Team,

This portion of the website is going to be used to centralize all important forms and updates for your convenience. 

Coaches Required Paperwork

• All coaches (Head, Assistant, and Volunteer) need to have two coaching profiles. 
  • PIAA Coaching profiles can be created by visiting piaa.org PIAA.org and hitting log in in the top left corner of the page.  There they will have the option to log in or create a profile.  All coaches, new and old, will need to make sure they have affiliation to CB West.  This is where coaches will post their PDF certificates for the First Aid and Fundamentals of Coaching courses (SafeSchool). (directions for creating a profile) 
  • Big Team Coaching Profile invitations are emailed to you. This is where you will upload copies of your First Aid and Fundamentals of Coaching Certificates as well as certificates for the ANNUAL required courses on the NFHS Learn Portal listed below.
• All coaches will need to complete the following courses on the NFHS Learn Portal.  PDF versions of certificate should be uploaded to your Big Teams Coaching Profiles.
  • Sudden Cardiac Arrest
  • Concussion in Sports
  • Heat Illness Prevention
• All coaches are also required to read the Coaches Handbook and sign and return the Coaches Code of Ethics. (Link unavailable at this time)

 

COACHING EDUCATION:   UPDATED ON 2/25/18

• Article XIV of the PIAA by-laws calls for all interscholastic coaches to complete approved coaching education course effective July 1, 2016. This course can be taken through Human Kinetics or NFHS in a classroom setting or online. Please contact your athletic director for more information and read below.
• Two Options for Coaching Education Course: 
  • Coaching Principles Class: Successful Coaching by Rainer Martens: Human Kinetics. 
  • First Aid Course—Four hour course offered by Human Kinetics. 

 

CBSD is offering its coaches the opportunity to complete these courses free of charge through our Safe Schools Program.