Information for new and continuing coaches that include information on district mandated clearances, PIAA mandated yearly coursework and PIAA mandated coaching/first aid courses.

District Mandated Clearances

These clearances must be completed before starting your activities as a coach. These are submitted to the human recourses department.

All information must be within 1 year of your hire date.

1. PA Criminal record check*
Visit Pennsylvania Access To Criminal History(PATCH) Webpage
A guide to help you apply for the PA criminal record check: PA criminal record-employment

2. PA Child Abuse History Clearance*
Visit Pennsylvania Child Welfare Information Solution (CWIS) Webpage
A guide to help you apply for the PA Child abuse clearance: Child abuse-employment

3. FBI fingerprinting*

Please refer to the FBI Fingerprinting website for actual costs. 
Visit FBI fingerprinting-1KG6XN - Pennsylvania PDE-School Districts Webpage
A guide to help you apply for the FBI fingerprinting: FBI- non-child care

For any questions, please refer to the Human Resources Clearance information page:

Human Resources Clearances | Hatboro-Horsham School District

Yearly PIAA Courses

These are mandatory courses to be completed ever year and are submitted into your PIAA Coaches account.

These courses include:

Concussion

Concussion in Sports | NFHSLearn | Interscholastic Education, Made Easy

Cardiac

Sudden Cardiac Arrest | NFHSLearn | Interscholastic Education, Made Easy

PIAA One-Time Courses

Below is from the PIAA website, more information on how to complete these in district is coming soon.

PIAA Coaching Education Requirements

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

The following continuing educational courses will be required for coaches engaged at a PIAA Member School (Effective July 1, 2016*):

Core Courses (complete a coaching education course and a First Aid course from either of the two providers below, once completed please submit a certificate or transcript for approval to the PIAA by creating a coaches profile, directions below):

NOTE: NO SPORT SPECIFIC COURSES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

OPTIONS:

NFHS (access info @ www.nfhslearn.com)

• NFHS: Fundamentals of Coaching ($50)

• NFHS: First Aid Health and Safety ($45)

 ASEP (access info @ Human Kinetics)

• Human Kinetics: Coaching Principles (fee depends on instructor)

• Human Kinetics: Sport First Aid (fee depends on instructor)

*NOTE: All paid or volunteer coaches must complete one course for Adult First Aid and one for Coaching from PIAA approved sources listed on this page. Coaches have two years to complete these onetime requirements once they are engaged or employed by any PIAA member school.

Additional Accepted Coursework:

1. PIAA will be accepting of American Red Cross and American Heart Association First Aid training for the first aid requirement. Please upload a copy of card or certificate to your coaches profile.

2. PIAA will be accepting of college level courses for either the coaching and/or first aid requirements. (Example courses are Principles of Coaching or Fundamentals of Coaching). A coach must upload a copy of their transcript or certificate indicating satisfactory completion of the course(s) to the PIAA Website for credit. The following links provide course offerings provided by an institution of higher education and satisfy the requirements for coaching education at a PIAA-member school:

   • Millersville University

   • Point Park University
     
     

3.  PIAA will be accepting of VectorSolutions (SafeSchools) Training for Coaching Education as long as your school or school district has purchased VectorSolutions (SafeSchools) Training for ALL STAFF. Listed below are the modules needed to satisfy the Fundamentals of Coaching and First Aid Requirements.
   

   VectorSolutions: Fundamentals of Coaching Coursework
   The certificate of completion must show the total number of minutes from all modules - a minimum of 291 minutes

   Athletic Liability, Conflict Management: Managing the Angry Parent, Title IX and Gender Equity in Athletics, Hazing Prevention, Steroid and PED Awareness in Athletics, Emergency Operations Planning: Building the Plan, Emergency Operations Planning: Implementing the Plan, Sensitivity Awareness, Conflict Management: Student-to-Student, and Online Safety: Cyberbullying

   VectorSolutions: First Aid Coursework
   The certificate of completion must show the total number of minutes from all modules - a minimum of 131 minutes
   
   First-Aid, Sport Supervision & Safety, Heat Illness Prevention, Student Drug and Alcohol Abuse, AED, and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

   Once completed, coaches will receive TWO certificates for all modules completed through VectorSolutions (SafeSchools Training). One certificate will be for the Fundamentals of Coaching coursework and the other will be for the First Aid coursework. Please contact your VectorSolutions (SafeSchools) Account Manager to set this up. These certificates can then be uploaded to their Coaches’ profile for approval by the PIAA.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jennifer Grassel, PIAA Senior Associate Director of School Services in the PIAA Office at (717) 697-0374, or (800) 382-1392.

Parent Square

Parent Square and District email are the only allowed means of communication with student athletes.

If you have trouble setting up an account, send an email to support@hatboro-horsham.org with your name and what high school sport you coach so they can set up permissions.

Coming Soon - State Mandated CPR/AED Training - Greg Moyer's Law

In the summer of 2026, Pennsylvania passed Greg Moyer's law (Pennsylvania’s Act 17 of 2026) which will make CPR/AED training for all coaches mandatory. Details are forthcoming.