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Head Coach Background and ACE Certification

League policy restricts adults from the dugout during games and tournaments. It is the head coach's responsibility to enforce this policy for the safety of all children. Adults who enter the dugout must have a background check on file with the EP Fastpitch Association. 

To complete a background check and ACE certification:

  1. Go to registerusasoftball.com
    • New Users: Click on Create Profile and then create account. 
      • Add data as needed
      • Association Info
        • Association = MN-Minnesota   (NOT MN - Minneapolis)
        • Group = JO (Youth) - JO
        • League = Minnesota Softball
  2. At the bottom of the page, select your role in the Non-Admin Role Registrations section
    • Head Coach

  1. Click Submit

At the bottom of the Home Plate page, 

  1. Click on the ACE Education tab
    • ​Beginning in the 2018 season, head coaches must complete the SafeSport courses prior to starting their ACE certification. Plan on additional time to view videos, read, and complete a quiz. When you complete a lesson, the text color of the lesson will change from red to green. Once you complete all 3 lessons, your annual ACE certification exam is available for "purchase"
    • Verify all personal information for the background check and ACE certification, and submit payment
      • Your ACE test will not be available until your background check has been cleared and SafeSport courses are completed.
  • Once your background check has been completed, send a screenshot confirmation to the EP Fastpitch softball directors
    • If needed, follow the instructions from the "Coach/Parent Background Checks" bulletin, located below, to ensure that your name and clearance appear in the same screenshot
  • Return to "HomePlate" and click on the ACE Education tab
  • Activate your exam; when complete, send a screenshot confirmation to the EP Fastpitch softball Directors. 


Coach/Parent Background Checks

League policy restricts adults from the dugout during games and tournaments. Adults who enter the dugout must have a background check on file with the EP Fastpitch Association. 

To complete a background check 

  • Go to registerusasoftball.com
    • New Users: Click on Create Profile and then create an account. 
      • Association Info
        • Association = MN-Minnesota
        • Group = Girls Fastpitch
        • League = Default
      • Membership Type
        • Coach (for assistant coaches), or Scorekeeper (or non-coach parent assistant)

At the bottom of the page, 

  • Click on the Background Check tab and click [Purchase]
  • Verify all personal information and payment ($10)

After your background check has been completed, take a screenshot of the screen (be sure that it includes your name and confirmation that your background check has passed. Email it as an attachment to the EP Fastpitch softball directors:

  • Steven Kunkel

Don't know how to take a screenshot on a PC?

  • Set the screen how you want it to look
    • Press the [Prt Sc] key on your keyboard (actual lettering varies per keyboard)
    • Dual-monitor users, be sure to press and hold [Alt]+[Prt Sc] to limit the screenshot to the current monitor only (otherwise you get both screens in the screenshot)
  • Open Word or Paint and press [Ctrl]+[V] to insert the screenshot
  • Save the file
  • Create an email and send the file as an attachment

Concussion Awareness

Minnesota law requires all coaches and officials working with children 18 years old and younger to be trained in concussion management, and for information to be made accessible to all participating coaches, officials, youth athletes and their parents or guardians about the nature and risks of concussions, including the effects and risks of continuing to play after receiving a concussion and the protocols.

Here is a link to the Centers for Disease Control's free online training course and other useful information about concussions: https://www.train.org/cdctrain/course/1089818
 
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    • Other
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    • Metro West
    • Hennepin
Upon completion of your concussion training, please send a screenshot of your certificate to the EP Fastpitch softball directors. It is necessary to complete concussion training once every 3 years, as new techniques for recognizing concussions may change as advancements in modern medicine are discovered. 

 MNSoftball Website & SSU Play App

Minnesota Softball and the Big West League use the MNSoftball.com website to manage the league. Coaches are required to use MNSoftball.com to perform maintenance on:

  • Manage Team Information  

    • Coach Contact Information 

    • Official Rosters for the season 

    • Game Schedule Maintenance (changes in date, time or location) 

  • Game Score Reporting 

 

Eden Prairie Softball maintains active rosters, field scheduling, and family communication through our EPFastpitch website and the SportsSignup (SSU) app. EP Fastpitch highly recommends coaches download and utilize the (SSU) app.