by Protect Youth Sports | Jul 20, 2015 | Compliance Updates, Industry News
When youth sports programs make the proactive measure to protect its child participants from predators by using background checks, we can only applaud them. Background checks are the single most effective tool youth organizations can onboard to keep participants,...
by Protect Youth Sports | Jul 6, 2015 | Industry News
Sometimes it’s not what a background check turns up, but what a successful screening program can do to alert people of suspect behavior. Case in point: A 13-year-old cheerleader from Colorado has come forward claiming her coach sexually assaulted her. She says the...
by Protect Youth Sports | Jun 29, 2015 | Compliance Updates, Industry News
Over the past couple of years, Pennsylvania has been leading the charge to protect children. It started in 2014 when state legislators passed a comprehensive package of proposals to overhaul its child protection policies. The new law set out a bunch of new parameters...
by Protect Youth Sports | Jun 1, 2015 | Compliance Updates, Industry News
Sports camps across the country are gearing up for Summer 2015. Coaches, volunteers, referees and other guides/handlers are signing all the important forms, giving clearance for background checks, getting some training, and learning the ins/outs of what’s expected of...
by Protect Youth Sports | Apr 13, 2015 | Compliance Updates, Industry News
Conducting background checks on your employees and/or volunteers is something that has become a necessity for any organization that works with children. It’s common sense. It protects a vulnerable population. It speaks highly about your organizations’ commitment to...
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