The following coaching courses must be completed each year no earlier than July 1st and before the first practice date of the corresponding season.

Please complete all three courses and return the printed certificates to the athletic office.

Course Links

NFHS Concussion Course
NFHS Heat Acclimitization Course
NFHS Sudden Cardiac Arrest Course

The following clearance and certifications are required for employment and must be updated every five years.

• Act 34 PA Criminal History Record Check
  • Apply Online
• Act 151 PA Child Abuse History Clearance
  • Apply Online
• Act 114  FBI Fingerprinting
  • The Pennsylvania Department of Education has partnered with IDEMIA to provide a secure capture and transmission of applicants’ fingerprints at IdentoGO Centers. IdentoGO Centers are located throughout Pennsylvania.
  • Visit the IdentoGO website to register online.
  • To look-up your service code, select
    • Pennsylvania (for the State/Program for your ORI)
    • PDE (for the Agency)
    • PDE School Districts or Volunteer (for the Reason for Fingerprinting)
      • The Service Code for PDE School Districts should be 1KG6XN – verify at the top of the page that it states PDE-School Districts.
      • The Service Code for Volunteers should be 1KG6ZJ – verify at the top of the page that it states Volunteer.

Please Note:

• • If the fingerprints are processed under the incorrect code, the results cannot be transferred to another state agency. The applicant must start the process over and pay for the background check again.
  • Applicants must pre-register with an IdentoGO Center. For locations and hours of operation, visit uenroll.identogo.com
  • The clearance costs approximately $30 and provides an unofficial result to the applicant.
  • Submit the UEID to Human Resources.

The following are mandatory requirements.  The PIAA requires all paid and volunteer coaches to complete coaching education courses and upload the completion certificates to the PIAA website under the coach's profile.

Additionally, head coaches of specific sports must annually attend a rules interpretation meeting.

1. Directions for creating a coaching profile at the PIAA website.  Click here.
2. Instructions for accessing courses for the PIAA Coaching Education program.  
3. PIAA Rules Interpretation meetings are required for head coaches in the following sports.  Fall:  Football, Soccer, Volleyball.  Winter:  Basketball, Wrestling, Swimming/Diving.  Spring:  Baseball, Softball, Track/Field