Learn more at:  https://4starendurance.com/ceca/ 

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Tri312 CHICAGO ENDURANCE COACH ALLIANCE (CECA)

Coach Chris Navin created the Tri312 CHICAGO ENDURANCE COACH ALLIANCE (CECA) as a way for Chicago’s leading endurance sports coaches who have big hearts (not big egos!) to connect as a collective unit and help drive industry initiatives, develop exciting programs, ignite diversity, and grow the endurance sports community as "ambassadors of the sport" while each supporting our own favorite local athletes, charities, and organizations in the greater Chicagoland area!  

Simply put… our mission is to "ELEVATE THE PROFESSION OF ENDURANCE COACHING" as we unite to PLAN, TEST, LEARN, and INSPIRE together! 

As a collective COACHING ALLIANCE, we provide a wide variety of perks to support and motivate coaches who focus on any endurance sport - including swimming, cycling, running, triathlon, and/or any multi-sport events.  While we focus on the Chicago-area, our community of coaches has grown to include a network across the country and even across the globe, so we welcome other coaches to join regardless of geographic area!  We seek out and share opportunities to educate, network, and volunteer while delivering both collective and independent programs and services as a socially-responsible community of experienced, certified coaches supporting local athlete, charities, and non-profits as ambassadors of the multisport lifestyle!

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CECA COACH SOCIALS  + 4STAR FITNESS TEST FRIDAYS!
We also act as a "social club for coaches" as we aim to have occasional "coach social" networking nights, and social events and fun together along the way too!  Coach socials might also include occasional group workouts like our new "4 STAR FITNESS TEST FRIDAYS" where coaches can actually focus on training themselves instead of always only prioritizing coaching your athletes!  These events typically involve doing a mini Tri312 Indoor Triathlon "Staff and Volunteer" wave before each Tri312.com Indoor Triathlon event.

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COACH SUPPORT TOOLS & RECERTIFICATION
One of the hardest parts of being a good coach is finding the time and resources to stay certified and actually make it financially feasible to enjoy coaching as not just a hobby, but a profession too.  As such, CECA provides coaches with support on tools, resources, recertification CEUs/CECs, and even insurance coverage options so that you can "coach smarter" and "budget smarter" to make coaching easy and rewarding!

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FOR "PROSPECTIVE-COACH" ATHLETES, MENTORS, AND VOLUNTEERS: 
Join CECA if you're "coach curious" and want to enjoy some excusive perks typically only made available to certified coaches.  Discover assistant coaching and volunteering options while gaining support from a great community of experienced coaches as you develop your own skill sets and explore potentially becoming a coach in the future!

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FOR CERTIFIED COACHES:
To join the CHICAGO ENDURANCE COACH ALLIANCE (CECA) network, simply sign up here!  Please note that if you'd also like to become an official coach partner with head coach CHRIS NAVIN from 4 STAR ENDURANCE, we require SAFESPORT , USADA , and First AID/AED/CPR compliance as we hold our community of coaches to these industry standards.  To enjoy certified coach perks (and discounts!), you'll want to have at least one or more professional certifications in a relevant endurance sports related governing body including the American Red Cross or any that fall under the TeamUSA umbrella of the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), or any related endurance sports certifications, such as:

1. USAT TRIATHLON (USAT) - http://usatriathlon.org 
2. USA CYCLING (USAC) - http://usacycling.org 
3. ROAD RUNNERS CLUB OF AMERICA (RRCA) - http://rrca.org 
4. IRONMAN UNIVERSITY - https://u.ironman.com/
5. TRAININGPEAKS UNIVERSITY - https://university.trainingpeaks.com/ (some free courses!)
6. TRIDOT - https://www.tridotacademy.com/
7. SLOWTWITCH - https://www.slowtwitch.com/coaching/
8. USA TRACK & FIELD (USATF) - https://www.usatf.org/programs/coaches
9. ASCA - https://swimmingcoach.org/ 
10. USA SWIMMING - https://www.usaswimming.org/coaches/
11. US Masters Swimming (USMS) - https://www.usms.org/coach-central/coach-certification
12. USMS - ADULT LEARN TO SWIM (ALTS) - https://www.usms.org/alts-central
13. AMERICAN RED CROSS - https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/safety-training-for-swim-coaches
14. SLOWTWITCH - https://www.slowtwitch.com/coaching/
15. UESCA - https://coachendurancesports.com/
16. NESTA ITCA - https://www.nestacertified.com/triathlon-coach-certification/
17. VDOT - https://vdoto2.com/vdotcoach
18. ISCO BIKE FITTING - https://gebiomized.de/en/isco/on-demand/

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METABOLIC ATHLETE - ENDURANCE TRAINING CENTER & PERFORMANCE LABS
Another great perk of CECA, is having access to all of the MetabolicAthlete.com performance training services.  You'll receive access to various types of performance testing at 50% off both for your own personal use, but also to bundle and package with programs for your clients, allowing you to offer a wide variety of testing services to your clients for profit, but without any work or time commitment on your end!  Testing services include:

• Blood Panel
• Blood Lactate
• VO2 Max / Heart Rate Zones / Active Metabolic Rate
• Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR)
• Cycling Economy
• Running Economy
• Rowing Economy
• Athlete-focused DNA
• Metabolic Efficiency / Max Fat Oxidation (MFO) / FatMax 

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USA TRIATHLON MEMBERSHIP - REQUIRED FOR CERTIFIED COACH PERKS!
USAT membership may be required to enjoy the full perks of CECA, including insurance and access to our PERFORMANCE LAB discounts if you'd like to partner or collaborate with 4 STAR ENDURANCE and METABOLIC ATHLETE.  Please join or renew here before you join CECA:  

• Please join or renew using our link here and you might even get a small discount:  https://member.usatriathlon.org/rb/ALFKY8LZLGVPXPCD
• You can look up your USAT ID number here if you forgot it: https://membership.usatriathlon.org/Public/Public/ForgotMemberId