Season Registration is required for any athlete, team support staff, official or medical classifier who plans on participating in the 2025 regular season and post season. Season registration, including signed waivers,  must be complete prior to participation in any USA Wheelchair Football League event. We have defined the terms athlete, team support staff, and official to help you understand if you fall into one of those categories. 

Athletes

Athletes are individuals 18 years or older as of August 1st, 2026 who plan to participate in a USA Wheelchair Football League event as an athlete during any point in the 2026 regular season and post season.

Team Support Staff

Team support staff are individuals who plan to be on the sideline to support a team during competition at a USA Wheelchair Football League event during any point in the 2025 regular season and post season.

Examples of eligible team support staff members: head coach, assistant coaches, team administrators, equipment tech, medical staff, team reviewer

Examples of NON-eligible team support staff members: photographers, : friends and family who are solely traveling as fans (if they are traveling to provide equipment support or otherwise serve as support within the team bench area during game time, they can and should be registered as an “support staff”)

Officials

Officials are individuals who will officiate at a USA Wheelchair Football League event during any point in the 2026 regular season or post season.

Medical Classifiers

Medical Classifiers are members of a classification panel who will conduct evaluation during any USA Wheelchair Football League classification appointments held throughout the 2026 regular season or post season.

Follow the below instructions to ensure your 2026 Season Registration is complete.

Step 1. 

• Sign Up for a Move United Individual Membership or Log Into your existing Individual Membership account.

Click here for step-by-step instructions on how to create a Move United Individual Membership!

Step 2.

• From the Move United Member Hub main page, scroll down and go to the “Sports” page. Then, go to the “USA Wheelchair Football League” page.
• Complete your respective 2026 season registration form.
  • You will get a confirmation email when you successfully submit your season registration form. This ensures your registration has been received by Move United.
  • If you do not receive a confirmation email, try submitting your season registration form again.

Click here for step-by-step instructions on how to submit your 2026 season registration!

Step 3.

• Complete your 2025 Move United Liability & Media Waivers.
  • Sign your Move United Liability & Media Waivers Here!
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You will receive a confirmation email after you’ve successfully completed your registration. If you did not receive this email, please email tshipeck@moveunitedsport.org to confirm if your registration is completed or if you need to re-submit your registration materials.

No, you do not need to have your proposed classification submitted before you complete your season registration. We encourage athletes to complete their season registration as promptly as possible to mitigate any confusion as it relates to the classification process.

All athletes who plan to compete in the 2026 USA Wheelchair Football League season are required to have their team reviewer submit the required videos and forms by Friday July 17th.

While team reviewers should be responsible for reaching out to athletes, we encourage athletes to also discuss a time for testing with their team’s leadership to ensure they are able to compete in the 2025 season. It is the responsibility of athletes, coaches and team support staff to understand the requirements of the classification rules prior to attending a USA Wheelchair Football League event.

Click Here to Learn More About Classification & the Classification Process.

We frequently reference the terms “Registered” and “Rostered” throughout the USA Wheelchair Football League season. They may sound interchangeable but they have important distinctions within the registration process.

“Registered”

A Registered individual is an athlete or team support staff who has completed their season registration and waivers. This is the baseline requirement for participation with the USA Wheelchair Football League. We encourage teams to have anyone who has the potential of participating in regular and post-season play complete their season registration. This allows teams flexibility when planning and submitting their tournament roster.

“Rostered”

A Rostered individual is designated to participate in a tournament. If an individual is not registered they cannot be rostered. A team’s roster may change for every tournament if the team needs to adjust their athletes and/or team support staff. All teams must adhere to all tournament roster rules and regulations in the current USA Wheelchair Football League Rulebook.

Any athlete or team support staff  who needs to complete their season registration after July 27th, 2026 must submit a late registration request. This includes any athlete or team support staff who has participated in a previous season. 

Step 1: Submit the Late Registration Request 

The athlete or team support staff needing to register must send an email directly to Tommy at Tshipeck@moveunitedsport.org with the information outlined below.

• Explanation of the reason why their 2026 season registration was unable to be completed during the registration window of April 6th, 2026 to July 27, 2026.
• Any supporting documentation to support their explanation.

Step 2: Move United Review & Notification of Approval or Denial

Move United will review the late registration request and send notification if the request has been approved or denied. This review process takes on average 3 business days from receipt of the late registration request.

• If Approved, the athlete or team support staff will receive further instructions to move forward with completing their 2026 season registration.
  • 2026 season registration, including waivers must be submitted no later than 15 business days prior to a tournament in order for the athlete or team support staff to be eligible to participate.
  • If an athlete would like to compete as a Class 1-4 in the 2026 season, all required documentation from the Team Reviewer must be submitted no later than 20 business days prior to a tournament.
    • If proposed classification documentation is not provided by this deadline, an athlete with a qualifying physical disability for classification would automatically be placed as a class 4. 

• If Denied, the athlete or team support staff will receive explanation supporting the decision and further instructions if applicable.