Team Manager Requirements
The Following are required to be completed prior to the start of the season for Team Managers.
STEP 1:
Registration through USA Hockey (Valid for 1 year / season, 9-1 through 8-31. Must be renewed each season).
**Register as a volunteer, it is free.
https://www.usahockey.com/usahockeyregistration
STEP 2:
Completion of SafeSport Certification (Valid for 1 year. Must be renewed each season)
https://www.usahockey.com/safesportprogram
STEP 3:
PENNSYLVANIA CHILD ABUSE HISTORY CLEARANCES (CY113) (Valid for 60 months / 5 years):
This is a check for a record of abuse on a child.
https://www.compass.state.pa.us/CWIS
**This will need to be uploaded to NCSI (Step 6) to complete the background screening process.
STEP 4:
PENNSYLVANIA CRIMINAL RECORD CHECKS (SP4-164) (Valid for 60 months / 5 years):
**This is a PA State Police criminal record check. This will need to be uploaded to NCSI (Step 6) to complete the background screening process.
STEP 5:
FBI CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK: PA Residents see VOLUNTEER AFFIDAVIT DISCLOSURE APPLICATION (Valid for 60 months / 5 years):
*PA Residents:
A Volunteer Affidavit can be used in lieu of an FBI Check by anyone who has lived in PA for the last 10 consecutive years AND is participating as a volunteer with USA Hockey. Please print and sign the application below.
*If you have not lived in PA for 10 years:
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services is utilizing IdentoGO to process fingerprint-based FBI criminal background checks. The fingerprint based background check is a multiple step process. You must first register online, and then go and actually have your fingerprints taken, and then wait for the results. You can register online to schedule to have your fingerprints done by using the link below.
The required code for volunteers is 1KG6ZJ.
**FBI Fingerprint results or the Volunteer Affidavit will need to be uploaded to NCSI (Step 6) to complete the background screening process.
STEP 6:
Completion of the NCSI Background Screening
Background screens are good for 1 year the 1st time you complete it and then every two seasons thereafter. NCSI screens expire on August 31. Screens completed January–March are valid through August 31 of the following year. Screens completed April–December are valid through August 31 two years later.
https://www.usahockey.com/backgroundscreen
Clearance Info: Please confirm you are compliant by reaching out to Tara Garris