•  PIERRE - A requirement meant to help veteran high school coaches update their skills has caught the attention of the South Dakota Board of Regents.
•  Paul Turman of the Regents discussed the requirement with the board of directors of the South Dakota High School Activities Association at the board's meeting Wednesday.
•  Currently, according to SDHSAA guidelines, coaches who work with athletes in grades nine through 12 must take a fundamentals of coaching course once during their career. Every two years they must take a first aid course and every year they need to take a concussion in sport course. All the courses are offered through the NFHSLearn.com website.
•  The website, in turn, becomes a database that allows administrators to check on new hires and current staff to see if their certification is up to date. Previously athletic directors would have to follow a paper trail to see if their coaches had up-to-

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