Is AAU membership required to compete coach or officiate at an AAU Tae Kwon Do competition?

Answer 1

Yes. You'll need an AAU athlete membership to compete. You will need either and athlete or non-athlete membership to coach. Plus you'll need to pass a coaching exam online before being allowed to coach at an event. There are test in place to become an official. There are different levels for official. Upon becoming a official you'll need to officiate at the local level before going to nationals.

Also it should be noted in addition to everything I listed above, adults will need to pass a background check before being allowed train, compete, coach, officiate with AAU Taekwondo. This is done upon registering and it free. They check for felonies as well as sexual assault. In my opinion AAU it a great organization.