What do I need to complete before coaching a USA Volleyball junior club team?

USA Volleyball's national minimums for junior club coaches:

• USA Volleyball membership as a coach.
• Background screen: all USA Volleyball member coaches must pass one.
• SafeSport training: must be completed before you interact with athletes. Under the U.S. Center for SafeSport MAAPP, the SafeSport Trained Core course must be done before regular contact with minors begins and within the first 45 days of membership (whichever comes first), with a refresher every 12 months.
• IMPACT course: the indoor IMPACT course is required for all USA Volleyball junior club coaches and is the minimum coach education. The national office doesn't require you to renew it.

A complete junior team must have at least six players and a USAV certified juniors' coach. Your region or club may add requirements (for example a concussion course, a code of ethics, or IMPACT renewal), so complete those too.

All match rules in this guide come from the 2025-2027 USA Volleyball Indoor Rules. A tournament's own competition regulations can modify some of them (such as roster size or the substitution limit).