Requirements for Coaches, Officals and Associates
1. CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK WITH VULNERABLE SECTOR CHECK
- All BC Athletics members aged 19+, with a Coach, Official, AND/OR Sport Leader membership, must have a current CRC submitted to BC Athletics.
- Criminal Records Checks are recommended for individuals under 19 years of age but are optional. If you fall into this age category and choose not to have a CRC done please indicate so when completing the "Request for a Criminal Records Check form - see link below.
- New members who have never had a CRC on file with BC Athletics previously can take out a membership but the CRC must be completed for the membership to be issued. The membership will remain PENDING until the CRC is completed.
- Existing members with an expiring CRC on file must have their CRC renewed prior to renewing their membership. Once a CRC is expired the membership will be tagged as PENDING until the new CRC is in place..
- Memberships will remain PENDING until The CRC is completed. Members can not actively participate until the CRC is received by BC Athletics.
- Criminal Records Checks are valid for a period of 5 years with BC Athletics.
2. SAFE SPORT TRAINING
All coach, official, and sport leader members are required to complete CAC SafeSport Training.
- Login or sign up to the NCCP Locker and complete the course here.
(You need a NCCP number in order to take the course. If you do not have one, create one HERE.) - Be sure to indicate your sport as Athletics
- Once you have completed the course, please email cristi.lundman@bcathletics.org to confirm your completion.
Note: If you've taken the SafeSport Training course through another sport you are not required to take it again as long as it shows on The Locker as being completed
Please be advised that pending memberships are not valid for coach, official, or sport leader activities. If your membership status is marked as pending, you are not a BC Athletics member, which means you cannot access member benefits, including insurance. Operating with a pending membership will jeopardize the coverage of any club you are affiliated with.
Technical memberships not converted from pending to issued within three months of registration will be cancelled without refund. Safe Sport completion via coach.ca and recorded on your Locker transcript plus a criminal record check clearance within the past five years are necessary for an issued technical membership (coach, official, associate).
If you have questions or wish to have updates applied to your membership, please contact cristi.lundman@bcathletics.org.









