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LA MIRADA MATADORES YOUTH FOOTBALL/CHEER

LA MIRADA MATADORES YOUTH FOOTBALL/CHEER

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COACHING APPLICATION

LM Pop Warner Football, provides our coaches the opportunity to get the best in youth football coaching education and development programs available.  Coaches will be certified in the Heads Up Football program which advances player safety through education and nationally endorsed standards.

Coaching applications need to be completed online using the link below:

                                                                         

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Will coaches be "Heads Up" certified?

Yes!  As in past seasons, La Mirada Pop Warner is enrolled in the
Heads Up Football program, directed by USA Football, and has
Player Safety Coaches.  

All of our head and assistant coaches are Heads Up certified before taking the field.



Mandatory Background Checks

Regardless of qualifications, all coaching candidate (Head & Assistants)
and all board/committee member applicants must complete and pass the
mandatory background checks before being considered for any position.

No confidential data submitted during the application process is maintained by La Mirada Pop Warner or our web hosting providers. 

All background check results are kept confidential.



Coaching Qualifications & Requirements

To be eligible for any La Mirada Pop Warner season, coaches must meet the following criteria:

1. Be in good standing with the league
2. Meet minimum age requirements: Head Coach (21); Assistant Coach (18)
3. Review, understand and abide by LMPW Code of Conduct
4. Be currently certified or agree to obtain certifications listed below by position

   Head Coach*  Assistant Coach
USA Football Coaching Cert.   Current Certification  Current Certification
OEC Head Coaches Clinic   Attendance Required  Attendance Recommended
USA Football Concussion Training  Current Certification  Current Certification
First Aid Certification  Current Certification  Recommended

 



*Additionally, some league experience is preferred to coach in the upper divisions.

5. All coaches (including assistant coaches) must complete coach application online each year.

6. All coaches must complete a background check.

7. Head Coaches must be willing and able to accept the responsibility of controlling actions of his/her staff, player and parents.

All coaches are subject to final approval by La Mirada Pop Warner.






Head Coach Selection Process

The LMPW coaching committee will review all coaching applications, make their initial selections for the head coach openings and then connect these candidates with an independent 3rd party service to perform the required background check.

Selected candidates who pass the background check will be named as head coaches and will need to provided the names of assistant coach and team manager candidates based on the volunteer interests expressed through the player registration process and the remaining coaching volunteer applicant pool.

Approved head coaches will receive badges needed for sideline access.

Assistants (Coaches & Team Managers) Selection Process

The selected head coaches will submit their assistant coach and team manager selections to the coaching committee who will review the candidate list and connect approved candidates with an independent 3rd party service to perform the required background check.

The coaching committee will approve the selected candidates who have completed the online application and pass the mandatory background check will be named as assistant coaches and/or team manager within their respective teams.

Approved assistant coaches and managers will receive badges needed for sideline access.

Registration Requires an Account

To register online, you must:

1. Use an existing or create a new LM Pop Warner online account
2. Activate any newly created online account by accessing the e-mail associated with the account and providing a confirmation linking the account to the e-mail




                     


 

 



 


Contact

LA MIRADA MATADORES YOUTH FOOTBALL & CHEER
PO BOX 1285 
LA MIRADA, California 90638

Email: [email protected]

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