Certification and Testing

Level 100 Moguls Certification

The Level 100 moguls certification is recommended for any USSA coach working with moguls skiers.  There are two parts to Level 100 certification:

• Level 100 on-line exam (based on the USSA Level 100 moguls coaching manual, comes with the exam)
• First Aid and CPR Certification

Both requirements must be completed, and the coach must be a current USSA member, to be certified.  A coach may take the exam before becoming a USSA member, but will not receive certification credit until USSA membership is completed.

USSA accepts most accredited First Aid and CPR certifications, such as the American Red Cross. You may contact your club, ski patrol or local clinic to see if courses are available in your area, or we also recommend the ASEP Sport First Aid course for the First Aid requirement.  Send copies of your First Aid and CPR certifications to USSA Sport Education by email at education@ussa.org or fax 435.940.2790.

Level 200 Moguls Certification

• ASEP Coaching Principles Course 
• Moguls Level 200 Clinic
• Level 1 Moguls Certification
• Level 2 Aerials Certification
• Minimum of 2 years professional coaching (minimum of 25 days per year -- days can be accumulated over more than 2 years, but not less than 2 years)

Level 300 Moguls Certification

• Under development

Level 1

• Level 100 Online Course & Exam
• First Aid and CPR Certification

Level 2

• ASEP Coaching Principles Course
• Level 200 Aerials Clinic
• Level 1 certification (any USSA discipline or USASA, must include First Aid and CPR)
• Complete Level 2 Coaching Knowledge/Skills Assessment*
• Minimum 2 years professional coaching (minimum of 25 days per year -- days can be accumulated over more than 2 yrs., but not less than 2 yrs.)

Level 3

• Level 2 Aerials Certification
• Complete Level 3 Coaching Knowledge/Skils Assessment*
• Minimum 5 yrs. professional coaching (minimum of 25 days per year -- days can be accumulated over more than 2 yrs., but not less than 2 yrs.)

Level 4

• Level 3 Aerials Certification
• Complete Level 4 Coaching Knowledge/Skills Assessment*
• Minimum 5 yrs. professional coaching (minimum of 25 days per year -- days can be accumulated over more than 5 yrs., but not less than 5 yrs.)

Level 5

• Level 4 Aerials Certification
• Complete Level 5 Coaching Knowledge/Skills Assessment*
• Minimum 10 yrs. professional coaching (minimum of 25 days per year -- days can be accumulated over more than 10 yrs., but not less than 10 yrs.)

*Send completed Coaching Knowledge/Skills Assessment forms to USSA Sport Education, PO Box 100, Park City, UT 84060, or fax to 435.940.2790, or email scanned copy to education@ussa.org.

Coaching Certification levels:

Level 1 Aerials or Level 100 Moguls coach may coach upright maneuvers and rotational maneuvers of 1080 or less (this does not include off axis jumps).

Level 2 Aerials or Level 200 Moguls coach may qualify upright and off axis aerial maneuvers. rotational maneuvers of more than 1080 and single somersaults (including single twists and all loops).

Level 3 Aerials coach may qualify single flips with more than one twist and “standard” off axis jumps over 1080 (but not including “double” off axis such as off axis 720 to back flip, double rodeo, Misty 540 to back flip etc) (also minimum level to be a USSA designated on snow qualifier).

Level 4 Aerials coach may qualify double somersaults (including twists) and “double” off axis jumps.

Level 5 is unlimited.

(Note that Level 200 Mogul certification requires Level 2 Aerial certification as a prerequisite.)

Changes proposed from previous system:

• Eliminating the “invert” designation in aerials since only invert clinics and education are now offered.
• Requiring Level 2 Aerial certification as a prerequisite for Level 2 Moguls – single inverts are now common in moguls and the Level 2 Aerial cert is needed to coach them Adding years of coaching requirement.
• Adding additional intermediate level to Aerials for multiple twisting jumps.