Clearances

We wanted to touch base with everyone in regards to the Keep Kids Safe law.You can reference the website KeepKidsSafe.PA.gov if you would like to review. All volunteers must complete a criminal record check as well as a Child Abuse History Clearance. All athletic clubs and other clubs will have to have their volunteers complete this check. Listed below are the clearances that will be required in order for you to coach as well as the cost for each check:

1. Criminal Background clearance - $10
2. Child Abuse Clearance - $10
3. FBI Clearance - $27.50
   • FBI Clearance is only required if you have not lived in PA for 10yrs.
   • If you have lived in PA for 10 years, you will not have to perform this clearance, but a signed affidavit is required.
   • If you do not have to complete the FBI Clearance, there is not a charge.
4. EPYSA Risk Management - Completed on the GotSport Web Application.
5. Heads Up Concussion Training - no charge
6. SafeSport - no charge
   • To access Safe Sport Training at no cost, email safesport@epysa.org and they will reply
   with a code to input along with a link. Click on the link and follow the directions to complete training.

All checks must be completed and submitted on the GotSoccer website. If you have to perform the FBI Clearance is can take up to 8 - 10 weeksfor the clearance to be done, and you can only do it through the mail. If you need to complete this clearance, we are asking that you do it now. We cannot let you have any contacts with the kids without SBYSA having that clearance in hand.

SBYSA will reimburse all coaches up to $20 for the background checks. In order to get reimbursed, you need tocomplete all 5 background checks by July 1st. Some of you might have completed all of these checks already for your employment or other organization. If you have completed already, please bring copies with you to registration that we can keep for file.

Once you have completed all the necessary checks, we will need hard copies. The law does not allow you to email themto us. You will be hearing from us during the summer about setting up dates/meetings in order to get those clearances from you. The Child Abuse Checks, Criminal background checks and FBI Clearance are all good for three years.

In order to ensure that we do have enough coaches for our season, we will now allow only 2 adult coaches per team.Our concern will be having very large rosters as we can only assign teams to coaches who have performed all of these checks. Having large rosters means that our players will not get as many touches on the ball. Players cannot develop skills by sitting on the bench. We pride ourselves by being the one of the only few clubs that still have their own In House Program. In order to have a productive In House program we need to spread out our coaches as much as possible. We have over 300 + kids that play In House.

Thank you again for everything that you do for our organization and for the children of our community.

Clearances / Forms

• PA Access to Criminal History
• Affadavit (10+ years PA resident)
• PA Child Welfare
• Concussion Training

For organization under recreational and travel clubs choose

• Slate Belt Youth SA
• Season: EPYSA Fall 2020
• Position choose: Recreational/Intramural Head Coach or Recreational/Intramural Assistant Coach
• Choose the appropriate "Rec" age group

Print out a copy of the submitted form with your EPYSA #