BELLEVUE UNITED FC

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RISK MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (RMA) CLEARANCE STEPS:

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Every Coach must complete the following Risk Management Clearance trainings by June 30 to be cleared to participate and receive a Washington Youth Soccer Association (WYSA) Player ID Card to be cleared for game rosters for the current Soccer season. 

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NEW COACHES:

 

1. SAFE SPORT FULL TRAINING: (2+ HOURS) Can break it up into chunks.

   • https://safesport.org/authentication/register?token=ee57337f-31f9-421d-b095-82fc8c8c4c41

   • Association: US Soccer

   • Access code:YC3E-6P5G-YYIL-CS2M

   • **Please remember when building your Safe Sport Account to use the same name and email address that is on your Washington Youth Soccer Affinity Account.​

2. CONCUSSION CERTIFICATE: (Every Year)

   • https://www.cdc.gov/headsup/youthsports/training/index.html (no code needed)​ OR https://nfhslearn.com/courses/concussion-in-sports-2

3. SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST: (Good for 3 yrs)

   • https://nfhslearn.com/courses/61032/sudden-cardiac-arrest (no code needed) 

4. BACKGROUND CHECK:

   • http://wys-bgc.affinitysoccer.com, Select “Registration” Tab in top right corner.  Upload your certificates (Safe Sport, Concussion, Sudden Cardiac Arrest and profile picture).  Complete the background information and background check.

5. AFFINITY WEB CUSTOMER SERVICE:​​

   • Call 1.888.213.3999 with any issues uploading certifications, background checks etc.

6. UPLOAD CERTIFICATES to SPORTS CONNECT

   • Log into Sports Connect OR click on printable instructions HERE

   • Go to your ACCOUNT

   • Click on the VOLUNTEERS tab on left and then click FIND VOLUNTEER ROLES

   • Click on your POSITION

   • ADD your CERTIFICATES and answer the RMA Questions and Click Continue

   • Click SUBMIT

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RETURNING COACHES:

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1. ​SAFE SPORT REFRESHER TRAINING: (20-25 MINUTES)

   • https://safesport.org/authentication/register?token=ee57337f-31f9-421d-b095-82fc8c8c4c41

   • Association: US Soccer

   • Access code:YC3E-6P5G-YYIL-CS2M

   • **Please remember to use the same email address you used last year or your account will not show the refresher course as an option.​​  To recover your username and/or password, please use this link to have it reset: http://wys-bgc.affinitysoccer.com/public/forgotpassword.asp?sessionguid= 

2. CONCUSSION CERTIFICATE: (Every Year)

   • https://www.cdc.gov/headsup/youthsports/training/index.html (no code needed)​ OR https://nfhslearn.com/courses/concussion-in-sports

3. SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST: (Good for 3 yrs)

   • https://nfhslearn.com/courses/61032/sudden-cardiac-arrest (no code needed) 

4. ​BACKGROUND CHECK:

   • http://wys-bgc.affinitysoccer.com, Select “Registration” Tab in top right corner.  Upload your certificates (Safe Sport, Concussion, Sudden Cardiac Arrest and profile picture).  Complete the background information and background check.

5. AFFINITY WEB CUSTOMER SERVICE:​​

   • Call 1.888.213.3999 with any issues uploading certifications to Affinity, background checks etc.

6. UPLOAD CERTIFICATES to SPORTS CONNECT

   • Log into Sports Connect OR click on printable instructions HERE

   • Go to your ACCOUNT

   • Click on the VOLUNTEERS tab on left and then click FIND VOLUNTEER ROLES

   • Click on your POSITION

   • ADD your CERTIFICATES and answer the RMA Questions and Click Continue

   • Click SUBMIT

 

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**Additional information on this process can be found here: http://www.washingtonyouthsoccer.org/resources/risk_management_safety/**

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