MCAA is committed to creating a safe and positive environment for its participant’s physical, emotional, and social development and to ensure that it promotes an environment free from abuse and misconduct. 

All coaches and assistant coaches must complete a background check and abuse prevention training every two years to stay eligible to coach/assistant coach with MCAA. 

The check must be completed prior to your first practice and typically takes 2 weeks for results to be returned.Please plan ahead and get this done as soon as you register to coach.

Click here to complete your background check.

Email your sport's director with any questions.

Effective immediately, all coaches prior to starting a season, must go through a concussion training. There is a free site to go to for training https://headsup.cdc.gov it will take about a half hour to complete--it is mandatory. There is a certificate at the end to show completion that will require to be emailed to the sport director prior to season start. This certification will be good for a year. 

We also urge all coaches to have the following docs at hand to be reference to identifying a possible concussion and action plan when an athlete is believed to have suffered a head injury. 

• HEADS UP CONCUSSION ACTION PLAN 
• A Fact Sheet for YOUTH SPORTS COACHES 
• A Fact Sheet for YOUTH SPORTS PARENTS