Coaching Certification
River Valley Coaching Certification
Sports First Aid Classes:
Please visit this link for FREE OhioHealth training opportunities, such as First Aid, and CPR/AED training. Both of which are required to coach at River Valley. You have to create an account, and then sign up for a virtual class. You will then have to make an in person appearance for a skills check.
Resources for obtaining credentials:
RVHS Credentials Checklist - See bottom of this page for download.
Process for obtaining credentials link (ODE)
Fundamentals of Coaching - Lifetime Certificate - $65 must be paid by coach.
HB 491 Form - Must be signed annually & turned in to AD - See bottom of this page for download.
Lindsays Law Video - Must be viewed annually.
Lindsays Law Signature Form - Must be signed annually AFTER watching video, and turned into AD.
Concussion Training Options - Must be completed every three years, certificate turned into AD. (FREE)
AED/CPR Certification: See link above for an in-person/virtual schedule for this course. You need to turn in a copy of your card to the AD.
Sports First Aid: See link above for an in-person/virtual schedule for this course. Please turn in your certificate of completion (see below) to the AD.
FBI/BCI Background Checks: Coaches need FBI and BCI background checks on file. The code needed for these checks are 3319.39.
ALSO: Must go to administration office, located at...
**197 Brocklesby Rd., Caledonia, Ohio, 43314**
...and see Karla Osborne to fill out all required district level employment, and see Eline Widman for payroll paperwork.
River Valley IRN - 048447
**Needed when applying through the ODE**
Downloads
Sports First Aid Completion Certificate Example
This is an example of what we need once coaches complete their sports first aid class every 3 years.
New Hire Coaching Packet
District level paperwork that all new coaches must complete upon being hired.
HB 491 Form - Coaching Positions
All coaches must fill this form out, new hire or returning hire, during the 2019-20 school year. Going forward, all coaches will fill this form out as a part of their new hire paperwork packet.
Coaching Checklist - RVHS & RVMS
This is the checklist for all paperwork & certifications that coaches (paid or volunteer) need to keep updated to coach within River Valley Local Schools.