My Requirements
Completing Requirements assigned to me in Ankored
- Understanding Your Status in AnkoredThis guide explains what your profile status and requirement statuses mean in Ankored, and what actions you need to take.
- How to Add a Requirement: Document Upload with AI VerificationLearn how to set up a Document Upload requirement with AI-powered verification for certificates like SafeSport, Impact Concussion Training and CPR.
- Profile Headshot Requirement (Admin Guide)How the Profile Headshot requirement helps admins review potential matches from the Ankored RSO Monitor, and how to set it up.
- Why Do I Need to Upload a Headshot?Why your organization asks for a headshot, and how to upload one that passes the photo check.
- How to Add a Custom Video RequirementHow to add a 3rd party video into Ankored
General Requirements
Learn how requirements work in Ankored, including how to view, upload, and track your assigned requirements. Find answers about requirement statuses, expiration dates, and what to do if your upload wasn't approved.
- U.S. Soccer Learning Center Requirements in AnkoredEverything you need to complete a U.S. Soccer requirement in Ankored: creating a Learning Center account, finding and connecting your USSF ID, completing SafeSport, and fixing common errors.
- How to Upload an External Requirement in AnkoredFollow the steps below to complete a requirement by uploading a file to your Ankored profile:
- How to Add a Custom Video Requirement in Ankored
- Complete Guide to U.S. Soccer Learning Requirements in Ankored (Moved)This article has moved. See U.S. Soccer Learning Center Requirements in Ankored.
- Arkansas Coach Safely trainingArkansas law (the Coach Safely Act) requires all coaches and athletic personnel working with youth athletes ages 14 and under to complete an approved training course through the Arkansas Department…
- How to complete your LiveScan fingerprinting requirementStep-by-step guide for members scheduling and completing LiveScan fingerprinting through Ankored.
Background Checks
Submit and track your background check through Ankored. Get step-by-step instructions for standard and specialized checks (including FBI fingerprinting and LiveScan), understand status updates like "Waiting on Applicant" or "Pending Review," and find answers to common issues.
- Pennsylvania FBI Fingerprint Exemption AffidavitHow unpaid Pennsylvania volunteers with 10+ years of continuous PA residency can use the exemption affidavit in place of the FBI fingerprint check.
- "This invitation has already been used": How to continue your NCSI background checkIf you see "This invitation has already been used" when opening your NCSI background check, log in to your NCSI account to finish your application.
- Instructions to Submit Your Background CheckHow to complete your integrated background check requirement
- How long does it take to run a Background Check?Learn more here about our integrated background check process
- Explain "Waiting On Applicant" status overviewLearn more about this status and how to progress
- Explain the "Waiting on Provider" statusLearn more about the "Waiting on Provider" status and what you can do
- Yardstik Background Check - Member Guide
- IdentoGO: FBI Background Check: Fingerprinting InstructionsHow to register, schedule, and complete an FBI fingerprint background check through IdentoGO, including Pennsylvania service codes.
- Pennsylvania Clearance Requirements GuideOverview Ankored can serve as your centralized system to track Pennsylvania-specific clearance requirements for coaches and volunteers.
- What information appears on a background check for a minor?What to expect when running background checks on staff or volunteers under 18, and how to build a safer screening program around them.
Age/Grade Verification
Verify your age or grade level to meet eligibility requirements. Learn how the verification process works, how long it takes, and what to do if your information needs to be updated.
- Why Does My Child's Age Verification Say "Rejected"?What the Rejected status means when it appears before you've uploaded anything, how to view the reason, and the two ways to fix it.
- How to Complete Age VerificationHow parents and guardians complete age verification for their child in Ankored, what the Verified badge shows, and what to do if a submission is not approved.
- Age Verification Date Range Validation: Admin GuideHow to set a birth date range on an Age Verification requirement to enforce division eligibility, what members see when they're Rejected, and how to resolve it.
SafeSport
Complete your SafeSport Abuse Prevention Training and upload your certificate to Ankored. Find instructions for accessing the training, resolving name mismatch issues, and locating your completion confirmation.
- SafeSport Training & Upload GuideHow to complete your SafeSport training and upload your certificate to Ankored for approval.
- How to Complete USA Baseball Abuse Awareness for Adults TrainingThis article will show you how to create a USA Baseball account and complete the course: Abuse Awareness for Adults -...
- Abuse Prevention Training: Youth Sports OverviewTo complete your Abuse Prevention Training, follow these steps. Once you finish the training and receive your official certificate, your status in Ankored will automatically update to "Complete."
- How to complete How to Coach Kids TrainingFollow these steps to successfully complete the How to Coach Kids training:
- CDC Heads Up Concussion Training
- Ankored's Abuse Prevention Training, SafeSport, and Reusing CertificatesWhether Ankored's Abuse Prevention Training can be used in place of SafeSport for your organization, and how coaches can reuse certificates they already have.
International Transfer Clearance (ITC)
Understand the International Transfer Clearance process for players transferring between federations. Learn if ITC applies to you, how to check your clearance status, and how to request changes or removal of the requirement.
