COACH VERIFICATION

Teams must have their coach fully certified by the roster deadline, 24 hours before the start of the first event they are competing in officially this season. 

In the case of a medical or personal emergency that arises during an event that causes a team’s certified coach to need to leave the event site, the team may continue to play without being required to forfeit their remaining games in the tournament, given the following:

• This exception is only in effect when the certified coach unexpectedly leaves the game or event site due to a medical or personal emergency or leaves the event site to accompany one of their players to seek medical attention offsite.
• The coach must have been present during the tournament. If a medical or personal emergency arises before the start of the event, the team is not exempted from the requirement of having a coach present onsite.
• Before leaving the event site, the coach must inform the tournament director of the situation. If the coach is unable to inform the tournament director directly, a member of their team must immediately do so.
• Upon return to the event site (if the coach returns before the end of the event), they must be present at all remaining official matches.
• Within one week after the event, the coach must complete this form to affirm that they left for an emergency situation that arose during the event.