{"id":188,"date":"2012-08-30T20:59:20","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T03:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jo-online.vsb.bc.ca\/blogs\/jo\/athletics\/?page_id=188"},"modified":"2025-09-09T01:53:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T01:53:23","slug":"for-coaches","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-athletics\/for-coaches\/","title":{"rendered":"FOR COACHES\/SPONSORS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>VSSAA COACHES\/SPONSORS ORIENTATION VIDEO (no sound):<br \/>\n*to view on some mobile devices, press and hold link and download file to view video<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"VSSAA ORIENTATION 2025 26\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jj9CelfhoM0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">***<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/Eh03S2khDA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JO-VSSAA Coach Online Application<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>(Mandatory for all community coaches)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">***<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cattonline.com\/course\/concussion-awareness-training-tool-for-coaches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Concussion Awareness Training Tool<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em>(Required by BCSS for all team personnel)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">***<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>As per the VSSAA and VSB policies; all community coaches (including assistants) and volunteers working with school-aged children are required to submit a criminal record check. \u00a0Criminal record checks can be\u00a0done through the\u00a0<\/em><em>VPD.\u00a0 A letter accompanying the request is required from the school to verify the record check is for the purposes of volunteering for the school; this letter can be obtained from the school&#8217;s Athletic Director.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vpd.ca\/contact-us\/police-information-checks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VPD Police Information Check (for residents of Vancouver)<\/a><br \/>\n<em>(please print out\/complete the volunteer verification letter below and submit it with your request to VPD for the Police Information Check)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-athletics\/files\/2024\/09\/Volunteer-Confirmation-Letter-TEMPLATE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accompanying Volunteer Verification Letter for VPD<\/a><br \/>\n(this is a fillable PDF; after completing information, print out\/save as PDF in order to submit it along with request to VPD)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-athletics\/files\/2019\/08\/JAG-CRRP-JOHN-OLIVER-SECONDARY-SCHOOL-Template.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BC MINISTRY of JUSTICE &#8211; CRIMINAL RECORDS REVIEW PROGRAM &#8211; JO Form<\/a><br \/>\n(for residents outside Vancouver; community coaches regardless of residence must complete the VPD one above)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">***<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-athletics\/files\/2025\/09\/coacheshandbook2025-26-compressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5266 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-athletics\/files\/2025\/09\/coacheshandbook2025-26-Thumbnail-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-athletics\/files\/2025\/09\/coacheshandbook2025-26-Thumbnail-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-athletics\/files\/2025\/09\/coacheshandbook2025-26-Thumbnail-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-athletics\/files\/2025\/09\/coacheshandbook2025-26-Thumbnail-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-athletics\/files\/2025\/09\/coacheshandbook2025-26-Thumbnail-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-athletics\/files\/2025\/09\/coacheshandbook2025-26-Thumbnail-1583x2048.jpg 1583w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-athletics\/files\/2025\/09\/coacheshandbook2025-26-Thumbnail-scaled.jpg 1978w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-athletics\/files\/2025\/09\/coacheshandbook2025-26-compressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JO Coaches Handbook 2025-26<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cattonline.com\/course\/concussion-awareness-training-tool-for-coaches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Concussion Awareness Training Tool<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-athletics\/files\/2018\/11\/coacheshandbook2018-19TeamInfoRegnForm.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Team Info-Registration Form<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-athletics\/files\/2018\/11\/Accident-Report-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Accident Report Form<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcschoolsports.ca\/resources\/calendar-handbook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BC School Sports Handbook 2023-24<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">***<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>If Early Dismissals from regular class time are required, Teacher Coaches\/Sponsors are to communicate to staff <\/strong><strong>:<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>&#8211; \u00a0a list of student names<br \/>\n&#8211; \u00a0the destination school<br \/>\n&#8211; \u00a0the date of the early dismissal<br \/>\n&#8211; \u00a0the time of the early dismissal needed<br \/>\nwherever possible this should be done at least two full school days in advance so that teachers have appropriate notice.<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>(This is the preferred\/recommended procedure over filling out individual yellow administrative slips, which can be altered or lost)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Recommended Early Dismissal Times from JO via transit (for 3:45pm game start time\/3:30pm arrival for warm up) to:<br \/>\n<\/strong><em><br \/>\n***Please note that some sports might have adjusted start times depending on facilities or daylight savings***<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Britannia Secondary School \u00a0&#8211; 2:10 pm<br \/>\nCharles Tupper Secondary School \u00a0&#8211; 2:40 pm<br \/>\nChurchill Secondary School\u00a0&#8211; 2:40 pm<br \/>\nDavid Thompson Secondary School\u00a0&#8211; 2:40 pm<br \/>\nEric Hamber Secondary School\u00a0&#8211; 2:40 pm<br \/>\nGladstone Secondary School \u00a0&#8211; 2:15 pm<br \/>\nKillarney Secondary School\u00a0&#8211; 2:40 pm<br \/>\nKing George Secondary School \u00a0&#8211; 2:15 pm<br \/>\nKitsilano Secondary School\u00a0&#8211; 2:15 pm<br \/>\nLord Byng Secondary School\u00a0&#8211; 2:15 pm<br \/>\nMagee Secondary School\u00a0&#8211; 2:30 pm<br \/>\nPoint Grey Secondary School\u00a0&#8211; 2:35 pm<br \/>\nPrince of Wales Secondary School\u00a0\u00a0&#8211; 2:20 pm<br \/>\nTempleton Secondary School\u00a0&#8211; 2:00 pm<br \/>\nUniversity Hill Secondary School\u00a0&#8211; 2:15 pm<br \/>\nVancouver Technical Secondary\u00a0&#8211; 2:20 pm<br \/>\nWindermere Secondary School \u00a0&#8211; 2:15 pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>BCSS RESOURCES FOR COACHES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcschoolsports.ca\/coaching\/coach-educationresources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.bcschoolsports.ca\/coaching\/coach-educationresources<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VSSAA COACHES\/SPONSORS ORIENTATION VIDEO (no sound): *to view on some mobile devices, press and hold link and download file to view video *** JO-VSSAA Coach Online Application (Mandatory for all community coaches) *** Concussion Awareness Training Tool (Required by BCSS &hellip; 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