Required to Coach – Lutherville Lacrosse

REQUIREMENTS FOR SPRING 2024

In order to coach this season all coaches must complete the following.

1. Background Check
2. Coaches Code of Conduct
3. Attend Coach Bag Training

All Travel Head Coaches are required to complete USA Lacrosse Certification Level 1- Now Bronze Level.

In addition, all Club coaches are required to complete USA Lacrosse coach requirements and applicable certifications (Level 1-now Bronze Level, Level 2-Silver Level).

Background Check

Background Check

ALL COACHES AND VOLUNTEERS:

Baltimore County requires that all Lutherville Lacrosse volunteers who interact with children, pass a Background Check.

Volunteers (coaches, assistant coaches, coordinators and anyone who has “Custody and/or Control of Children”) are required to register for this Background Check. Anyone who fails to register will not be allowed to participate in Lutherville Lacrosse activities where interaction with children takes place. You must complete a separate online submission for each sport you are volunteering for each calendar year. The County has selected a new vendor for the background process. Instructions are below.

Volunteer applicants should go to https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/departments/recreation/jobsvolunteers/volunteernow.html

Select (Under STEP 2) “online volunteer application.” No “code” is needed any more.

The link takes applicants directly to the application instead of to a log-in page.

Select Region 2, then select Lutherville - Timonium.

If you are unsure your background check was completed, you can check the list of registered volunteers by clicking here and scrolling down to Section 4. BACKGROUND CHECKS EXPIRE 1 YEAR FROM THE TIME COMPLETED. Therefore, if your clearance expires in the middle of the season, you must complete again.

Coaches Code of Conduct

Attend Coaches Bag Training

USA Lacrosse (USAL) Partnership

Lutherville Lacrosse continues its partnership with USA Lacrosse to support our coaching development program and leverage their resources to train our coaches. To support our coaches and provide our kids with the best coaches in the area, Lutherville Lacrosse will reimburse coaches for USA Lacrosse Coaching Membership ($55) upon completion of USAL Level 1 (Bronze) certification which is included with membership. We will also reimburse for Level 2-Silver Certification upon completion of the program. See below for steps to join USA Lacrosse and their certification program.

Membership will provide coaches with:

1 .Access to USA Lacrosse certified coaching clinics and resources
2. Confidence to understand the game and utilize modern coaching approaches and techniques
3. Online resources, including the mobile coach app (Certified Coaches Only), to provide drills, practice plans and a variety of resources to help them be a more successful coach and provide a better experience for their players.

Additionally, the Coaching Development Coordinator will work with USA Lacrosse and various local coaches, trainers and volunteers to offer additional coaching development opportunities including mandatory in-house coaching course for all head coaches.

Lutherville Lacrosse will reimburse Coaches for their USA Lacrosse Membership and USA Lacrosse Certification upon completion of all requirements Bronze, Silver, or Gold Certification. ALL REQUESTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH THE REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST FORM FOUND HERE.

USA Lacrosse (USAL) Coach Certification Steps

Step 1
Purchase a USA Lacrosse membership
For coaches 18 and older, membership includes complimentary enrollment into the Level 1 Coach Development Certification Program. Members will see this listed in their account online as “pending” until all requirements below are completed.You may complete these components in any order. The recommended path is below.

Step 2
Pass an NCSI background screening
The criminal background check is based on guidelines from the National Council for Youth Sports, the FBI PROTECT Act and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Please note: It takes 2-3 weeks for USA Lacrosse to receive the results of a background check investigation. Membership is pending until a green light background check is received.

Step 3
Complete online abuse prevention training.

Step 4
Become a certified coach
Coach certification requirements for Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum levels can be found by clicking here

Step 5
Completion
When USA Lacrosse has all of your requirements on record, you will see your certification listed on your member card, available at My Account.

Step 6
Recertification
To maintain your certification, you simply need to keep your membership current by renewing each year.

Renew your NCSI background screening every two years after the first screening. Not sure when to do this? Check your expiration date.

Lutherville Timonium Lacrosse

For more Information or if you
have any questions email us at:
info.luthervillelax@gmail.com