Tri City Chargers Coaches and Parents,

If you have volunteered to coach for the 2016 Tri City Chargers football season, thank you!  Please see below for the details on how to certify.

If you have not volunteered and would like to, even if you don't want to be an "official" coach, but help out as needed once your player has been assigned their team, then please follow the following certification process as well.

The league appreciates our coaches' commitment to teaching our young athletes the importance teamwork and sportsmanship in a safe and fun environment!  Coaching certification for the 2016 season requires completion of the following three activities:

• Attendance at the 2016 Coaches Certification Meeting on Sunday, July 17th from 9:00am - 12:00pm at the Hickory Knolls Discovery Center (map) near the game fields in JOB Park. Please make every effort to be present for the certification meeting on July 17th.
• Completion of a background check.  Please sign the attached form and either email an electronic copy to cfl@tricitychargers.org, or mail a copy to:  Attn:  CFL Director, TriCity Chargers, 1020 Cedar Ave., Box #14, St. Charles, IL 60174.
• Completion of USA Football online certification or re-certification.  Use the promo code below for a discounted membership fee of $10. Please follow steps below to complete the online certification or re-certification:

1.     Already have a USA Football account?
        Log-in here & renew: https://login.usafootball.com/login?service=http%3A%2F%2Fusafootball.com%2Fcas
        PROMO CODE:   tcchargers16
2.     Need to create a USA Football account?
        Register here: http://www2.usafootball.com/register/coaching  - search for Tri City Chargers
        PROMO CODE:   tcchargers16
3.     Once logged in, take the Level 1 Tackle Certification Course (NOTE: the certification and re-certification are the same this year as it's new content) here:  http://www2.usafootball.com/dashboard/coach

Still have questions? See the attached pdf with instructions or contact the USA Football Member Services team at 1-877-5-FOOTBALL (1-877-536-6822) or visit the Help Desk, where you can chat live with the USA Football membership team or enter a help desk ticket: https://helpdesk.usafootball.com/hc/en-us

Head coaches - make sure you forward this to all of your assistant coaches in case some of them may not be registered or in our system yet.  Let me know if any of you have any questions.

Thanks, and have a GREAT 2016 season!

Mark Rokos

CFL Director

Tri City Chargers Youth Football Association

(630)660-9685

cfl@tricitychargers.org