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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.

Coaching Payroll Packet

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.