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Before the season starts, a club committee needs to know every coach, trainer and team manager has a current check and the right accreditation, and that anyone the club pays is insured. Print this page and work through it at registration.

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For every coach, trainer and team manager

• Working with children check, or your state's version. Verify it with the state scheme and record the date. State-by-state guide.
• Coaching accreditation from your sport's governing body, at the level your league asks for.
• Child safe or member protection training. Play by the Rules has free courses.
• Concussion training, if your sport or league asks for it.

For trainers and first aiders

• First aid (HLTAID011), usually every 3 years, and CPR (HLTAID009), usually every 12 months.
• Sports trainer accreditation, if your league asks for an accredited trainer at games.

For umpires and referees

• Umpire or referee accreditation, and a working with children check for junior games.

For anyone the club pays

• Public liability insurance from physios, paid coaches, caterers, groundskeepers and holiday camp operators.
• An RSA for anyone serving alcohol at the club.
• An ABN, checked on ABN Lookup.

If your sport uses PlayHQ

Where your sport has switched on PlayHQ's PlaySafe, working with children checks are checked there. Accreditations, first aid and CPR, child safe and concussion training, and the club's contractors still need tracking.

Through the season

• Look again mid-season. A check or CPR certificate that was current at registration can lapse before finals.
• Don't let a new volunteer start first and check later.
• Keep the records with the club, not one committee member's inbox, so they survive a handover.

This guide is general information, not legal or insurance advice. Rules differ by state and industry; check with your own adviser or the relevant regulator.