{"id":2264,"date":"2022-06-27T01:08:31","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T01:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uppervalleyrowingfoundation.org\/?page_id=2264"},"modified":"2026-04-01T13:55:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:55:23","slug":"safety-requirements-for-coaches","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uppervalleyrowingfoundation.org\/?page_id=2264","title":{"rendered":"Safety Requirements for Coaches"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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All UVRF coaches who coach more than 10 times per year must comply with the UVRF coaching requirements, which include the following:<\/p>

New as of 2025, all UVRF coaches must be Level 1 certified by USRowing.<\/strong><\/p>

From USRowing – Level 1<\/h3>

Level 1 is for individuals aged 16 and older that are new to coaching rowing, as well as un-certified coaches with less than 3 years experience coaching rowing. A basic knowledge of rowing is assumed. Un-certified coaches with 3+ years of coaching experience may proceed directly to the Level 1 Exam without enrolling in the Level 1 course first. Level 1 course is FREE for Championship Members and cost $50 for Basic Members. Since a Championship membership is $65, it makes sense to became a Championship member. If you already have a Basic Membership, you can upgrade.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/usrowing.org\/the-launch\/coaching-education\/core-courses\/level-1<\/p>

FYI – Level 1 requires all the following (Your NH Commercial Boat License takes the place of Boating Safety).<\/p>

1. UVRF Safe Sport Policy Compliance:<\/strong><\/p>

a.\u00a0Review UVRF Safe Sport Policy<\/strong> every year before rowing starts. UVRF SafeSport Policy<\/a><\/p>

b. USRowing\u00a0<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 https:\/\/usrowing.org\/safesport-policy-faqs\u00a0<\/p>

Renew every 3 years. New UVRF coaches must complete the training prior to contact with athletes.<\/p>

2. NCSI background check Renew every 2 years. This is better done through USRowing as it will show up in your coaching profile there.<\/strong><\/p>

3.\u00a0NH Commercial Boat License.<\/strong> If you coach from a launch, you must have a valid NH commercial boat license.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0nhsp.dos.nh.gov\/our-services\/field-operations-bureau\/marine-patrol\/commercial-boating<\/p>

4.\u00a0American Red Cross-approved First Aid, CPR\/AED.<\/strong> Coaches must stay current with their training. Need to renew every 2 years.<\/p>

5. While coaching from a launch, always wear the UVRF-provided PFD; make sure you have a club walkie talkie with you, turned on, and a working cell phone.<\/p>

See\u00a0UVRF Coach Certification (Bd Approved 5 Dec 2022)<\/a>\u00a0for the full policy and coaching requirements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

All UVRF coaches who coach more than 10 times per year must comply with the UVRF coaching requirements, which include the following: New as of 2025, all UVRF coaches must be Level 1 certified by USRowing. From USRowing – Level 1 Level 1 is for individuals aged 16 and older that are new to coaching […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ocean_front_end_style_editor":"no","ocean_post_layout":"full-width","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"0","ocean_second_sidebar":"0","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"0","ocean_custom_header_template":"0","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"0","osp_disable_panel":"default","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2264","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uppervalleyrowingfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uppervalleyrowingfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uppervalleyrowingfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uppervalleyrowingfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uppervalleyrowingfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2264"}],"version-history":[{"count":68,"href":"https:\/\/www.uppervalleyrowingfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7337,"href":"https:\/\/www.uppervalleyrowingfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2264\/revisions\/7337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uppervalleyrowingfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}