COACH COMPLIANCE & ELIGIBILITY

NDV/CYO 

Coaching Requirements

(updated July 23, 2025)

ALL coaches must be certified. You'll need to email requirements #1 and #2 to the athletic director and the school office to have them on file if you are a NEW coach. Coaches without these completed won't be permitted to coach. (Returning coaches are exempt unless otherwise notified by the athletic director.)

1. Concussion Certificate

   • one time course (New coaches must complete this)

   • Click Here to complete the course 

   • Email to athletic director & School Office

2. Sudden Cardiac Arrest

   •  one time course (New coaches must complete this)

   • Click Here to complete the course

   • Email to athletic director & School Office

3. Livescan 

   •  Coaches/volunteers must have completed fingerprints with the Archdiocese Livescan Form to be a volunteer coach for NDV and must also complete the CYO Livescan form if they are new coaches this year

     • Click Here - Livescan Archdiocese Form

     • Click Here- Livescan CYO Form

     • {Upload the CYO Livescan form to your Team Sideline Account}

-New Coaches: 

3. • • Complete the Archdiocese LiveScan (with the school) if not already done. Check w/ Dr. Schroeder

     • Complete CYO LiveScan (upload completed form to your Team Sideline account). Keep copy of form for your records.

-Returning Coaches: 

3. • Exempt from these requirements unless advised by athletic director.

4. Virtus 

   • Must complete the Virtus course with École Notre Dame des Victoires School as the organization listed.

   • If you have completed this with CYO you will have to retake this course again but under NDV as your designated organization.

   • Must have a valid virtus certificate not expired & on file with the school 

   • Reach out to Dr.Schroeder to confirm your valid certificate

   • Send a copy to the Athletic Director for their records

   • Must be done every 3 years (Ensure the expiration date (month/year) is valid)

   • {Upload Virtus Certificate to your Team Sideline Account}

5. Click here for directions on how to complete your fingerprints and or Virtus course for NDV.

   • Click Here- Mandatory Volunteer Requirements

6. Coaches under 18 years of age

   • Signed Affidavit form by parent (A form will be provided by NDV school)

   • VIRTUS "Healthy Choices for Teens (certificate must be submitted to NDV school and done every 3 years

   • Sudden Cardiac Arrest-Certificate of completion 

   • Concussion in Sports Training-Certificate of completion

   • An adult must be present at all practices and/or games if a coach is under the age of 18.

7. Mandatory Coaches Training:

   •  The NDV Sports program requires all NEW coaches, as well as those with less than 3 years of coaching experience, to complete this one-time training before working with student-athletes.

   • If you have already completed this training prior, please send the Athletic Director your certificate of completion

   • Click this link HERE to complete the training.

Coaches Conduct

• ALL coaches must abide by NDV's policies for volunteering inlcuding from the NDV Sports Handbook (coming out soon). 

• The Athletic Director and Principal will have FINAL approval of ALL coaches for ALL sports teams.  

• Any coaches who do not follow the rules/policies in place may have their privileges revoked. 

•  Coaches need to make sure to conduct themselves professionally when it comes to coaching our student athletes and treat every player equally.  

• Coaches are responsible for communicating clearly with the families of the student athletes and the Athletic Director.  

• Any behavior deemed not to the standard of our DRAGONS are R.E.A.L can lead to a possible dismissal of a coaching/volunteer position indefinitely.