Merit based license
The ISSF Merit-based Coach License is available to successful coaches who do not yet hold an ISSF license or who hold a lower-level license.
In addition to completing the ISSF Academy courses, there is an annual opportunity to apply for a merit-based license if you have already proven yourself in the field through your athletes’ success. Applications must be submitted by October 31st each year.
To apply for a merit-based coach license, you must complete the application form available on our website (www.issf-academy.com). Your accomplishments must be substantiated with appropriate documentation, and you must include a letter of recommendation from your National Federation or the federation you work for. Please refer to the criteria for each license level below.
Note: The ISSF Academy will also provide these instructions to Member Federations.
The ISSF Academy Board will review the applications by the end of the year and will inform the federations early next year about which coaches have been granted licenses based on merit.
Please check the required achievements for the desired merit-based license with your National Federation to obtain their reference for your application.
Merit-based route to the coach A License demands proven achievements, support from the national federation and approval process of the ISSF Academy Board. The proven achievements include:
– Having obtained the Level B ISSF Coach License and having actively coached international level athletes for at least four consecutive years with the role of National Coach.
– Having achieved the qualification of an athlete to the Olympics with the role of National Coach\Team Coach for at least two editions of the Games.
– Having had an athlete qualify for an Olympic final with the role of National Coach\Team Coach.
– Having coached a Youth National team with the role of National Junior Coach\Junior Team Coach and having won a medal in a Junior World or Continental Championship.
– Having achieved at least three individual or Mixed Team medals in WCH or WCF or WC with the role of National Coach\Team Coach.
– Long-term work for the ISSF Academy or another shooting academy will be seen as an additional merit.
A coach seeking for the Merit-based Coach A License must provide an application with all the appropriate documents to the ISSF Academy, including a letter of recommendation from the National Federation. The ISSF Academy will give the instructions of this process also to the Federations. Deadline of these applications are annually the last day of October. The ISSF Academy Board will handle the applications in their end of the year meeting.
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