Coaching Compliance

Coaching Compliance

MASS YOUTH LACROSSE COACH REGISTRATION, COMPLIANCE & CERTIFICATION

 

There are three key steps to know about being a coach for our program.  The first place to start is the list below:

  1. Registration - sign up to coach on your town website
  2. Compliance - Online requirements (National Background Check, Abuse Prevention Training and Concussion Awareness through Players Health)
  3. Certification - Attending an in-person clinic

CLASSIC COACHES

  • Must complete items 1 & 2 EVERY YEAR
  • At least 1 coach on every team must ALSO complete #3 

SELECT COACHES

  • Must complete items 1 & 2 EVERY YEAR
  • All Select Coaches must also complete #3

MYL Coach Registration, Compliance & Certification requirements and procedures.  

  1. ALL coaches (anyone who will assist with practice or be on the sideline at games) MUST have a CURRENT YEAR MYL Coaching Badge. Anyone without a current year MYL Coach badge is NOT allowed on the sidelines for games as they are not Insured (putting everyone at risk should there be an incident) and they are not MYL Compliant (including lacking CORI and National Background Check approval).
    1. Each year, MYL will issue badges that are valid for that current season only to all coaches who complete Registration and Compliance.
    2. Coaches who attended an in-person Certification Clinic the previous season, or attend one that year, will receive a MYL Coaching Badge WITH a Certification Sticker (All Registration and Compliance requirements must be completed prior to receiving Badge with Sticker).
    3. All previous years' badges will no longer be valid.  
    4. Coaches who attend an In-Person Certification Clinic will be considered Certified for 2 seasons.  To receive a Coach Badge with Certification Sticker for the 2nd season, the coach MUST complete all registration and compliance requirements.
  2. ALL coaches MUST register as a coach EVERY SEASON – NO cost to coach or town program to register.
    1. If the town program uses Demosphere, they will register as a coach on their towns website.
    2. If the town program uses a different platform than MYL, each coach must register as a coach at www.MassYouthLax.org
    3. Once registration is completed, the coach will receive an email to access teh Compliance Requirements.
      1. If a coach does not see the email, they can simply log into their account on their town site (if using Demosphere), or MassYouthLax.org site (town does not use Demosphere) and they will be prompted from the account main screen to enter Players Health to complerte compliance requirements.
  3. EVERY ADULT on the sideline of games MUST be wearing a CURRENT YEAR MYL Coach Badge.
  4. AT LEAST 1 ADULT on the sideline of each CLASSIC game MUST have a CURRENT YEAR MYL Coach Badge WITH a Certification Sticker.
  5. ALL ADULTS on the sideline of each SELECT game MUST have a CURRENT YEAR MYL Coach Badge WITH a Certification Sticker

 

RETURNING COACH WHO ATTENDED CERTIFICATION CLINIC LAST YEAR – Any badge they have from previous season are no longer valid and should be discarded.

  1. Coach MUST register as a coach on their town site or MassYouthLax.org
  2. Coach MUST complete the following compliance requirements EVERY YEAR-
    1. National Background Check (no cost to coach or town program)
    2. Abuse Prevention Online Training Course
  3. Once completed, Coach will be mailed a MYL Coach Badge WITH Certification Sticker
    1. Badges will be mailed out on March 16, or once Section 2 is completed (whichever is later date)

 

RETURNING COACH WHO HAS NEVER ATTENDED A CERTIFICATION CLINIC OR ATTENDED PRIOR TO 2022 – Any badge they have from previous season are no longer valid and should be discarded. 

  1. Coach MUST register as a coach on their town site or MassYouthLax.org
  2. Coach MUST complete the following compliance requirements EVERY YEAR-
    1. National Background Check (no cost to coach or town program)
    2. Abuse Prevention Online Training Course
  3. If Coach wants to become a Certified Coach for the upcoming season, they must register for a Certification Clinic, their current season Coach Badge with Certification Sticker will be given to them at the Clinic IF Section 2 above is complete at time of clinic.
  4. If Coach is NOT going to be Certified (can only be coaching Classic and another coach must be a Certified coach), MYL Coach Badge WITHOUT Certification Sticker Badges will be mailed out on March 16, or once Section 2 is completed (whichever is later date)

NEW COACH 

  1. Coach MUST register as a coach on their town site or MassYouthLax.org
  2. Coach MUST complete the following compliance requirements EVERY YEAR-
    1. National Background Check (no cost to coach or town program)
    2. Abuse Prevention Online Training Course
  3. If Coach wants to become a Certified Coach for the upcoming season, they must register for a Certification Clinic, their current season Coach Badge with Certification Sticker will be given to them at the Clinic IF Section 2 above is complete at time of clinic.
  4. If Coach is NOT going to be Certified (can only be coaching Classic and another coach must be a Certified coach), MYL Coach Badge WITHOUT Certification Sticker Badges will be mailed out on March 16, or once Section 2 is completed (whichever is later date)