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Background checks for gymnastics coaches — $5 each.

Spotting a vault or a beam dismount is hands-on, one-on-one, and often unsupervised. Screen every coach, spotter, and volunteer with an FCRA-compliant national criminal and all-50-state sex-offender check, plus identity verification, for $5.

FCRA-compliant No per-seat fees Results in minutes

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Beam, bars & vault

Who's spotting your gymnasts?

Gymnastics involves more hands-on, one-on-one contact than almost any youth sport. These are the adults worth verifying before they step on the mat.

Coaches & spotters

Hands-on spotting at beam, bars, and vault.

Team & private coaches

One-on-one skill work, often unsupervised.

Meet chaperones

Travel meets, hotels, and overnight trips.

Rec-class instructors

Preschool tumbling and beginner classes.

Judges & event volunteers

Close contact at competitions and clinics.

Teen assistant coaches

Under-18 helpers — screened with guardian consent.

VolunteerBadge · Gymnastics

Every $5 volunteer check

$5

Criminal records

650M+ county, state & federal court records

Included

Sex-offender registries

All 50 states + national registry

Included

Identity verification

Government photo ID + biometric selfie

Included

Address history

SSN-traced — free on every check

Included

Watchlists

FBI Most Wanted + OFAC / global

Included
Coach's note: ~94% of volunteers come back with a clean record — you'll know the few who don't. Every hit is human-reviewed before it reaches you.

Cleared before the first practice

Step 1

Send the application

Email a link or post a QR code for staff and volunteers. They apply from their phone in minutes.

Step 2

We verify + screen

Government ID + selfie confirms the real person, then the $5 national check runs. Under-18 assistants get guardian consent automatically.

Step 3

Get a clear status

A green “verified” badge (or a flagged review) lands on your roster — with FCRA adverse-action built in.

On a gym budget? Let coaches cover their own $5.

Flip on volunteer-pays and each coach pays for their own check at sign-up — screening stays free for the gym, and you still get a verified result for everyone.

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Screening for gyms, tumbling, and competitive teams

Gymnastics involves more close physical contact than almost any youth sport — coaches spot skills with their hands on the athlete, work one-on-one at the beam and bars, and travel to meets. In the wake of high-profile abuse cases, parents and governing bodies expect every adult in the gym to be screened, and a $5 check makes doing that across a full coaching and volunteer roster realistic.

VolunteerBadge runs a full national criminal background check across 650M+ county, state, and federal court records, sex-offender registries in all 50 states, FBI Most Wanted, and OFAC/global watchlists — with a free SSN-traced address-history check on every applicant, no per-seat fees, and no annual contract.

Because name-only screening is unreliable, VolunteerBadge also verifies each coach with a government photo ID and a biometric selfie matched to the ID, so you know the person you cleared is the person in the gym.

See your state’s volunteer screening rules

Build your gym’s screening policy — free

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Gymnastics screening — questions gyms ask

How much does a gymnastics coach background check cost?+

It is $5 per coach or volunteer through VolunteerBadge — a full national criminal check with a free address-history check and FCRA adverse-action workflow included, and no per-seat or monthly fees on pay-as-you-go.

Does it search sex-offender registries?+

Yes — all 50 states plus the national registry, alongside 650M+ court records, FBI Most Wanted, and OFAC/global watchlists, on every $5 check.

Can we screen assistant coaches who are under 18?+

Yes. VolunteerBadge screens applicants as young as 14 and collects a parent/guardian authorization for anyone under 18 before the check runs.

Can coaches pay their own $5 fee?+

Yes — turn on volunteer-pays and each coach covers their own check, keeping screening free for the gym.

How often should we re-screen?+

Most gyms re-screen annually for staff and volunteers with ongoing athlete contact; automated reminders make it easy.

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Keep your gym a safe place to train

Set up your gym in a few minutes and screen your first coach for $5 — no contract, no per-seat fees, cancel anytime.

Screen a volunteer for $5