Sports Coaching & Athletic Education

Digital certificates for sports coaching, referees & athletic education

Coaching licenses, referee badges, safeguarding certificates, first aid sign-offs — sports federations issue thousands of them every year. Each one is a career credential. Each one carries legal weight. TRUE Original gives federations, education providers, and youth sports organisations a better way to issue, track, and verify them: secured by blockchain, branded for your domain, ready to share.

Built for federations

Federations carry the weight of credibility. When a coach hands a club a license, or a referee shows up to officiate a youth match, the document behind them is the federation's word. TRUE makes that word verifiable in a single tap.

Documents on your federation's domain

Not ours. Coaches, clubs, and parents see your brand, not a third party's. Every share, every verification reinforces your federation.

Blockchain-secured

Every certificate is written to blockchain, making it tamper-proof and permanently verifiable. The record cannot be altered after issuing.

Multi-language support

Issue the same credential in the languages your members speak. Useful for international federations and cross-border officiating.

Verified by anyone, anytime

A QR code on the credential opens an instant verification page. No phone calls. No back-and-forth emails. Works on any smartphone.

We already work with sports and wellness organisations in the Nordic region, including Active Sweden / Friskvårdsföretagen, who issue documents through a direct API integration with TRUE.

Use cases

Sports credentials cover a lot of ground. TRUE handles all of them on one platform.

Coaching licenses

A, B, C levels, sport-specific certifications, continuing education credits.

Referee & officiating credentials

Grade levels, recertifications, video assistant badges.

Safeguarding certificates

Child protection, duty of care, and compliance training. Especially important when minors are involved.

First aid & emergency response

CPR, AED, sport-specific medical training with clear expiration dates.

Anti-doping education

Completion of mandated courses for athletes, coaches, and support staff.

Athletic education diplomas

Completed coursework from sports academies, sport science programmes, and federation-run education tracks.

Why digital beats laminated cards

A laminated card was a fine solution in 1995. In 2026, it's a problem.

Cards get lost

Digital credentials don't. They live in the recipient's email, on their LinkedIn profile, and on a shareable link. The verification URL is permanent.

Cards can be forged

Photocopying, photoshopping, or just printing a fake one isn't hard. Blockchain-secured documents can't be altered after issue.

Cards are invisible

They sit in a wallet. A digital credential gets shared on social media, embedded on club websites, and scanned via QR, turning every issued document into brand exposure for your federation.

Cards don't track anything

TRUE gives you analytics on every document: when it's opened, where it's shared, how often it's verified. Useful for renewal nudges and engagement reporting.

Laminated card vs TRUE digital credential

What changes when coaching licenses and referee badges are verifiable on demand.

CapabilityLaminated cardTRUE credential
Lost or damagedReplacement workflow, weeks of delayPermanent verification URL, cannot be lost
Forgery resistancePhotocopying and photoshop bypass itBlockchain-anchored, tamper-proof
Pitch-side verificationVisual inspection onlyQR scan, seconds, no login
Multi-languageReprint per languageSame credential, multiple languages
RevocationNo clean way to invalidateInstant via dashboard or API
Expiry trackingManual reminders, often missedBuilt into the credential, visible on verification
Brand visibilitySits in a walletShared on LinkedIn, embedded on club sites
Bulk issuancePrint runs, postageWhole cohort in one batch via API or dashboard

For coaching education providers

If your organisation runs coaching courses, whether you're a national federation, a private academy, or a continuing education provider, TRUE plugs into your existing workflow.

REST API

Five simple endpoints to automate issuing from your LMS, course platform, or member database.

Email-based issuing

Issue a document by sending a structured email. No code required.

LMS integrations

Canvas, Moodle, Learnster, and more. Course completion in the LMS triggers a TRUE document automatically.

Bulk issuing

Handle a whole cohort at the end of a course in one batch. Useful for end-of-season certification waves. For polish that makes coaches actually want to share their license, read our guide on how to design professional certificates.

Safeguarding & compliance

Some sports credentials aren't optional. Safeguarding training for anyone working with minors carries legal weight in most European countries. Anti-doping education is mandated by international governing bodies. First aid certifications expire on a schedule that has to be tracked.

Expiration dates

Every document can carry a clear validity period. Recipients and verifiers see at a glance whether a credential is current.

Audit trail

Every issuance, every verification, every share is logged. Ready for an inquiry from a regulator, a club, or a parent.

eIDAS compliant

TRUE meets EU electronic identification and trust services standards. Cyber Hygiene Certified by OneMore Secure, with ISO 27001 in progress.

Instant on-the-pitch verification

When a regulator, a parent, or a club official asks "is this person actually qualified to be on the pitch with our kids?", the answer is one QR scan away.

When a coach hands a club a license, the document is the federation's word. With TRUE, that word is verifiable in a single tap.

500K+
Documents secured
200+
Organisations
15+
Countries

Frequently asked questions

Common questions from federations, coaching education providers, and youth sports organisations.

Can we use our own domain?

Yes. Documents live on your federation's own domain. Recipients, clubs, and the public never see TRUE's branding, they see yours.

Can we issue in multiple languages?

Yes. TRUE supports multi-language issuing, which matters for international federations, cross-border officiating, and federations with members who speak different languages.

How does verification work?

Every document includes a QR code and a verification link. Anyone, a club, a regulator, a parent, a journalist, can scan or click and see proof of authenticity instantly. No login required.

What happens if a coach loses access to their email?

The credential is permanently recorded on blockchain and tied to a verification URL. It cannot be lost, even if the original email disappears.

Can we revoke a credential?

Yes. If a coach's license is suspended, or a referee is decertified, the document's status updates immediately on the verification page.

Does TRUE work with our existing systems?

Yes. TRUE offers a REST API with five simple endpoints, email-based issuing, and direct integrations with LMS platforms like Canvas, Moodle, and Learnster.

Is the data secure?

Yes. TRUE is eIDAS compliant, Cyber Hygiene Certified by OneMore Secure, and working toward ISO 27001. Documents are written to blockchain (Ethereum, AVAX, Fantom, or Polygon) for permanent, tamper-proof records.

Are you GDPR compliant?

TRUE is a Swedish company headquartered in Stockholm. GDPR and EU regulatory alignment are built into how we operate.

Ready to modernise your federation's credentials?

Whether you issue 500 coaching licenses a year or 50,000 across multiple disciplines, TRUE can carry the load — branded for your federation, secured by blockchain, verifiable forever.