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Membership

What does membership cost?

Registered is free, always. Accredited is annual, sized by provider, with a founding rate for the first cohort — request pricing via the membership page.

What's the difference between the tiers?

Registered: library, self-assessment, basic listing. Accredited: observation, the mark, priority placement, hiring access. Accredited Plus: verified above the standard.

Accreditation

How long does accreditation take?

Most providers go self-assessment → observation within a season, at their own pace.

What if we don't pass?

The findings are yours; close the gaps with any approved partner and re-observe. Only safeguarding failures suspend.

The rules that keep it honest

Can providers buy their way to the mark or the top of the directory?

No, and we publish the rules: findings never become sales leads, observers hold no stake in providers they observe, any approved partner can help you improve, and buying anything confers no accreditation advantage.

Join YSPN to set the standard youth sport is missing

One national standard. One mark parents trust. One membership that makes both work for your business.

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