OverthrowJosh
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It sounds similar to what you have described from your athletics.I'm intrigued to hear a bit more about that USPTA credentialing scenario. We have a similar setup in Athletics here. For each level you submit a portfolio of your work (the exam portion more or less) and then a practical evaluation portion. Contrarily, my NSCA credential came with only an exam and no practical evaluation. The exam had an applied portion of course, but it's not the same.
I can see what you mean with the Mikey example, and I think the video working with Evan Smith is a big step in that direction too. Once a few pros start plugging coaching as an influence on their results, it'll hopefully start to move that dial. But I agree completely that a lot of the disc golf world doesn't see a need for a coach and it seems wild to me, but I think a lot of that world sees coaching in a team sport dynamic where the biomechanical knowledge etc gets hidden and tactics and team culture are the big focus. Coming from largely individual sports it's pretty natural both you and I would immediately see the value of coaching in disc golf.
The test has:
-a knowledge portion
-a stroke production portion where you have to execute basically every shot imaginable. If you miss more than 4/6 on any shot you're a recreational coach (failed), then you have Professional which is 4+/6, and then there is 6/6 which is Elite Professional.
-There is a higher level called Master Professional that is only achieved by sending a portfolio which evidences success of your students (usually high level juniors). You're only eligible after being an Elite Professional for 10 years. So those guys are goated.
-A private lesson portion where you have to coach a random topic/student
-A group lesson where you have to coach a random topic/group
You can fail certain portions and retake those portions later.