Lead Coach/Mentor 1 & 2 tasks:

• Team has both a Lead Coach/Mentor 1 and 2 listed on the Team Dashboard.
• Both Lead Coach/Mentor 1 and 2 have electronically signed their FIRST HQ Consent/Release form (indicated on the individual’s FIRST Account).
• Both Lead Coach/Mentor 1 and 2 have completed the FIRST Youth Protection background screening (indicated on the individual’s FIRST Account).
• If your team has “Not Event Ready” in the “HQ Event Ready” column of the MI FTC Team List, please review the above items for completion.
• Officially register team members to your team.
  • Express Enrollment path: Faster and easier!
    • Coach creates a QR code through the Team Dashboard unique to the team for sharing with parents/guardians.
    • After applying to a team, coaches/mentors will need to accept the students through the FIRST Dashboard. Once the coach/mentor approves or declines the request to join a team, the parent/guardian is notified via email.
      • View Express Enrollment Coach/Mentor Instructions
      • View Express Enrollment Parent/Guardian Instructions
      • View Express Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
  • After applying to a team, coaches/mentors will need to accept the students through the FIRST Dashboard. Once the coach/mentor approves or declines the request to join a team, the parent/guardian is notified via email.
  • Traditional path: Refer to the Lead Coach/Mentor section of the FIRST HQ Youth Registration website page.

Team Member Parent/Guardian tasks:

FIRST HQ requires all youth team members to be registered with the team. There are two paths to choose from to register a youth on a FIRST team.

• Express Enrollment path:
  • FIRST lead coaches/mentors can generate web links or QR codes in the FIRST Dashboard to share with parents and guardians of their youth participants, granting access to the application.
  • Parents and guardians use the web link or QR code from the lead coach/mentor to register their youth to a team in a few simple steps. After applying to a team, coaches/mentors will need to accept the students through the FIRST Dashboard. Once the coach/mentor approves or declines the request to join a team, the parent/guardian is notified via email.
    • View Express Enrollment Parent/Guardian Instructions
    • View Express Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

OR

• Traditional path:
  • FIRST Youth Team Member Registration is done through the FIRST Dashboard.
  • Youth Team Registration Guide:  https://www.firstinspires.org/sites/default/files/uploads/resource_library/youth-registration-guide.pdf.
  • Instructions on signing the FIRST HQ Consent/Release Form through a mobile device: https://www.firstinspires.org/sites/default/files/uploads/resource_library/youth-registration-guide-mobile.pdf.
• The FIRST HQ Consent/Release form is signed electronically, once per season, by the student’s parent/guardian (for team members younger than 18 years of age) as part of the above paths.
  • Reminder that the additional FIRST in Michigan Consent/Release form is no longer needed!