Vouching for an athlete

What it is

A vouch puts your name on an athlete's public page as a coach who stands behind them. It only shows once the athlete, or a parent for a younger player, says yes.

How to use it

1. Open an athlete on your roster. On their page, find the Vouch box and choose Vouch for them.
2. The vouch is sent and shows as waiting. Nothing appears publicly yet.
3. The athlete (or a parent, if the athlete is under 18) sees it under Coach vouches on their profile and can accept or decline.
4. Once accepted, the athlete's public page shows your name and what you coach, for example "Coach Dana Lee, hitting coach".
5. Change your mind? Choose Withdraw while it is waiting, or Remove my vouch after it is showing.

Rules and limits

• You can only vouch for athletes on your roster.
• One vouch per athlete. Sending it again just returns the one that exists.
• A family that declines a vouch is final: you cannot send it again, and you cannot clear the declined mark by withdrawing.
• A younger athlete cannot decide on their own. A parent chooses which vouches appear on their page.
• Only accepted vouches are ever shown publicly, with your name and role. An athlete or parent who accepted can remove it later.
• You can send up to 60 vouch requests an hour.

Edge cases

• If an athlete is not on your roster any more, or does not exist, you see the same not found response for both.
• The role shown next to your name comes from what you coach for that athlete (general shows as plain "coach").
• Removing an accepted vouch updates the athlete's public page right away.