Coaching Requirements

Thank you for your interest in coaching our Science Olympians! Our coaching team consists of parent volunteers and high school students. No special qualifications are required to be a science olympiad coach but an education or work background in the field relevant to the event would be a plus.

Below are the requirements to be a coach

• Provide a time commitment of at least 2 hours weekly - class time and prep.  
  
• Prepare lesson plans, practice schedules and tests.
• Make fair and objective recommendations
• Follow the letter of rules and ethics laid down by the National Science Olympiad
• Be available on competition days
• Mandatory for on-campus coaching: Megan's Law Level II Clearance: FBI and DOJ Background Check
• TB testing - every 4 years.
• High School student coaches of PUSD do not require Megan's Level II clearances