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Soccer

Risk Management
Requirements

All coaches are required to successfully complete the following to be a Head or Assistant Coach for LYSA.  

Please complete each risk management requirement and upload certificates to your Sprocket account where applicable.  

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CONCUSSION AWARENESS

All Coaches and Assistant Coaches are required to complete a Concussion Awareness course and obtain a certification.  The certification is valid for two (2) years.  The NFHS has teamed up with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to educate coaches, officials, parents and students on the importance of proper concussion recognition and management in high school sports. The course highlights the impact of sports-related concussion on athletes, teaches how to recognize a suspected concussion, and provides protocols to manage a suspected concussion with steps to help players return to play safely after a concussion. The concussion certification course can be accessed using the link below.

The Concussion Course takes about 60 minutes to complete.  You will need to create an account through NFHS; please record your sign in information.  At the end of the course, you will be able to download a Certificate.  
 

UPLOAD CERTIFICATE INTO SPROCKET

  1. Log into your Sprocket account

  2. In the upper right-hand corner click the drop down box with your name

  3. Click “Profile”

  4. Under the LYSA logo, click on ‘Staff Profile”

  5. Click on “Edit” in the Documents section

  6. A new window will open with a number of boxes for uploading certifications.  Click on “Upload” under Concussion and upload your certificate.

  7. To enable you to upload your certificate, you must also upload both your SafeSport and Concussion certificates at the same time.  BOTH ARE REQUIRED TO ALLOW YOU TO COMPLETE THE SAVE OPERATION.  (Unfortunately you cannot upload one at a time).

For a quick reference guide to concussions, click below for the LYSA Concussion Fact Sheet

LINDSAY'S LAW

What is Sudden Cardiac Arrest? A Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) occurs when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating, cutting off blood flow to the brain and other vital organs.  Sudden cardiac arrest is fatal if not treated immediately, most often by a defibrillator.  SCA may be caused by:

  • structural heart disease

  • electrical heart disease

  • situational caused; people who have normal hearts and are hit in the chest or develop a heart infection
     

Ohio enacted a law in 2017 requiring all coaches, parents and participants in youth sports to be knowledgeable about sudden cardiac arrest.  The link below contains the required training for coaches.

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THERE IS NO CERTIFICATE AT THE END OF THE TRAINING

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SAFE SPORT CERTIFICATION

ALL COACHES are required to take the SafeSport training.  It focuses on issues in youth sports associated with sexual, physical and mental abuse.  The course lasts about 2 hours; you can't skip through it.

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Everyone MUST take SafeSport training EACH season. If this is your first time, the course lasts TWO FULL HOURS.  You cannot skip through it; you can stop and start.  If you are retaking it, it is a much shorter version.​​​

FIRST TIME USERS

Each year all returning coaches must complete a refresher course.  You will need sign into your account and complete the refresher module as directed.  

  1. CLICK HERE and complete the information on the Sign Up page. 

  2. Member ID = leave blank (not used)

  3. Name of Sport of Community Organization = Loveland Youth Soccer Association

  4. If the dashboard does not automatically load after creating your account, you may be prompted to log in to the new account you just created.

  5. Click on “Menu” and select “Catalog.”

  6. Click the Start button for “SafeSport Trained – U.S. Soccer Federation” to complete the course.

  7. Download your certificate.

RETURNING USERS

Each year all returning coaches must complete a refresher course.  You will need sign into your account and complete the refresher module as directed.  

  1. Sign on to your account.  If needed, you can reset your password.

  2. You’ll end up on a ‘dashboard’ where you’ll see “My Courses”.  That will indicate which Refresher Course you need to take.  For example, if you took the full SafeSport training a year ago, you’ll take Refresher 1: Recognizing and Reporting Misconduct. 

  3. Once you have completed the required refresher course, be sure to save and download the certificate. 

UPLOAD CERTIFICATES INTO SPROCKET

  1. Log into your Sprocket account

  2. In the upper right-hand corner click the drop down box with your name

  3. Click “Profile”

  4. Under the LYSA logo, click on ‘Staff Profile”

  5. Click on “Edit” in the Documents section

  6. A new window will open with a number of boxes for uploading certifications.  Click on “Upload” under Safe Sport and upload your certificate.

  7. To enable you to upload your certificate, you must also upload your Concussion Certificate.  BOTH ARE REQUIRED TO ALLOW YOU TO COMPLETE THE SAVE OPERATION.  (Unfortunately you cannot upload one at a time).

BACKGROUND SCREEN

All volunteers who act as a Head or Assistant Coach for LYSA must pass a background screen every two years.  LYSA runs its background checks through the SAY National soccer organization.  Use the link below to access the data input form to have the background check conducted.  There is no cost to the applicant; LYSA pays for the screen.

On the first page you will need to select OHIO as the state, COACH as the registration type and SAY NORTH-LOVELAND as the Club. Additional fields will ask for personal information so the background screen can be run. 

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RESULTS OF THE BACKGROUND SCREEN WILL BE PROVIDED TO LYSA BY SAY SOCCER.  

A list of disqualifying offenses can be found through this link; DISQUALIFYING OFFENSES

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