All Coaches are REQUIRED to complete the following background clearances.

Act 153 of 2014: Requires comprehensive criminal and child abuse background checks

PA law requires that prospective employees and volunteers obtain the following background checks:

 

1. Criminal History Record Information obtained from the PA State Police (click link)

 

2. Child Abuse Clearance obtained through the PA Department of Public Welfare  (click link) - Department of Human Services certifying if the applicant is named in the statewide database "as the alleged perpetrator in a pending child abuse investigation or as the perpetrator of a founded report or indicated report" of child abuse.

 

3. Federal Criminal History Record Information obtained by submitting a full set of fingerprints to the PA State Police or its authorized agent for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (click link) "for the purpose of verifying the identity of the applicant and obtaining a current record of any criminal arrests and convictions."

 

Certain volunteers (those living in PA consistently for ten years) can be exempted from the Federal Criminal History Record Information check (#3 above)

 

Padded Football coaches will be required to complete all required USA Football courses prior to Heat acclamation week.  Once you are signed up, we will send you a code for USA Football.

FREE CONCUSSION COURSE REQUIREMENT FOR FOOTBALL and CHEERLEADING COACHES

All coaches are required to complete the "free" online concussion course. Once completed, please print out your certificate and provide same to the secretary. Thanks.

http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/HeadsUp/youth.html