Play-from-home preparation guide

Playing from home has been the preferred option for many players that compete with us. Many parents sign up players for coaching and camps independently from a school program, which can provide more freedom and accessibility by allowing players to use their home equipment. This can also alleviate the load on schools that have limited tech options and facilities.

Similar to playing on campus as part of a school team, there are certain preparations to consider before getting started.

Is your school handling registration?

If a school is handling player registrations for their teams, sponsors will have to coordinate with players to have their accounts and teams created. All registered players will be added under their school's account, requiring minimal interaction from parents. From there, players will be able to log on from home and their accounts will be managed by the school.

Sponsors can follow our teacher account creation guide to get their accounts set up.

Will registration be handled by a parent?

If parents will be handling registration, they can follow these steps to prepare for their first session:

STEP 1. 

Visit coaching.vanta.gg. Select "Create an Account" at the bottom.

STEP 2.

Choose the "Parent/Guardian" role and select continue.

STEP 3. 

Enter the email you wish to use for your account and click "CONTINUE". This should send a verification code to the email you entered.

Enter the verification code to continue.

STEP 4.

You'll now be prompted to verify your identity.

You'll be asked for some basic information to verify your status as a legal adult.

Note: You will be asked for your SSN - this is purely for identification purposes and will be encrypted so that only the last 4 digits can be seen. We use this security measure to ensure that every parent on the platform is who they say they are.

STEP 4.

Once your identity is verified, you'll be directed to the Vanta dashboard. From here, you click on the " GAMERS" tab to send registration invites to a gamer by entering their emails in the "INVITE PLAYER" bar.

(Note: Parent accounts do not currently feature "School Invite Codes".)

Once your gamer receives their invite email, they can click on the "Join Now" button in the email to complete their registration.

Clicking "Join Now" will redirect your gamer to the login page. From there, they can click on "Create an Account" under the log in button.

STEP 5.

Next, they will select "GAMER" as their role.

They will then be asked to create a gamer account with either an email or a username and password. They'll be creating their account using the email method (make sure it's the same email address that they received their invitation with).

Once they enter their login and click "CONTINUE", they will be asked to enter the verification code that was sent to their email.

STEP 6.

They will then be redirected to their gamer dashboard - account creation is complete and they should now appear on the parent account's "GAMERS" tab!

To have your player sign up for a league, either you or your player will have to visit the TEAM's page by clicking on the TEAMS tab (if the player is 13 or under, a parent will have to sign them up).

There, they will see a league signup link.

STEP 7.

This link will lead the player to our discovery page, where they can browse through leagues that are open for signup.

Once you've found your league, click on VIEW DETAILS.

Your player will now see all the information related to that league. Once they're ready to register, they'll need to select REGISTER NOW.

STEP 8.

This will start their team creation process - First, they'll be given the choice to sign up with a prearranged team or to sign up as a free agent, which will place them in a queue for team assignment.

Once they've selected their team placement option, they will be prompted to select a coach their skill level and coach.

STEP 9.

Once these selections are finalized, they will be prompted to enter payment information for their registration fee.

Questions? We're happy to help. Contact us at support@vanta.gg