Team Blast: August 6, 2026

In this week's blast:

⚙️Youth Protection Program Clearance Required
⚙️FIRST^® Robotics Competition Blog Updates
⚙️Team Recruitment Flyers - Resource of the Week

Program Updates, Deadlines, & Reminders

Review your Youth Protection Program Clearance: As previously announced, annual FIRST Youth Protection clearances now include:

✅ Youth Protection Policy Acknowledgment.
✅ Youth Protection Training.
✅ Youth Protection Screening. (U.S./Canada)

FIRST Dashboard profiles have recently been updated to reflect this change, and all lead coaches and mentors should go to their profile and confirm their Youth Protection status.

FIRST Robotics Competition Blog Updates:

📝 BIOCORE™ presented by Haas Event Registration Updates

📝 2026 Usage Data

📝 New Global & Senior Head Referees

Resource of the Week: As you start preparing to recruit new students, you can use these team recruitment templates created by FIRST - letter size, tabloid style (files automatically download). These flyers are season specific, and we have provided some text to help you get started!