next steps after tryouts

After tryouts can be a really busy and exciting time for a coach. Enjoy it, take it in, and definitely look forward to the growth you are about to have over the course of the next year. But also realize there is some work to be done. 

The Force SC Board will send out an email shortly after tryouts to all coaches detailing player registration as well as purchasing uniforms. It is of the utmost importance that you send this email out to your team so they can register and get uniforms as quickly as possible. Force SC is fined for each late player registration, and is considering passing that fee onto the families who are late if it continues to be an issue. One way to keep that from happening is to stay on top of your families and make sure they register as soon as they can. 

You can see who has registered for your team by going into GotSport and looking at the upcoming roster for the year. Anyone who is not listed there should be contacted every few days until they have registered. Same with coaches, assistant coaches, and managers.

Another important task each coach and manager must complete after tryouts are the 3 requirements. These are in GotSport at the bottom of the screen after you select the “Dashboard” tab. 

They are:

1. Background Check
2. Heads Up
3. Safe Sport

For the background check, Force SC will send you an email with a code in it. Use that to pay for the background check. Once completed, you will get a Risk Management card. Save and print this. Referees will occasionally ask for it before games. 

Heads Up is an educational video on what to do if your player gets a concussion, how to recognize concussion symptoms, and what the best actions to take for head injuries are. And Safe Sport teaches what is appropriate, inappropriate, and how to protect yourself from liability (don’t be alone with players). Make sure you have some time set aside when going to complete these. You will get a certificate when these are complete. Save both certificates. We knew someone that hung his in his office at work. You don’t have to do that, but know how to access them.

If you need to access the three requirements, the Background Check and Heads Up are both straightforward to retrieve. 

Use the following steps:

1. Go to GotSport and log in.
2. Click the “Dashboard” tab at the top.
3. Scroll down to Requirements.
4. Click “Background Check” to get your Risk Management Card, or “Heads Up” to download your Heads Up certificate.

Getting to Safe Sport is slightly different, but still easy. Use the following steps:

1. Go to GotSport and log in.
2. Click the “Dashboard” tab at the top.
3. Scroll down to Requirements.
4. Click “Details” next to Safe Sport.
5. Click "Start Course"
6. A new webpage will load with a pop up for “Enrollment Key.” X out of the pop up.
7. Log into the webpage. 
8. At the top right there will be some icons to navigate the website. 
9. Click the 3 lines to open the down-down menu.
10. Click “My Courses.”
11. Depending on how long you have coached, there may be several courses listed. Click the first one. 
12. On the right, it says “Certificate” - select that, and you will get your Safe Sport certificate.