Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) Training.  This is a State of California requirement.  Assembly Bill 379 (January 1, 2020) requires that “all Coaches and Referees associated with youth sports programs must complete Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) training.”  This 20-minute online training program is available at this link:  https://epsavealife.org/sca-prevention-training/.  Once you have completed the training, please provide a PDF copy of the downloadable certificate to Julia Winn ([email protected]).

BASE (Abuse Awareness for Adults) Training.  In late 2018, USA Baseball launched BASE (Baseball Athlete Safety Education) as its zero-tolerance campaign for any type of abuse within the sport of baseball.  Under the auspices of US Senate Bill 534, and the governance of the U.S. Center for SafeSport, there are many policies now in place to ensure minor athlete well-being is at the forefront of every sport.  Effective in 2024, Little League International now requires abuse awareness training for all volunteers (see Important Updates to Little League's Child Protection Program - Little League).  The 30-minute online training program is called “Adult Awareness for Adults” and it can be accessed here:  https://usabdevelops.com/page/3532/courses.   Note the program will automatically email you a certificate of completion once you’re done; forward this to Julia Winn ([email protected]).

Concussion Training.  California Health and Safety Code §124235 requires all coaches, administrators, and (adult) umpires to offer concussion and head injury education annually.  Further, all must successfully complete training (either online or in person) before supervising an athlete in an MVLL activity.  This 30-minute online training program is available at this link:  https://www.cdc.gov/headsup/youthsports/training/index.html.  Once you have completed this free training, please provide a PDF copy of the downloadable certificate to Julia Winn ([email protected]).