About This Guide

This guide is designed to help ACA Course Management System (CMS) users quickly find and complete the tasks they need, from course registration through final reporting. Use the task-based sections to follow clear, step-by-step instructions for managing courses, rosters, insurance, evaluations, and other common CMS functions.

Important: If information in this guide conflicts with the current SEIC Policy Manual or another published ACA policy, the current ACA / SEIC policy is the governing authority.

Table of Contents

1. Log in to the CMS

Use this task when: You need to access any CMS function.

Where to go: ACA website > Education > Course Management System (CMS), or use the direct CMS login page.

Steps:

1. Go to the ACA website: https://americancanoe.org
2. Select “Education” from the navigation menu.
3. Select “Course Management System (CMS).”
4. Your username and password from the ACA Membership system (powered by Sport:80) will automatically log you into the CMS.
   1. Alternatively to steps #1-3 above, you may log into your ACA membership account and click the CMS icon contained in the red menu bar.

Important notes:

• The ACA membership system and CMS use the same login credentials.
• A separate CMS test and training system can be used to practice. Information entered in the test system is not saved to the live CMS. Access the CMS test system from the “Help and Training” menu tab from within the CMS live system.