In order to participate in any FIRST Mid-Atlantic event in any capacity (student, mentor, coach, volunteer), completion of the FIRST Consent and Release Form is required.

Consent and Release forms are completed electronically.

There is no separate FMA Consent and Release form that is required.

All youth team members must be registered through the Youth Team Member System. When completing your yearly student team member registration, you will be prompted to complete the FIRST Consent and Release Form electronically. 

For more information on the Youth Registration System, visit FIRST’s Youth Registration System Overview.

All adults participating with a team should register with FIRST, complete Youth Protection Screening and be listed as coach on their teams roster. To be listed on the team roster, Adult Team Mentors will need to request an invitation from their Main Team Contact and follow the instructions provided.

All volunteers will complete the Consent and Release form electronically when completing Volunteer Registration through their FIRST Dashboard.

If a team is unable to have forms completed electronically, the Main Team Contact should reach out to their respective program’s Program Director or the FMA Senior Volunteer Coordinator.

• FLL: [email protected]
• FRC: [email protected] 
• Volunteers: [email protected] 

Adult Mentors and Volunteers should also review the PA Act 153 Clearances page to see if any additional clearances will be required.