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Clearances & Background Checks

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CLEARANCES & BACKGROUND CHECKS
This page contains information on all the clearances that coaches and club administrators need to have in order to be compliant with the Eastern Pennsylvania Soccer Association (EPYSA), the state of PA. and the CDC (Center for Disease Control). 

GOT SOCCER (EPYSA Registration Software) will have the clearances links built into their software.  This page is for informational purposes only or if the Got Soccer software should have issues.
BACKGROUND CHECK INSTRUCTIONS
1) Complete appropriate clearances
2) After you received your clearances, complete Risk Management for EPYSA.
3) During Risk Management you will be asked if you completed the clearances.
4) You will need to give a copy of your clearances to your clubs Risk Management Director.


Volunteers who have lived in PA for 10 years or more:
1. PA State Police Criminal Record Check
2. PA Child Welfare History
3. FBI Affidavit
 
Volunteers who have not resided in PA for 10 years and any paid coach:
1. PA State Police Criminal Record Check
2. PA Child Welfare History Clearance
3. FBI fingerprints
 
Concussion and Safe Sport are annually required clearances.

​All coaches must be registered in the Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Database to be added to a team.
 ​If your position in the club changes you will need to update your records. Example: You coach U10 in the fall but coach U12 in the spring.
​ALL VOLUNTEERS
COMPLETE ONCE A YEAR
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Coaches/Assists & Administrators
This is a free online course via the CDC's website for coaches and club administrators. Approx. 30 minutes

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Begin Training
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Coaches & Administrators
Send an email to safesport@epysa.org for the free access code. ​​Approx. 90 min. After the initial training, a refresher course must be completed each year
Begin Training
ALL VOLUNTEERS COMPLETE
​FBI Fingerprint OR Affidavit
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PA Resident
​Under 10 Years or Paid Coach
​The background check home page explains the process & contains links to pages from where you can register to be fingerprinted.
Begin Clearance
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10+ Consecutive Yr
​PA Resident
Download and print the PDF form. Provide to club risk manager.





Download Here
ALL VOLUNTEERS
COMPLETE EVERY 5 YEARS
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Online Only
To check to see when your clearance is processed, you will need to login using info received when filling out the online form.

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Begin Clearance
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Online Option
Clearance will come by mail in the form of a certificate and you will be able to print a copy from the website. For mail-in option see bottom on this page.

Begin Clearance

INFORMATION ABOUT CLEARANCES / TRAINING 

HEADS UP to Youth Sports Online Training Video
The course is intended to provide coaches, parents & players with the knowledge necessary to be able to recognize possible signs of a concussion and arming coaches with a set of protocols to follow that will help insure the proper steps are taken to ensure the athlete's safety. Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer policy on concussion procedure and protocol mandates annual training to be completed by all coaches, assistant coaches and team managers

SafeSport Training
Our approach to preventing abuse in sport begins with awareness and how to recognize the red flags of emotional, physical and sexual misconduct, and then what to do if abuse does occur. Course covers the following topics in-depth and provide a pre-and post-testing component: Mandatory Reporting, Sexual Misconduct Awareness Education,Emotional and Physical Misconduct. In accordance with U.S. Soccer policy 212-3, all board members, coaches, team managers and trainers must complete SafeSport training annually. ​

Child Welfare History Clearance
This secure website is provided for individuals who want to have their Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance processed online. The Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance Check will provide the applicant information as to whether or not they are listed in the Pennsylvania statewide database as a perpetrator of child abuse.

Child Abuse Mail-in Clearance Form: Download PDF
SUSPECT CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT?
Go to this website: Keep Kids Safe Website
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FBI Clearance Check
The FBI will send an e-mail to the e-mail address provided on the request with a secure link and personal identification number for accessing all results, both foreign and domestic. The FBI will also send a hard copy of all results, both foreign and domestic, by First-Class Mail via the U.S. Postal Service if this option is selected during the request process.​
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  • Home
  • Clubs
  • Game Day
    • Field Locations
    • Rules & Regulations
  • COACHES CORNER
    • Coach Responsibilities
    • Rules & Regulations
    • Romp Guidelines
    • Concussion Awareness
    • Game Score Reporting >
      • Boys/CoEd Game Score Entry
      • Girls Game Score Entry
    • Carded Player Submission
    • Clearances
    • Concussion Awareness
    • Changes To The Game
    • Complaint Submission
  • Parents Page
    • Sideline Etiquette
    • Covid-19 >
      • Covid-19 Resources
      • Covid Symptoms FAQ
    • Concussion Awareness
    • EQUIPMENT
    • Rec VS Travel
    • Age Divisions
    • Silent Game Day
    • Rules & Regulations
  • Admins/Referees
    • Admins >
      • Responsibilities
      • Declarations
      • League Meetings
      • Files Section >
        • Codes of Conduct
        • Meeting Minutes
      • Clearances
      • Tournament Registration >
        • Girls Tournament
        • Boys Tournament
      • Referee Request Add/Change
      • Seasonal Submissions >
        • Boys Co-Ed Declarations
        • Girls Declarations
        • Field Updates
        • Register Teams
        • Coach Submissions
      • EPYSA & Got Soccer >
        • Coach Training
        • GotSport Manuals
        • GOTSPORT HELP DOCS
        • Insurance
        • Other benefits
        • EPYSA News
    • Referees >
      • Referees Required
      • Become A Referee
      • Ref looking for work?
      • Referee Report
      • Changes To The Game
  • AWARDS!
    • Good Sportsmanship Nominations
    • Barnstormers Night Event