Adult Registration Process

USE YOUR FULL LEGAL NAME AND THE SAME EMAIL ADDRESS WHEN SETTING UP ALL SOCCER RELATED ACCOUNTS. THIS WILL ENSURE AUTO-UPLOADING /VERIFICATION WHEN AVAILABLE. CREATING A DUPLICATE ACCOUNT WILL RESULT IN NEEDING SUPPORT AND MAY ADD ADDITIONAL TIME TO THE PROCESS.

  1. Complete Mass Youth Soccer annual registration

  2. Complete required trainings through U.S. Soccer Learning Center (SafeSport Abuse Prevention & Concussion Awareness)

    • Mass Youth Soccer also accepts:
  3. Complete your annual review of required policies

  4. Complete 1-time CORI Verification Process

    • The verification process is different than having your CORI processed, and happens with your local risk manager. They will review your CORI Acknowledgement form and government issued ID in person, over video meeting, or by sending a notarized form.
    • CORI Verification Tutorial Video | Tutorial Slides

Now that you have completed your Annual Mass Youth Soccer Adult Registration, you can manage your Mass Youth Soccer Account through the following:

To verify your Registration/Season history and your Risk Status and Risk Expire Date, to update your personal information and find the required training links and the CORI Acknowledgement form see instructions along with the “Login” portal link to access your account below:

  1. Log into your Adult/CORI Registration account using the Affinity Login Portal link below.
  2. Once logged in, click on the Applications tab located under your photo; there you will see your Registration/Season history, Risk Status and Risk Status Expire Date.
  3. To update your personal information please Log into your adult registration and click on the info tab under your photo.
  4. To find the SafeSport and concussion required training links, log into your adult registration and click on the “Certificate” tab under your photo.
  5. To print your CORI Acknowledgement form, click on the Print Documents link located under your photo or under the Applications tab.  Follow the Adult/CORI Registration line to the Receipt & Forms link, then click on that link for your printable PDF CORI Acknowledgement Form.

To verify account information:  U.S. Soccer Connect Login Portal

Adult Registration Resources


Trouble with Registering

  • Click here to a submit a Sport Connect Ticket 
  • If you are having trouble registering (duplicate accounts, need accounts merged, issues with single sign-on), contact Sports Connect Support.  Click the link to submit a first priority support ticket to Sports Connect (scroll down to the bottom of page, click on SUBMIT button).
  • Single Sign-On FAQ
  • Stack Sports Phone Support: 855-703-2558
    Phone Support Hours:

    • Monday – Friday from 12pm-7pm EST
    • Saturday from 12pm-5pm EST

Video Tutorials

If you receive an unfavorable response to your CORI background check, and were denied, terminated, or suspended, you have the right to appeal that finding. Here is a summary of the appeals process. For the complete appeals guidelines, see our Policies, Procedures, and Regulations Handbook, Section 3.

You must submit a written request for appeal to the Executive Director within 10 days of the postmark date of the notice of denial, termination, or suspension (or within 10 days of receipt if the notice was hand-delivered). If you do not appeal within 10 days, the decision will stand.

Once an appeal has been requested, the Executive Director will arrange a hearing within 14 days, or as soon as possible. The hearing will take place no more than 60 days after the request was made, unless both parties agree in writing.

You will have the right to a confidential, 60-minute hearing. If the hearing panel upholds the decision to disqualify your participation in Massachusetts Youth Soccer, and its affiliated organizations, you have the right to appeal that decision to the US Soccer National Appeals Committee.

You can submit a request for an appeal to:

Executive Director, Massachusetts Youth Soccer
512 Old Union Turnpike
Lancaster, MA 01523

For more information on the CORI program and process, email CORI@mayouthsoccer.org

Who Must Complete a CORI Request?

Every adult associated with all organizations who may have the opportunity to have direct and unmonitored access to children is required by state law to complete the CORI certification process. (Massachusetts CORI Reform – Chapter 385 of the Acts of 2002).  The first step of the process will be for all adults to properly register with Mass Youth Soccer using the new U.S. Soccer Connect Adult Registration process.

Using the above requirement of all adults who may have the opportunity to have direct and unmonitored access to children, the following individuals will be required to register:

  • ​Click HERE for an up-to-date list of who must register with Mass Youth Soccer and complete all adult risk management requirements.

Risk Manager/CORI Submitter – Commonwealth of Mass CORI Policy Information

As stated above, every adult associated with all organizations who may have the opportunity to have direct and unmonitored access to children is required by state law to complete the CORI certification process. (Massachusetts CORI Reform – Chapter 385 of the Acts of 2002).

The Criminal Offender Record Information (“CORI”) laws and regulations in Massachusetts were first enacted in the early 1970s. While they have and continue to undergo a number of changes and developments, their primary focus remains intact. CORI is designed to protect the general public from exposure to potentially dangerous individuals with a criminal past. Organizations that serve vulnerable segments of the population such as Massachusetts Youth Soccer are given limited access to information about prospective coaches, administrators, volunteers and employees who may have a serious criminal history and who may pose a significant threat to the children involved in youth soccer across the state. The agency that oversees criminal background checks in the Commonwealth is the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS).

  • Each youth soccer organization is required to identify a CORI submitter, and Massachusetts Youth Soccer will qualify that person under the State CORI Office guidelines. Risk Managers/CORI Submitters will be responsible, along with their organization’s registrars, for making sure all adults involved in their program are properly registered, CORI Checked and Cleared, and have been CORI Verified.
  • Hence, each club or team will have one qualified Risk Manager/CORI submitter who will be responsible for collecting every adult’s CORI Acknowledgement form and verify identity.
  • The Risk Manager/CORI Submitter role has more Risk Management responsibilities. Please review the Risk Manager Information Webpage.