Management Measures for Pickleball Coaches

Chinese Ethnic Sports Association

December 2023

Overall Work Structure

Level (Assessment) Training

Specialized (Advanced) Training

Training Class Hosting Application

Mentors

Certificate Issuance

Registration Management

Chapter 1: General Provisions

Article 1:

To meet the needs of the development of pickleball and continually expand the number of pickleball coaches in China, improve the coaching skills of pickleball coaches, gradually establish a standardized promotion system, ensure orderly competition and reasonable mobility of pickleball coaching talents, further standardizing China's pickleball coach training and registration management system, these measures are formulated.

Article 2:

The management of pickleball coach training and registration is the responsibility of the Chinese Ethnic Sports Association's Pickleball Committee.

Article 3:

Coach training is divided into Level (Assessment) Training and Specialized (Advanced) Training.

Article 4:

All participants must first become individual members of the Chinese Ethnic Sports Association's Pickleball Committee.

Chapter 2: Level (Assessment) Training

Article 5:

Chinese Ethnic Sports Association's pickleball coach Level (Assessment) Training includes Basic (CESA Level 1), Intermediate (CESA Level 2), and Advanced (CESA Level 3).

Article 6:

To qualify as a Basic Coach, one must attend Basic Coach Training and Assessment. Similarly, to qualify as an Intermediate or Advanced Coach, one must attend the respective training and assessment.

Article 7:

Individuals voluntarily accepting and adhering to the relevant management regulations of the Chinese Ethnic Sports Association for pickleball coaches, aspiring to engage in pickleball coaching, possessing basic pickleball skills and knowledge, can participate in Basic Coach Training.

Article 8:

Those who pass Basic Coach Training and meet requirements for further (Advanced) training can participate in Intermediate Coach Training. In special cases, individuals with approval from relevant units, as sanctioned by the Chinese Ethnic Sports Association, can directly attend Intermediate Training.

Article 9:

All coaches with a level certificate can participate in the next-level coach training class one year later.

Chapter 3: Specialized (Advanced) Training

Article 10:

To continually update knowledge and enhance coaching skills, all level coaches must participate in Specialized (Advanced) Training as stipulated in Article 11.

Article 11:

All coaches with the corresponding level certificate must attend Specialized (Advanced) Training at least once a year to be eligible for the next-level coach training class. Failure to participate in any recognized Specialized (Advanced) Training by the Chinese Ethnic Sports Association within four years of obtaining the level certificate will result in the cancellation of their registration.

Chapter 4: Training Class Hosting Application

Article 12:

All Level (Assessment) and Specialized (Advanced) training classes must be applied for by the hosting unit and approved by the Chinese Ethnic Sports Association to be included in the recognized system outlined in these measures.

Article 13:

Both Level (Assessment) and Specialized (Advanced) training classes can be conducted online or offline.

Article 14:

Any unit applying to host training classes must willingly accept and adhere to relevant regulations for pickleball coaches and conduct training according to specified requirements.

Article 15:

Units intending to host Chinese Ethnic Sports Association's pickleball coach training classes must apply to the Chinese Ethnic Sports Association before the end of December of the preceding year. Once approved, they will be included in the training plan for the following year.

Chapter 5: Mentors

Article 16:

All mentors for Level (Assessment) training classes must be approved by the Chinese Ethnic Sports Association. Mentors for Specialized (Advanced) training classes must be experts recognized by the Chinese Ethnic Sports Association in the respective field.

Article 17:

Initial mentors for Level (Assessment) training classes will be appointed by the Chinese Ethnic Sports Association and granted mentor qualifications. Any new mentors for Level (Assessment) training classes must have completed the previous level's training and passed the corresponding mentor training and assessment.

Article 18:

All mentors for Level (Assessment) training classes must voluntarily accept and adhere to relevant management regulations of the Chinese Ethnic Sports Association for coaches and mentors.

Article 19:

Pickleball coach training mentors must participate in the corresponding level pickleball coach training organized by the Chinese Ethnic Sports Association at least once a year. Failure to comply for two consecutive years will result in the cancellation of their registration.

Article 20:

Pickleball coach training mentors must attend training arranged by the Chinese Ethnic Sports Association to enhance teaching skills.

Article 21:

Pickleball coach training mentors are responsible for:

Representing the Chinese Ethnic Sports Association in training or organizing duties when no full-time management personnel are present at the training site.

Conducting pickleball coach training assessments according to relevant business requirements.

Identifying and recommending outstanding coaches to participate in higher-level pickleball coach training classes.

Continuously summarizing class experiences and providing rational suggestions for the development of pickleball coaches in China.

Article 22:

Mentors for Specialized (Advanced) training classes are appointed jointly by the Chinese Ethnic Sports Association and the hosting unit before the training class is finalized.

Chapter 6: Certificate Issuance

Article 23:

All Chinese Ethnic Sports Association-recognized mentors for pickleball coach Level (Assessment) training can receive a certificate issued by the Chinese Ethnic Sports Association.

Article 24:

Mentors and mentor assistants for pickleball coach training classes can receive corresponding appointment certificates from the Chinese Ethnic Sports Association, with each term lasting two years.

Article 25:

Participants who complete the corresponding level (assessment) training for pickleball coaches can receive a graduation certificate issued by the Chinese Ethnic Sports Association.

Article 26:

Participants who pass the Specialized (Advanced) training for pickleball coaches can receive a graduation certificate for the Chinese Ethnic Sports Association's Specialized (Advanced) training.

Article 27:

Individuals meeting one of the following conditions can apply to the Chinese Ethnic Sports Association for certification as a Basic (CESA Level 1) Coach:

Holders of international or domestic pickleball coach training system certificates recognized by the Chinese Ethnic Sports Association.

Graduates of pickleball majors from sports colleges and universities.

Chapter 7: Registration Management

Article 28:

Those who cannot conduct pickleball coach work according to the regulations of the Chinese Ethnic Sports Association or have committed illegal or disciplinary violations will have their registration canceled.

Article 29:

Anyone wishing to become a pickleball coach, having passed Basic Pickleball Coach Training, is eligible and must register with the Chinese Ethnic Sports Association's Pickleball Committee. Registration takes place annually. Only registered individuals are eligible to participate in higher-level training.

Article 30:

All relevant registration information for pickleball coaches will be published on the corresponding website.

Article 31:

Pickleball coaches who fail to register according to regulations for two consecutive years will have their registration canceled. Only those who successfully complete Basic Pickleball Coach Training again can regain registration eligibility.

Chapter 8: Supplementary Provisions

Article 32:

Specific management regulations for registration in pickleball coach training will be formulated separately according to these measures.

Article 33:

The interpretation of these measures belongs to the Chinese Ethnic Sports Association's Pickleball Committee.

Article 34:

These measures come into effect from the date of publication.