The 2025-2026 USA Gymnastics membership season is now open! Please review the information below for important updates and reminders for the upcoming season.

Reminders:

U110: U.S. Center for SafeSport Core Course Expiration: USA Gymnastics will continue implementing the following U110: U.S. Center for SafeSport expiration date cycle, to comply with the U.S. Center for SafeSport’s annual certification requirement for all adult members of U.S. sports’ national governing bodies, including USA Gymnastics. U110 training will be issued using the following calendar:

  • Members who complete the U110: U.S. Center for SafeSport course from June 1, 2025, through July 31, 2025, will have a course expiration of December 31, 2025, requiring them to complete the course two times within the season to remain active.
  • Members who complete the U110: U.S. Center for SafeSport course from August 1, 2025, through May 31, 2026, will have a course expiration of July 31, 2026, only having to complete the course once within the season.

USA Gymnastics encourages adult members who do not need sanctioned event access and will not be in direct contact with minors before August 1, 2025, to wait to renew their U110: SafeSport training until on or after August 1.

Online Registration:

  • Parents/guardians must log in to the USA Gymnastics website with their username and password to register or renew their children’s membership.
  • All adult (18+) members must log in to the USA Gymnastics website with their username and password to register/renew their membership and complete any educational courses.

How-To Guides:

New for 2025-2026:

Volunteer Criminal Background Check Requirement: To ensure the adherence to USAG policies, Volunteer members 18+ will be required to complete the USA Gymnastics background check screening to be eligible to participate as a volunteer at a USA Gymnastics sanctioned event.

Volunteer members can complete the screening through their USAG profile. The cost for a domestic background check screening is $30, valid for 2 years, and will take approximately 3-5 business days to receive the results.

Volunteer members will be considered pending and not eligible to participate in sanctioned events until results have been received and the background check certification is expiration date appears on their USAG profile.

Certificate of Insurance Requirement: As outlined in the Membership Terms and Conditions, organizations applying for Member Clubs or Event Production membership must maintain comprehensive general liability insurance coverage. To ensure compliance, organizations must now upload their organization’s Certificate of Insurance (COI) during the membership registration process. To ensure no disruptions during the registration process, a PDF of the COI is recommended to be saved on the device before beginning the membership registration process.

Sanction Update: USAG, like many youth sports organizations, is experiencing a significant rise in insurance costs—more than a 60% increase since 2023. The increased cost is part of a broader trend impacting youth sports nationwide, not just our organization. As a result, we face the unfortunate need to increase sanction fees. Understandably, any cost increase can be a challenge for event directors. With that in mind, a new sanction fee structure has been designed to distribute the increased insurance costs based on the number of participating athletes. The intent of this new structure is to lessen the impact on individual event budgets and align insurance costs with event size. In addition, updates will be made to the sanction application and close-out procedures to reflect the new structure.

    Sanction Application Process: The sanction application process will remain largely the same. However, meet directors will now have now have the option to save a preferred payment method during the application process. This stored payment method can be used to automatically process any additional fees assessed after the event. Please note that saving a preferred payment method is entirely optional and not required to apply for a sanction.

    Sanction Fees: Flat Rate for all events, paid at the time of sanction application: $265
    Tiered Rates (additional fees assessed at time of sanction closure):

    • 349 or fewer athlete participants = $0 fee
    • 350-499 athlete participants = $110 fee
    • 500-799 athlete participants = $160 fee
    • 800+ athlete participants = $270 fee

    Sanction Closure and Fee Assessment: When sanction report forms are submitted at the conclusion of the event, the event’s Meet Reservation data will be used to determine the total number of athlete participants. If the total number of athletes exceeds 349, an additional fee will be assessed based on the tiered pricing outlined above. It is also important to note that only sanction report forms that are uploaded directly to the USA Gymnastics website will be accepted this season.

2025-2026 Membership Dues:

  • Athlete-$73
  • New First-Time Athlete-$25
  • Competitive Coach-$99
  • Judge-$99
  • Meet Director-$99
  • Organization Owner/Managing Director-$99
  • Recreational Coach- $17
  • Photographer/Videographer-$17
  • Medical-Free
  • Volunteer-Free
  • Member Club-$225
  • University-$160
  • Judging Association-$160
  • Event Production-$300

*Competitive Coaches, Judges, Meet Directors, and Organization Owners/Managing Directors will only need to pay one membership fee; they will not need to pay a separate membership fee for each role they select. For example, if the individual is a competitive coach and a judge, they will only be charged one fee of $99.