We are always adding new coaches each season as others leave the program. The hurdles have gotten bigger than simply finding a volunteer and having them show up. There are several tasks due to laws and US Youth Soccer requirements that volunteers must complete. Please make sure you have done the following:
- Logged into PA West Risk Portal as yourself and have an account where you volunteer (add a role where it will require you enter your birth date)
- Uploaded a picture of your face to that Affinity profile (to be used for your Coach’s Card presented on the field to the referees for PA-West games)
- Followed the guidelines for background checks including which to get and how to upload the PDF’s into PA-West so they can see and approve them in their system. (More background check detail here)
- Did Grassroots Coach Training (More Coaching License detail here)
- Did Safesport Training for anti abuse bullying for coaches (More details on Safesport login here)
Here is a document with more details consolidated to help new volunteers: