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Teaching and Coaching Fundamentals Online
Teaching and Coaching Fundamentals Online (TCFO) gives you the building blocks of good instructional practices to become an effective educator on and off the water.
Created through a partnership project with the United States Olympic Committee, this online course merges the worlds of teaching & coaching. At US Sailing we do both, teach and coach. The course focuses on keeping learning safe and fun while breaking down complex skills into smaller parts or focus skills in an effort to build a lifelong sailor.
***NOTICE OF CHANGE TO PLATFORM***
As of September 8th, US Sailing has moved TCFO to a new platform, www.firsttack.org. The prior platform will cease operations on September 15th, 2021. For anyone who has completed the course by the 15th in the USOPC managed system (77 media), your certificate will be logged in your MyUS Sailing account. For anyone who has not completed the course by September 15th, your progress will be lost. We apologize for any issues this may cause.
*** During Account Creation make sure to set up US Sailing membership to receive completion credit***
What Teaching and Coaching Fundamentals Online covers
Updated information about safety & risk management
Multiple pathways teaching
Different learning styles
The US Sailing Signature Progression of Learning. This includes chalk talk, land drill and water drill with instructor demo and student practice, followed by a debrief.
Updated material from the original Teaching Fundamentals for Sailing Instructors
By being better educated and more aware of how people learn and how to keep the sport fun while focusing on skill development, each of us will contribute to the future of our sport and its athletes. Once you complete the online course, your TCFO training will be logged on your membership record in the US Sailing database.
Course Participants
Teaching and Coaching Fundamentals (TCFO) is a prerequisite for the following courses:
Basic Keelboat Instructor
Safe Powerboat Handling Instructor
Reach Educator
Adaptive Sailing Instructor
Small boat Level 1 Instructor
All Race Administration Seminar Leaders, Instructors, Coaches, Instructor Trainers and Safety at Sea Seminar Leaders must complete TCFO at their earliest re-certification point -- whichever comes first -- in order for their certification to remain valid.
You can follow the link in your course registration confirmation email or go to www.firsttack.org and select "Teaching and Coaching Fundamentals Online." The course fee is $10.00
For a Level 1 course: If you are in a Level 1 course, you will need to upload your TCFO Course Certificate into your Canvas (i.e. digital) profile.
For all courses: Please print the certificate and bring it with you to the course.
If you are taking the course in the FirstTack.org platform, the certificate will be in your member profile.
If you took the course via the prior platform (which was managed by the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee) the TCFO certificate will also be recorded in your My US Sailing profile.
Once you've completed the course, a copy of your certificate will be emailed to you at the email you provided during registration. It is also available at anytime if you log in to your account at www.firsttack.org.
If Teaching & Coaching Fundamentals Online is not completed prior to attending the online section of the Level 1 course (or your instructor course for other disciplines) you will be issued a Plan of Improvement that will need to be completed before your certification would be considered valid.
There is a retesting fee for all Plan of Improvements.
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