Coaches Resources

Coaches Toolbox

Coaches Clearances and Certification:

• CLEARANCES:

• All District employees must renew their Background Clearances every five years.  They are listed below:

•    - PA State Police Criminal History Record (Act 34)

•    - Child Abuse Clearance (Act 151)

•    - Federal Criminal History Record - FBI Report (Act 114)

• These three updated clearances must be submitted to the HR Office at Panorama.  

• PaDE will not permit us to continue your employment if your clearances are not updated PRIOR to the START of your season.

• Please see this LINK for instructions. 

• NEW COACHES: Bullying, Hazing, and Inappropriate Behaviors -(one time certification)
  

• PA Department of Ed. Required Coaching Education (Annual Requirement) Coaches must complete a course under each heading, annually, prior to holding practice with their students. Please email or print successful certificate & send/bring to the Athletics Office

  1. NFHS Concussion In Sports

  2. https://www.sportsafetyinternational.org/coaches/ 

  3. https://www.cdc.gov/headsup/youthsports/training/index.html (New link this year)

  1. NFHS Sudden Cardiac Arrest

  2. https://www.sportsafetyinternational.org/coaches/

1. Concussion Training Course: (only one)

2. Sudden Cardiac Arrest Training Course: (either one) 

• PIAA Coaches Certification and Coursework:

1. Coaches (volunteer or paid) have 2 years from “hire” date to complete the courses.  Thus, if you were hired in the summer of 2018, you have until the end of the summer of 2020 to complete..

2. The courses consist of: “Coaches Principles” and “First Aid”

3. Please see the athletics office for dates of the course as well as instructions and materials

4. You may not start your season without these courses completed

• Update / Create your PIAA Coaching Profile:

1. Required to upload certifications and certificates

2. Link: http://www.piaa.org/news/details.aspx?ID=3676 

• COVID-19 Protocol

  1. Player / Family Guidelines & Requirements

  2. Coaches / Staff Guidelines & Requirements

  3. Please be aware that environments are changing rapidly

  4. Please reinforce and model appropriate health and safety protocol