Coaches · 2026–27 season

Get cleared for the bench

Every VFW coach completes 8 certifications before the season. When you finish one, upload a photo of the certificate here. You'll get a confirmation email so you know we received it.

Submit a certificate See the requirements

Winter season: everything must stay valid through Nov 30, 2026 · Spring season: end of February

The checklist

The 8 requirements

SEYO Coaching Clinic In person at the OCBC Social Hall, 909 S Dale Ave, Anaheim. Dates are announced each fall.

One time

Online Coaching Course Choose ONE: Human Kinetics ($19.95) or NFHS ($50). A high school coaching card also satisfies this. The organization reimburses the fee: send the expense report and your receipt to treasurer@vfwyouthgroup.org. Human Kinetics ↗ or NFHS ↗ or Expense report ↗

One time

LiveScan Background Check Must be VFW Youth Group–specific. TJ Meeks runs these for us and can arrange a time to meet. Email TJ Meeks ↗

One time

SEYO SAMP Sexual Abuse & Misconduct Prevention policy. Read and sign each year. Read the policy ↗

Every year

SEYO Code of Ethics Read and sign each year. Read the code ↗

Every year

Concussion Training Free online course from NFHS. Take the course ↗

Every 2 years

CAMR — Mandated Reporter Training California law (AB 506). Online, about an hour. The organization reimburses the $10 certification fee: send the expense report and your receipt to treasurer@vfwyouthgroup.org. Take the course ↗ or Expense report ↗

California law · every 2 years

First Aid / CPR Optional, but encouraged.

Optional

How to turn in a certificate

Complete the course or sign the form.

Take a photo or screenshot of your certificate.

Upload it using the button below.

Upload your certificate

If you already emailed or texted us a certificate, we will enter it for you. Uploading it here is faster and sends you a confirmation. Questions? Email vp@vfwyouthgroup.org.

Game day

Plan fair playing time

Game Day Rotations is our free planner for coaches: pick who's available, build a rotation by hand or generate an equal-playing-time one automatically, and print a one-page, period-by-period game sheet to coach off of. No account and nothing to install — your roster and plans stay on your own device.

Open Game Day Rotations

Tip: your data lives in the browser you use it in — use the app's Export backup button (Saved tab) now and then, especially on iPhones.