Players are the most important part of baseball and we need coaches who will help each player to reach their full potential. We want to provide you with all the support and tools you need to be the best coach you can be. Explore the links below to learn about coaching requirements with CRRA and resources to help you. CRRA coaches will be assigned to coach their child’s team.
If after reading through this page you decide that coaching your child’s team is something you would like to do, Contact Us to get set up, and thank you!
Coach's Code of Conduct
In order to ensure that the principles of sportsmanship, fair play, and mutual respect among players, coaches, officials, and spectators characterize the competition promoted by CRRA, the following Code of Conduct has been established. Coaches are required to know and abide by our code of conduct in order to coach in our league. Download our Coach’s Code of Conduct.
Coaching Requirements
We value our coaches and we value the safety of our children. In order to be a volunteer coach for CRRA, coaches and assistant coaches are required to register with TeamSideline and to then complete three mandatory prerequisites, which contribute to the safety of our players and help equip you, the coach, to be successful. At this time, Cal Ripken coaches are required to complete BOTH the Babe Ruth Background Check and Abuse Training (every two years) AND the State of California livescan requirement (just once), both of which are paid for by the league. Your prompt attention to completing these steps before Feb 15, 2025 will help ensure successful player assignments, team formations, and a smooth start to the season!
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:
• Start with coach/assistant coach registration: All coaches and assistant coaches will need to create an account on TeamSideline and register for the upcoming season. We will send you a private registration link for this step. After you have registered, you will be sent links to complete the steps that follow.
• Babe Ruth Background Check and Abuse Prevention Training: A background check is a process a person or company uses to verify that an individual is who they claim to be. This provides an opportunity to check and confirm the validity of someone's criminal record, education, employment history, and other activities from their past. You will be sent a link to start this process. Results can take two to four weeks to receive, which makes it critically important for CRRA to have coaches registered and approved as soon as possible. Coaches must renew their Babe Ruth background check and Abuse Prevention Certification using SportsEngine sports management platform every two years.
• Livescan: We will send each potential coach information on how to get this step done. Because it may take a few weeks for the results to be confirmed, we encourage you to complete this step as soon as possible. This requirement needs to be done only once for CRRA - we will not be able to use livescans completed for other programs. CRRA contracts with Capital Live Scan through Scrapper’s Edge, 728 4th St., Eureka, to have the Livescan completed at no cost to you. We are also looking into contracting with a mobile service to be at our coach’s meeting, and do everyone's fingerprints at once.
If you would like to fill this important role for your child's team, please Contact Us.
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