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Arkansas Coach Safely training

Arkansas law (the Coach Safely Act) requires all coaches and athletic personnel working with youth athletes ages 14 and under to complete an approved training course through the Arkansas Department of Health.

The course covers five topics:

  1. Emergency preparedness, planning, and rehearsal for traumatic injuries

  2. Concussions and head trauma

  3. Heat and extreme weather-related injuries

  4. Physical conditioning and training equipment usage

  5. Heart defects and abnormalities that can lead to sudden cardiac death

How to complete the training

  1. Go to https://coachsafely.adh.arkansas.gov/Home/GotoLogin to log in, or create an account if you don't already have one.

  2. Complete the Coach Safely training and certification test.

  3. Once you finish, you'll be emailed a certificate of completion.

Uploading your certificate to Ankored

Upload your certificate to your Ankored profile.

Please make sure the certificate you upload:

  • Is titled "Certificate of Completion for Arkansas Department of Health, Injury Prevention Coach Safely Course"

  • Shows your full name next to "Presented to"

  • Shows the issue date

  • Is the full certificate (not cropped), so your name and date are clearly readable

Uploads missing your name or issue date can't be approved.

Renewal

This training must be renewed every year from your completion date for as long as you're an active coach.

Questions about the course itself can go to the Arkansas Department of Health at [email protected] or 501-537-6744.

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