VECHS or the AHCA Clearinghouse? Everyone screens through VECHS — the real choice is FDLE's FALCON system vs. the Clearinghouse, and which one saves money comes down to how long your coaches actually stick around. Here's the cost-benefit breakdown for youth sports leagues.

Everyone assumes the AHCA Clearinghouse is mandatory for Level 2 checks — FDLE told us directly it isn't. Every screening goes through VECHS; here's why most Florida youth leagues are better off on the FDLE FALCON path, on cost, speed, and the paperwork you'd otherwise be stuck managing.

Already fingerprinted your coaches last season? Whether that Level 2 background check still counts depends on one thing most leagues have never heard of: VECHS vs. the AHCA Clearinghouse. Here's when your coaches need re-screening — and when they don't.

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