AAU Taekwondo Coaches' Corner

2008 Officials/Coaches Clinic Application in Microsoft Excel format (recommended for ease of use)

2008 Officials/Coaches Clinic Application in PDF format

Officials and Coaches who were certified in 2006 will need their certification number to complete the application.   Click here 

Clinic must be attended yearly in order to participate in AAU Sanctioned events.  You must attend a 2007 clinic prior to participation in any 2007 event.  Look for a clinic near you for the 2007 competition year.  Click Here for scheduled clinics.

List of those that have taken a local 2008 Clinic

List of those that took a local 2007 Clinic

If your were an Official or Coach in 2007 you will need your 2007 Official's ID number to complete the application for local 2008 Clinic

AAU Individual Membership Fees  

If you participate as an athlete, adult or youth, at any AAU Sanctioned event you need an AAU Athlete Membership.  If you are an Instructor/Coach or Official at any AAU Sanctioned event you need an AAU Non-Athlete Membership.  

Suggested Items Coaches Should Bring To The Ring

Coaching at an AAU tournament offers invaluable assistance to your athletes. Coaching is not just for instructors. In the AAU Taekwondo Program you do not have to be a martial artist to coach, provided you know the rules and have been properly certified. Coaching provides an excellent way for moms or dads to be involved with their children's competition. To best serve your athlete you need to be able to keep track of the time and score during their match, and be able to help the athlete with problems that may occur with their equipment or rules violations. Here is a list of items that are essentials for every coach to maximize their effectiveness.

• Pad of Paper and Pencil - To keep score and to write down any protest.
• Water Bottle - To refresh your athlete between rounds, or rinse off a mouth guard.
• Towel - To wipe sweat off your athlete between rounds or to wipe any loose moisture off the floor.
• White Athletic Tape - For hands, feet. Wrist, ankles. Olympic style sparring allows two wrappings of tape under sparring gear.
• Spare Mouth Guard - In the event that your athlete can not find their mouth piece or drops it on the floor during the match.
• Stopwatch - To keep time during the match. If the timekeeper makes a timing error, and your athlete lost because of points scored after the round should have ended, then your stopwatch would help you dispute the match.  Keep in mind official and injury timeouts.
• Fingernail Clippers - For fingers and toes, and to trim mouth pieces.
• Coach's Clinic Participation Card - To prove you are currently eligible to coach.
• Coach's Pass - To prove you are authorized to coach at National Events.
• $25 - "I wish to formally protest this match". AAU Taekwondo matches cannot be protested unless you are prepared to immediately put up $25 on the spot with your protest. This is designed to keep frivolous protests from tying up the tournament.
• AAU Taekwondo Handbook - For confirming athlete requirements or rules violations. The handbook is essential for making sure that your athlete is doing the approved pattern for their belt level.  Available for download.  Click Rules and Regulations on this site.

As a coach you are an essential part of helping your athletes to have a positive, enjoyable tournament experience, and you are an asset to the entire AAU Taekwondo program!