The Story of NSID: Pioneering Age Verification in Youth Sports

When parents, coaches, and tournament directors talk about age and grade verification today, one name stands out: National Sports ID (NSID). But what many people don’t realize is that NSID didn’t just join the movement for fair play in youth sports; we started it. What truly separates us from everyone else is our story. NSID…

The Hidden Costs of Paperwork and Manual Verification in Youth Sports

Running a youth sports league or tournament isn’t just about crafting schedules and distributing trophies. Behind the scenes, organizers juggle a mountain of registrations, payments, and perhaps most onerous player eligibility checks. Generation-old processes rely on binders of birth certificates, report cards, and physical waivers, all of which must be manually reviewed and stored. This…