Protect Youth Sports, the Trusted Resource for background checks by Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA)…
Positive Coaching Alliance – a national non-profit organization committed to providing all youth and high school athletes a positive, character-building youth sports experience.
“The issue of protecting young athletes from sexual predators is very important and one that PCA takes very seriously…As we strive for excellence we encourage all youth sports programs to implement background screening of coaches and volunteers, for the protection of our youth.” - Jim Thompson, Founder and CEO of Positive Coaching Alliance.
Protect Youth Sports, the only background check company recommended by the National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS)…
” Protect Youth Sports has demonstrated a unique awareness to the needs of youth sports organizations and has developed a very thorough process for running national background checks and re-verifying the accuracy of records.” - John Engh, Chief Operating Officer, NAYS
Background Checks using a national database, county and statewide criminal and sex offender records. A “True” 50 State Sex Offender Search, National Database (over 400 million records), Free Alias Name Search, No False Positives or Incomplete Records, 100% Industry Compliance. Read More…
Paperless Solutions with VERITY (multiple bundles to choose from). We make the process of screening coaches effective and affordable, while saving you time and money. Read More…
Child Safety Training for youth sports organizations. It is estimated that 90% of sex offenders don’t have criminal records and therefore will go undetected without proper training of your coaches and staff to identify signs of abuse and how to handle reporting of abuse Read More…
Background checks have become a standard practice in youth sports, as coach violence and sexual abuse and harassment have become more frequent (although still rare) occurrences. Every reasonable effort should be made to protect youth sports participants from adults in the program who have a history of unacceptable criminal activity. It is estimated that 9.6% of all volunteers screened have a criminal record and 2.9% of would be coaches have had convictions involving sex offenses, violence, or other felonies.
First and foremost, background checks are necessary as a matter of safety:
Tip for Protecting Your Kids: A proper background check should be part of your risk management strategy, including screening guidelines and child safety training.
