
- We strongly recommend you invest at least 10 hours playing and learning an esports title before taking this certification or coaching a team.
- If you don’t know what game(s) you’ll be coaching yet, we recommend starting with Overwatch 2, Rocket League, or Valorant as they are all common esports titles that are free to play.
- You do not need to be a game expert to take this certification or to coach. If you know how to queue into a match, watch a match and understand who is winning, and can describe the basic elements of the game, you are ready to begin.
Course Features
- Lectures 78
- Quizzes 7
- Duration Lifetime access
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 31
- Certificate No
- Assessments Self
Curriculum
- 9 Sections
- 78 Lessons
- Lifetime
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- Getting Started5
- Unit 1: Your Duty as a Coach12
- 2.1A.1.0.0 – Unit 1 Esports Terms
- 2.2A.1.1.1 – Video: The Importance of a Coach1 Minute
- 2.3A.1.1.2 – Scenario: The Absent Coach2 Minutes
- 2.4A.1.1.3 – Scenario: The Toxic Teammate1 Minute
- 2.5A.1.1.4 – Scenario: The Defeated Player
- 2.6A.1.1.5 – Video: Our Duty as a Coach1 Minute
- 2.7A.1.2.1 – Video: Coaching Styles4 Minutes
- 2.8A.1.2.2 – Exercise 1a: Coaching Styles
- 2.9A.1.3.1 – Video: The Role of Winning6 Minutes
- 2.10A.1.3.2 – Exercise 1b & 1c
- 2.11A.1.4.1 – Video: Unit Conclusion1 Minute
- 2.12A.1 Unit Quiz6 Questions
- Unit 2: Esports Skill16
- 3.1A.2.0.0 – Unit 2 Esports Terms
- 3.2A.2.1.1 – Video: Intro2 Minutes
- 3.3A.2.2.1 – Video: Health and Wellness3 Minutes
- 3.4A.2.2.2 – Exercise 2a: Self Assess
- 3.5A.2.2.3 – Video: Attitude2 Minutes
- 3.6A.2.2.4 – Exercise 2b: Attitude
- 3.7A.2.2.5 – Video: Mechanics1 Minute
- 3.8A.2.2.6 – Exercise 2c: Core Mechanics
- 3.9A.2.2.7 – Video: Awareness2 Minutes
- 3.10A.2.2.8 – Exercise 2d: Signs of Awareness
- 3.11A.2.2.9 – Video: Communication5 Minutes
- 3.12A.2.2.10 – Exercise 2e: Callouts
- 3.13A.2.2.11 – Video: Teamwork3 Minutes
- 3.14A.2.2.12 – Exercise 2f: Teamwork
- 3.15A.2.3.1 – Video: Unit Conclusion1 Minute
- 3.16A.2 Unit Quiz11 Questions
- Unit 3: Skill Development Tools15
- 4.1A.3.0.0 – Unit 3 Esports Terms
- 4.2A.3.1.1 – Video: Intro1 Minute
- 4.3A.3.2.1 – Video: Focus Points5 Minutes
- 4.4A.3.2.2 – Exercise 3a: Goals to Focus Points
- 4.5A.3.2.3 – Video: Knowledge Gap vs Lack of Skill:6 Minutes
- 4.6A.3.2.4 – Exercise 3b: Skills to Focus Points
- 4.7A.3.3.1 – Video: Vod Reviews9 Minutes
- 4.8A.3.3.2 – Resource: Vod Review Planner
- 4.9A.3.4.1 – Video: Scrimmages4 Minutes
- 4.10A.3.4.2 – Resource: Scrimmage Planner
- 4.11A.3.5.1 – Video: Scenarios6 Minutes
- 4.12A.3.5.2 – Exercise 3c: Scenario Idea
- 4.13A.3.5.3 – Resource: Scenario Planner
- 4.14A.3.6.1 – Video: Unit Conclusion2 Minutes
- 4.15A.3 Unit Quiz12 Questions
- Unit 4: Practice Planning13
- 5.1A.4.0.0 – Unit 4 Esports Terms
- 5.2A.4.1.1 – Video: Intro1 Minute
- 5.3A.4.2.1 – Video: The Elements of Practice4 Minutes
- 5.4A.4.3.1 – Video: Creating Effective Skill Development Sessions3 Minutes
- 5.5A.4.3.2 – Exercise 4a: Define Desirable Difficulty
- 5.6A.4.3.3 – Video: Creating Desirable Difficulty8 Minutes
- 5.7A.4.3.4 – Video: The Risks of Creating Desirable Difficulty2 Minutes
- 5.8A.4.3.5 – Exercise 4b: Using Desirable Difficulty
- 5.9A.4.4.1 – Video: Practice Planning Process4 Minutes
- 5.10A.4.4.2 – Assignment 4a: Plan a Practice1 Week
- 5.11A.4.5.1 – Video: Reflecting On Our Practices1 Minute
- 5.12A.4.6.1 – Video: Unit 6 Conclusion1 Minute
- 5.13A.4 Unit Quiz8 Questions
- Unit 5: Coaching Philosophy9
- 6.1A.5.1.1 – Video: The Coach is the Standard2 Minutes
- 6.2A.5.1.2 – Exercise 5a: Your Purpose
- 6.3A.5.2.1 – Video: Core Values1 Minute
- 6.4A.5.2.2 – Exercise 5b: Core Values
- 6.5A.5.2.3 – Video: Critical Behaviors2 Minutes
- 6.6A.5.2.4 – Exercise 5c: Critical Behaviors
- 6.7A.5.3.1 – Video: Your Mission Statement2 Minutes
- 6.8A.5.3.2 – Exercises 5d & 5e
- 6.9A.5.4.1 – Video: Unit Conclusion1 Minute
- Unit 6: Team Culture5
- Unit 7: Supervision7
- 8.1A.7.1.1 – Story: Lack of Communication1 Minute
- 8.2A.7.2.1 – Video: Addressing Toxicity and Conflict2 Minutes
- 8.3A.7.2.2 – Exercise 7a: Toxic Player 2
- 8.4A.7.3.1 – Video: Enforcing Rules and Preventing Cheating3 Minutes
- 8.5A.7.4.1 – Video: Player Misconduct1 Minute
- 8.6A.7.5.1 – Video: Unit 7 Conclusion1 Minute
- 8.7A.7 Unit Quiz6 Questions
- Final Assignment & Conclusion5
