Coaches & Assistant Coaches
Coaching requirements MUST be completed before the sports season begins or you will not be eligible to coach and must be removed from the sports roster.
Coaching Requirements
Note: Head & Assistant Coach requirements are the same.
The following information is for new and returning coaches. Per CYC, to participate as a volunteer with CYC sports, you must be on a roster. In order to be on the roster, you must complete the following steps:
Complete a Protecting God’s Children workshop, including completing the paperwork so that the parish can do a background check. Click here to see upcoming workshops.
Take the online Coaching to Make a Positive Difference course. This can be done before the Protecting God’s Children workshop, but CYC will not issue a CYC Coach ID card unless the adult is on the Archdiocese’s list of people who have completed the Protecting God’s Children workshop. Click here for the online course.
After completing steps 1, 2, and 3, the adult then needs to apply for a CYC ID card. You will need to know your Coaching to Make a Positive Difference ID number (you will receive this number after completing the course).
Read the Coaching Guidelines. Click here.
Coaches are required to bring your CYC ID card to every game. Any adult that has not completed these requirement or does not have their card on them at the game will be ineligible to participate in the game.