HVAA depends on volunteer coaches and additional volunteers to assist with the running of our sports. With each season, we seek motivated, conscientious volunteers to assist us with the task of coaching our players. The success of the leagues depends on our volunteer coaches, assistants, and team managers. All volunteers in PA must satisfy the requirements of the PA ACT 15 for child abuse screening/criminal background checks. Clearances will expire every 5 years and can be renewed 3 months before they expire.
Please follow the steps outlined below to coach and volunteer at HVAA.
Submit an online application at https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home and your results will take 2-3 weeks to be processed and mailed to you. You can also access the results or status of your application online. Download the report to your computer files. Save the expiration in your personal calendar.
Submit an online application at https://epatch.state.pa.us/Home.jsp and receive your results immediately. Download the report to your computer files. Save the expiration in your personal calendar.
If you have lived in Pennsylvania for the past 10 years…The volunteer must affirm their 10-year Pennsylvania residency by signing the Volunteer Affirmation sheet. This affidavit needs to include the volunteer's signature and a witness' signature. Click here now for the affidavit volunteer document.
If you have NOT lived in Pennsylvania for the past 10 years…FBI Criminal History Background Check with Fingerprinting complete the following requirement.
To Pre-Enroll for your FBI Fingerprint Clearance on the IdentoGo website:
*Effective October 31, 2022 you can receive your results electronically. Click here to learn more.
For questions about the FBI fingerprint clearances, contact the FBI Background Check Unit at 717-783-6211 or 1-877-371-5422. For IDEMIA registration, processing, or billing questions, please contact IDEMIA/IdentoGo at 1-844-321-2101.
All volunteers at HVAA should know how to prevent and spot a concussion. Complete a 30-minute online training course at the CDC's Concussion Heads Up webpage and receive your certificate of completion.
Effective November 1, 2022, HVAA will be using a new secure platform where coaches and volunteers will upload their clearances at https://www.emailmeform.com/builder/emf/HVAA_Clearances/volunteers. We are using this new service to monitor and track all coach and volunteer clearances. It only takes a few minutes to upload your clearances and this last step is mandatory. Make sure you have individual files in PDF or JPG format. These files need to be separate uploads.
Click here now to upload your clearances at HVAA.
Click here for PA volunteer FAQs.
Have questions or need support, email us at solicitor@hvaa.net today!