14 Del. Admin. Code § 1042-3.0 - Certified Coaches
3.1 Only those professional employees certified by the Department and whose salary is paid by the State or local board of education, or in the case of charter and nonpublic schools by a similar governing body, if acceptable as a coach by the governing body, shall coach, assist in coaching, or direct member school teams in any district. The terms of employment shall be for the regular school year and the professional assignment shall be no less than half of the School Day, exclusive of coaching duties.
3.2 All middle school head coaches and high school varsity head coaches (or the junior varsity head coach, if the school does not sponsor a varsity team) shall be required to attend the DIAA rules clinic for their sport or, if applicable, pass an open book rules examination supplied by the DIAA office. A Member School shall be assessed a $50.00 fine and the coach shall be placed on probation if the coach fails to attend the DIAA rules clinic or pass the open book rules examination in the coach's respective sport. Failure to comply for a second consecutive year shall result in the school being assessed a $50.00 fine and the coach being suspended for up to five contests as determined by the Board.
3.3 Certified coaches at all levels of competition shall hold a current certification in adult CPR, AED, and first aid.
3.4 Certified coaches at all levels of competition shall complete the NFHS' "Concussion in Sports" course online through NFHSlearn.com every two years.
3.5 Certified coaches of Unified Sports shall complete the NFHS' "Unified Sports®" course online through NFHSlearn.com every two years.
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