Start a Club
USA Weightlifting is here to help you do the heavy lifting!
Thank you for your interest growing the sport of weightlifting in the United States, we're glad you're here! Whether you want to bring an Olympic Weightlifting program to your school, learn to run a weightlifting meet at your gym or learn to compete, you're in the right place! These step-by-step guides are meant to walk you through each of these processes but we're always here to help. Please reach out to usaw@usaweightlifting.org if you have questions or need help along the way!
Step 1: Register Your Gym
Log into your membership profile in Sport80. On the left hand side, click "Setup Club"
Not yet a member? Create membership using these steps.
Step 2: Check your requirements
Add your administrators. Each club requires the following roles:
Club Director - Current USAW Member, Background Screening, SafeSport Certification
Club Coach - Current USAW Member, Background Screening, SafeSport Certification, USAW Coach Certification
Club Admin - Current USAW Member
Become a coach here.
Step 3: Register Athletes
Athletes who are not currently affiliated with a club can affiliate by logging in here. Then, click on the green "Current" button, hit next, and athletes can select their club.
Athletes who are currently affiliated with another club can affiliate by logging in to their BARS account and following these steps:
By using the "Transfer" button on their profile in Sport80. Click Actions > Transfer. An email will then be sent to both the outgoing and new club admins, requesting the transfer approval.
- General Liability Insurance
- Host USAW-Sanctioned Competitions
- Compete in the Club League
Marketing & Fundraising
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Club Banners
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To start a new USAW club the Director, Coach and any other Club Administrators must be current USAW members. There must be at least one USA Weightlifting Level 1 coach who has completed a background screening. Both the club Director and the club Coach must also compete background screenings ($35) and SafeSport training (free of charge). Also, all participating members in the club need to be USAW members in order to lift at USAW sanctioned events. Please see this infographic for more information.
Yes, there must be at least one USA Weightlifting Level 1 (or higher) coach with a current background screening and current SafeSport training to start a club.
- Log into your membership profile here or go to https://usaweightlifting.sport80.com/.
- Switch to your club profile by clicking the user icon in the top right corner of the screen.
- Click 'Switch Account' -> Select your Club Account
- Click the 'lapsed' membership and complete the membership form
Log into your membership profile here or go to https://usaweightlifting.sport80.com/.
Once logged in, click "Setup Club" from the left-hand column.
USAW Club Insurance is added automatically when you have a current, valid club membership.