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High Sierra Lacrosse League

Coaches

Coach with HSLL

Every HSLL coach is a current USA Lacrosse member, has cleared a background check, has finished abuse-prevention training, and has signed the code of conduct. Here is what that means and how to start.

Start here

New to coaching or new to the league? Say hello and the league will match you with a program. Already coaching? Your season checklist is below.

Open my coaching pageUSA Lacrosse membership(opens in a new tab)

Each high school program names its own primary contact. Ask any board member at a game and they will connect you.

Before you coach

What every coach needs

The league sets these so that every player is coached by someone the league knows, trusts and has prepared. The handbook has the full text.

Coaches, staff and volunteers

  • USA Lacrosse membership as a coach

    Current for the whole season you coach. Membership includes the background check every coach must clear before any contact with players.

  • Abuse-prevention training

    The SafeSport course USA Lacrosse assigns to coach members. Everyone on the sideline is known to the league; there are no undisclosed helpers.

  • First aid and CPR

    Required for head coaches, recommended for every coach. Someone certified should be at every practice and game.

  • Code of conduct, every season

    Head coaches must be 18 or older, and every coach reads and agrees to the code of conduct before the season starts.

  • Coaching education

    USA Lacrosse Level 1 or Bronze for field coaches and the US Box Lacrosse Association course for box are strongly encouraged.

Getting started

Four steps to the sideline

  1. Step 1: Say you want to coach

    Talk to the head coach or program director of the team you have in mind, or a board member at any game.

  2. Step 2: Join USA Lacrosse as a coach

    Membership starts the background check and assigns the abuse-prevention training. Keep the membership current through the end of the season.

  3. Step 3: Finish the training

    Complete the abuse-prevention course, and first aid and CPR if you will be a head coach. The Bronze course is a good first season goal.

  4. Step 4: Sign the code of conduct

    The league emails you a personal invitation. Open it, sign the code of conduct in a few short cards, and you are listed as cleared.

Know these before your first practice

The policies you will run on

The head coach is the captain of the ship: responsible for knowing the rules and for everyone acting on the team's behalf. Officials and head coaches have the authority to stop play for weather or safety.

Helpers on your sideline

A parent who runs a drill or keeps the book is a helper. Helpers are listed by the head coach and acknowledge the code of conduct; anyone regularly alone with players meets the full coach requirements.

The code of conduct

2026 season

Coaching resources

Documents the league keeps for this season's coaches. They open in a new tab.