Most coaches are required to take CPR and First Aid training courses. Many times, concussions, heat illness prevention, and sportsmanship are part of your requirements as a coach. We do teach about concussions and heat illness prevention within our CPR/First Aid course.
Here is a map of known states where it is mandatory. The red states are clickable and have more information about the requirements in that state. Below the map is a list where you can find the rest of the states.
Known states where it is currently mandatory:
- Alabama – CPR | Sports First Aid – Association Required
- Alaska – CPR | First Aid – Association Required
- Arizona – CPR | First Aid – State Required
- Arkansas – First Aid – Association Required
- California – CPR | First Aid – State and Association Required
- Colorado – CPR – State Required
- Connecticut – CPR – State Required
- Delaware – CPR – State Required
- District of Columbia – CPR | First Aid – Association Required
- Florida – CPR – Association Required
- Idaho – CPR | First Aid – Association Required
- Indiana – CPR | First Aid – State Required
- Iowa – CPR | First Aid – State Required
- Kentucky – CPR – State Required
- Maine – CPR | Sports First Aid – Association Required
- Maryland – CPR – Association Required
- Massachusetts – CPR Required
- Michigan – CPR – Association Required
- Mississippi – CPR | First Aid – Association Required
- Missouri – CPR | First Aid – Association Required
- New Hampshire – CPR | First Aid
- New Jersey – CPR | First Aid
- New York – CPR | First Aid – State Required
- North Carolina – CPR
- North Dakota – CPR | First Aid
- Ohio – CPR | First Aid – State Required
- Rhode Island – CPR | First Aid
- South Carolina – Sports First Aid
- Texas – CPR | First Aid – State Required
- Utah – CPR | First Aid – State Required
- Vermont – CPR | First Aid
- Washington – CPR | First Aid
- Wisconsin – CPR | First Aid
Optional
- Oregon – CPR
Not Required
- Georgia*
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Nebraska*
- Nevada*
- New Mexico*
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota*
- Tennessee*
- Virginia
- West Virginia*
- Wyoming
*Association may require some NFHS training.
If we’re missing any states where CPR is now mandatory, please let us know!
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