CYO Coaches' Workshops and certification

• Register on a form linked on this website – form will be linked on this page when available;
• Be current with diocesan Safe Environment requirements;
• Download and be familar with the CYO Athletic Manual and policies reatlated to COVID.
• Attend a scheduled information Meeting hosted by your league or parish/Catholic school CYO

• Attend a CYO New Coaches Certificaiton Workshop (details posted on this page when available;
• Be current with diocesan Safe Environment requirements.

• Attendance is mandatory for all NEW coaches and assistant coaches. Without a certified coach, a team may not participate in CYO.
• Announcements of dates, times, and locations of workshopsare posted on this web page, prior to each sport season.
• Each workshops will be about two hours long and will include prayer, CYO philosophy, rules, policies and safety procedures.. Attendace for the entire workhop is required for certification.
• All CYO coaches must be currently in compliance of Virtus Safe Environment Training and have been cleared through Livescan fingerprint screening prior to workng with children. See the Diocesan Safe Environment Training section below.

• For New Coaches, Certification cards  presented at the end of each workshop to coaches who have completed program requirements.
• Returning Coaches will receive a certification card in the mail following registration and safe environment compliance.
• Coaches must have their certification cards with them at all games and be prepared to present them to game referees or gym monitors. Only CYO certified coaches (in addition to a scorekeeper) may be on the team bench or be activiely coaching players. An uncertified coach will result in a forfeit of that game. Any person on the team bench (excluding team members and scorekeepers) must have a valid CYO certification card.

• Coaches must be selected and approved to coach by their parish or Catholic school.
• Coaches must complete certification requirements including diocesan Safe Environment Virtus Training and be screening and cleared for the Diocese of Oakland thourghLivescan fingerprinting.
• Coaches must agree to follow the "Diocesan Safe Environment Code of Conduct Involving Interaction with Minors" and the Oakland Diocese CYO Code of Conduct.
• CYO certified coaches must be of high school age or older. Minors may not be a head coach or solely responsible for a team.

Young people under 18 years of age, and in high school, are welcome to coach in CYO!  They are not allowed to be in charge of a team but assist the adult coaches.
To be a CYO coach and be certified, the minor coach must meet the following requirements::

• Be in high school and of high school age.
• Be approved to coach by the parih/school CYO and minor's parents.
• if a new coach, attend a CYO Coaches Certification Workshop
• Agree to and sign, along with parents the "Diocese of Oakland Code of Ethical Conduct for Minors Volunteering or Working with Young Children."
• The minor should NOT take a Virtus Training Course and should NOT be fingerprinted due to their age.