ATTENTION Coaches, Assistant Coaches, Team Managers and Adult Athletes:

If you are new to Cleveland United, please read this Overview to fully understand the risk management process. Each Coach, Volunteer, or Adult Athlete (18 and older) must complete the current year application at nc.sinchq.com and SafeSport Sexual Abuse and Awareness training to participate in Cleveland United activities.

Adult Athletes (17 and older) should read this Overview for information on risk management. These tasks are required for any participation in Cleveland United (Greater Cleveland Athletic Association) activities and must be completed at the following intervals:

• Initial volunteer registration
• Every fall registration period

** Please note that background checks are done through our governing body, NCYSA. The GCAA Background check for baseball/softball/basketball/volleyball DOES NOT apply to any of the GCAA soccer programs. **

All Coaches, Assistant Coaches, Team Managers, and Adult Athletes must complete the NCYSA background check to be eligible to be on the field with any GCAA soccer program. NCYSA Background checks, Risk Management, and SafeSport training must be done once per year, with the calendar resetting each Fall Season.

EFFECTIVE WITH THE 2024-2025 SEASONAL YEAR

• Athletes that are 18 years old or older at time of registration will not be eligible to participate (this includes training), their name will not appear on the team roster and their player pass will not be generated until they have completed the NCYSA Adult Athlete RM application and have been approved by NCYSA.
• Athletes that are 17 years old and will turn 18 during the current seasonal year.
  • All athletes that are 17 years old or older at time of registration will not be eligible to participate in any NCYSA sanctioned event (this includes, but is not limited to, training, practice, scrimmages, games, and tournaments) until they have completed the NCYSA Adult Athlete Risk Management application and have been approved for participation by NCYSA. Their name will only appear on the team roster and their player pass will only be generated once they have been approved for participation.
• Athletes that are not yet 18 years old will need to obtain parental/guardian permission to complete the NCYSA Adult Athlete Risk Management application and to complete the SafeSport training.

There is NO GRACE PERIOD.

ADULT & MINOR PARTICIPANTS 

REGISTRATION, TRAINING, & RISK MANAGEMENT TUTORIAL

2024-2025 SEASONAL YEAR: Tutorial

PLEASE READ THE TUTORIAL BEFORE REGISTERING! 

It provides step-by-step instructions for completing your application and answers the most commonly asked questions.

If you are a new or returning Coach, Volunteer, or Adult Athlete please sign into your nc.sinchq.com account to complete the application for the current/upcoming year. 

https://nc.sinchq.com/rm/riskmanagement.aspx

Steps For Completing Risk Management Application

1. Complete the first part by entering your personal information
2. You will be sent an email with a link to confirm your email. Please look in your spam, junk, trash, deleted and "all mail” folders for this email.
   • The email comes from no-reply@e.sinchq.com
   • Email subject:  Risk Management Application
3. Select the 2024-2025 season
4. Please select "GREATER CLEVELAND ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION" for our organization when prompted. There is a GCCSA (Greater Cleveland County Soccer Association) so PLEASE double check this step, as this happens a lot!
5. You will then be navigated to the SafeSport website to complete the Sexual Abuse and Awareness training.
6. Return to your Risk Management application and upload the SafeSport certificate earned for completing the Sexual Abuse and Awareness training into the nc.sinchq.com system.
   • For the 2024-25 Seasonal Year, only SafeSport certificates dated on or after April 1, 2024 will be accepted.
7. If your legal name is different from what we have in TeamSnap, email info@gcaatravelsoccer.com ASAP!
8. If you have any questions, please email info@gcaatravelsoccer.com

Thank you for contributing to our community, and specifically the children in our community by coaching at GCAA. We hope you enjoy the experience as much as we have!