The Penn-Trafford Soccer club requires all coaches (age 18 and above) to secure the necessary clearances as required by PA West, our sanctioning board.  Please follow the steps below and contact us at [email protected] with any issues you may have.

WHAT IS REQUIRED?

Act 34 – Criminal Record Check (must be renewed every 5 years)

You can obtain this online by going to https://epatch.state.pa.us/Home.jsp and clicking on the “New Record Check” link for volunteers only.  There is no charge for this if you are a volunteer.  Questions can be directed to 1-888-783-7972. 

Act 151 – Child Abuse History Clearance Form (must be renewed every 5 years)

You can obtain this online by going to https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home and clicking to “Create Individual Account” if you do not have an existing account.  There is no charge for this if you are a volunteer.  Questions can be directed to 1-877-343-0494.

FBI Fingerprint Clearance (if you have not lived in PA for the past 10 years, must be renewed every 5 years)

The fingerprint -based background check is a multiple-step process.
Applicants must register prior to going to the fingerprint site. Registration is completed on-line. Registration is available 24 hours/day, seven days per week at http://uenroll.identogo.com

Registration/fingerprint process: enter code 1KG6ZJ, select shedule or manage appointment, enter required information, select a security question (note for future reference), please choose the document you will use for ID at processing center, selection a location and schedule an appointment (specific or walk-in), submit registration and print confirmation. Please note that payment is processed with your prints are taken. 

VOLUNTEER AFFIDAVIT (if you have lived in PA for 10+ years)

If you have lived in Pennsylvania for the past 10 years you can submit the ACT 153 VOLUNTEER AFFIDAVIT in lieu of fingerprinting.  You can download this affidavit here.  This form needs to be notarized.  

SUBMITTING YOUR PAPERWORK

Once you have all your documentation completed you must upload the information to the PA West website.  Follow these instructions to upload your documents:

1)	Navigate to the PA West website ( www.pawest-soccer.org/) and select “Coaching” then “Risk Management”

2)	Click the link next to “To Access PA West Soccer's Online Risk Management Portal” as this will direct you to the Affinity website

3)	Click the link at the top of the page that says “To begin REGISTRATION please click here”

4)	Next, select the appropriate season and make sure the check box next to “PA West Background Check Registration” is selected

5)	If you have an account already enter your username and password, if you do not have an account click on the “Create New Account” button

6)	Once logged in, on the account primary contact page click the green “Continue” button

7)	On the “Register Only Members Who Participate This Season” page click on the green “register as coach/admin” button

8)	From the next screen select “Background Check” for the Play Level and ensure your personal information is correct

9)	Next, click on the “click here to show photo or certification upload” link to begin the upload process

10)	Click on each icon then navigate to where you certifications are stored on your computer and upload them one by one until all are uploaded
	at which time you can scroll to the bottom of the page and click the “Save and Next Page” button

11)	Next you will need to accept the ELA by checking each box then clicking the green “Accept & Continue” button

12)	On the Make Payment page it should tell you that no payment is needed so you can click on the green “No Payment due, Continue” button

13)	On the final screen you can click “Print Receipts & Forms” so you have a record of registration