How does USA Lacrosse implement background checks to protect young athletes. What components are included in their screening process. Why is background screening crucial for youth sports organizations. How can parents ensure their children’s safety in sports environments.
The Importance of Background Screening in Youth Sports
In the United States, an estimated 4.8 million youth athletes out of 60 million may be victims of sexual abuse. This alarming statistic underscores the critical need for robust safety measures in youth sports organizations. USA Lacrosse has made athlete protection its top priority, implementing comprehensive background screening as a first line of defense against potential misconduct.
Background screening serves as a crucial tool for youth sports clubs, organizations, and leagues to ensure the safety of their young participants. By thoroughly vetting coaches and volunteers, these organizations can significantly reduce the risk of abuse and create a safer environment for athletes.
Why is background screening so important?
- Over 90% of child sexual abuse involves a perpetrator known to the child
- Coaches have frequent and close contact with youth athletes
- Coaching youth is a privilege that requires careful vetting
- Parents deserve transparency regarding the safety measures in place
USA Lacrosse’s Comprehensive Background Screening Process
USA Lacrosse has partnered with the National Center for Safety Initiatives (NCSI) to conduct thorough background checks on all coach members. This process involves searching multiple databases and registries to identify any potential red flags in an individual’s history.
What does USA Lacrosse’s background screening include?
- National criminal databases
- Criminal court records
- National and state criminal records
- Sex offender databases and registries
- Various watch lists
- Fugitive and terrorist database searches
- County courthouse searches based on residential history
This comprehensive approach ensures that USA Lacrosse is taking every precaution to protect its young athletes. Since implementing mandatory background screening for coach members in 2018, the organization has completed over 73,000 screens, with significant milestones of 30,000 screenings in each of the previous two-year blocks.
Understanding Criterion Offenses and Their Implications
Background screening aims to identify what are known as “criterion offenses,” which include any misdemeanor or felony charges. These offenses can range from minor infractions to serious crimes, and their presence in a person’s history may disqualify them from working with youth athletes.
How does USA Lacrosse handle criterion offenses?
When a background check identifies a criterion offense, USA Lacrosse takes immediate action. The individual’s membership is suspended, with the potential for termination. This swift response demonstrates the organization’s commitment to maintaining a safe environment for all participants.
The Legal Framework: FCRA Compliance and State-Specific Requirements
Organizations implementing criminal background screening must ensure compliance with the Federal Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) regulations. These regulations govern the collection, dissemination, and use of consumer information, including background checks.
Additionally, some states have enacted specific legislation regarding background checks for youth-serving organizations. For example, California passed a law in 2022 requiring employees and volunteers in such organizations to undergo fingerprinting background screening.
How do state-specific requirements affect USA Lacrosse members?
Despite state-specific requirements, USA Lacrosse maintains its own comprehensive screening process. In California, for instance, coach members must complete both the state-mandated fingerprinting check and the NCSI background screening required by USA Lacrosse. This dual approach ensures the highest level of safety and compliance.
Components of Effective Background Screening for Local Organizations
While national governing bodies like USA Lacrosse have extensive screening processes, local sports groups may have different requirements or resources. However, certain components should be considered essential for any youth sports organization implementing background checks.
What are the minimum requirements for local background screening?
- Searches of national sex offender registries
- Identity verification
- National criminal database searches
Organizations may also consider additional screening components to enhance their safety measures:
- Motor vehicle reports
- Social media background checks
- Education and employment verification
The Role of Parents in Ensuring Youth Athlete Safety
Parents play a crucial role in maintaining a safe environment for youth athletes. By being informed and proactive, they can help ensure that their children’s sports organizations are taking the necessary precautions to protect participants.
How can parents contribute to athlete safety?
- Ask about background screening policies for coaches and volunteers
- Inquire about the components included in the organization’s screening process
- Seek transparency regarding safety measures and protocols
- Stay informed about best practices in youth sports safety
By asking the right questions and advocating for comprehensive safety measures, parents can play an active role in creating a secure environment for all youth athletes.
The Future of Background Screening in Youth Sports
As technology advances and awareness of youth safety issues grows, background screening processes are likely to evolve. Organizations like USA Lacrosse continue to refine their approaches, seeking more comprehensive and efficient ways to protect young athletes.
What developments can we expect in background screening?
- Integration of artificial intelligence for more thorough searches
- Increased focus on social media and online behavior screening
- Enhanced international screening capabilities
- Continuous monitoring systems for real-time updates
These advancements will help sports organizations stay ahead of potential threats and create even safer environments for youth athletes.
Building a Culture of Safety in Youth Sports
While background screening is a crucial component of athlete protection, it is just one part of a larger safety culture that youth sports organizations must foster. Comprehensive safety programs should include various elements to create a holistic approach to athlete well-being.
What other measures complement background screening?
- Mandatory safety training for coaches and volunteers
- Clear codes of conduct and reporting procedures
- Regular safety audits and policy reviews
- Open communication channels between organization leadership, coaches, parents, and athletes
- Awareness campaigns to educate all stakeholders about safety issues
By implementing these measures alongside robust background screening, sports organizations can create a comprehensive safety net for their young participants.
The protection of youth athletes is a responsibility shared by sports organizations, coaches, parents, and the broader community. Background screening serves as a critical first step in this process, helping to identify potential risks before they can harm vulnerable young people. As organizations like USA Lacrosse continue to prioritize and refine their screening processes, they set an example for others to follow, creating safer spaces for children to enjoy the many benefits of sports participation.
The journey towards complete safety in youth sports is ongoing, requiring constant vigilance, adaptation, and commitment from all involved parties. By maintaining high standards for background screening and fostering a culture of safety, we can work together to ensure that sports remain a positive and enriching experience for millions of young athletes across the country.
As we move forward, it’s crucial to stay informed about best practices in athlete protection and to advocate for comprehensive safety measures in all youth sports organizations. By doing so, we can help create a future where every child can participate in sports without fear, allowing them to focus on the joy of play, personal growth, and the valuable life lessons that sports can provide.
Remember, the safety of our youth athletes is not just a goal—it’s an ongoing commitment that requires the dedication and cooperation of everyone involved in youth sports. Through continued efforts in background screening and comprehensive safety programs, we can work towards a future where every child’s sports experience is safe, positive, and enriching.
Background Screening is Your First Line of Defense
Of the 60 million youth athletes throughout the United States, an estimated 4.8 million may be victims of sexual abuse. This is why the main priority for the Athlete Protection & Safety program at USA Lacrosse is implementing policies and procedures that promote safe environments for all participating athletes. Having best practices in place ensures USA Lacrosse is doing everything possible to help prevent youth athletes from experiencing any type of misconduct or abuse.
Unfortunately, misconduct and abuse can happen in any sport. USA Lacrosse utilizes a multi-level approach with preventative measures to help reduce the risk of abuse experienced by athletes. The first line of defense is mandatory background screening for all coach members.
Over 90% of all child sexual abuse involves a perpetrator that the child knows and trusts. In the case of sports, coaches have close and frequent contact with youth athletes that can often span over multiple seasons.
Coaching, specifically with youth athletes, is a privilege, and so implementing background screening is an important process to have in place for youth sports clubs, organizations, and leagues.
Transparency with parents should also be a key factor in the decision-making process when hiring coaches and those who are granted access to young athletes. Parents should ask about the use of appropriate background screening for individuals within their child’s sports club to ensure those athletes are being welcomed into a safe environment.
Background screening will identify what’s known as ‘criterion offenses’, which include any misdemeanor or felony charges. At USA Lacrosse, any background screening that identifies a criterion offense will result in immediate suspension of membership with potential for termination.
Background screening begins when an individual provides (confidentially) their name, social security number, and addresses where they have lived. From this information a comprehensive background screening is performed through searches within:
● National criminal databases
● Criminal court records
● National and state criminal records
● Sex offender databases/registries
These searches will verify if there are any previous arrests, warrants, criminal cases, or convictions (misdemeanors and felonies, including sex offenses) as well as acquitted, pending, or dismissed charges.
It is essential for any sport organization seeking to implement criminal background screening to inquire with a potential provider about the inclusion of all these searches. Another important point to confirm with a provider is that the criminal background screening meets the Federal Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) regulations.
There are many third-party providers that offer background screening services. USA Lacrosse has partnered with the National Center for Safety Initiatives (NCSI) – one of the nation’s leaders in background screening services – which was created in partnership with the National Council of Youth Sports.
Since initiating mandatory background screening for coach members in 2018, USA Lacrosse has completed over 73,000 screens. This includes achieving significant back-to-back milestones of 30,000 adult coach and volunteer background screenings completed within each of the previous two-year blocks.
There are many components that can be part of background screening.
For example, USA Lacrosse’s background screening requires searches of two national sex offender databases, two national criminal history databases, various watch lists, fugitive and terrorist database searches, and county courthouse searches based on addresses where an individual has lived.
Clubs, schools, or employers, however, may require different components, resulting in varying degrees of thoroughness. For example, California passed legislation in 2022 requiring employees and volunteers in youth serving organizations (like coaches in youth sports clubs/leagues) to submit a fingerprinting background screening. USA Lacrosse coach members in California are still required to complete background screening with NCSI due to differences in the components searched.
If a local sports group is looking to include background screening for those working within the organization, it is important to know what components are included. At a minimum, background screening for local organizations should include searches of national sex offender registries, identity verification, and national criminal databases.
Additional types of background screening can include motor vehicle reports, social media background checks, or education and employment checks.
National governing bodies for sports that use the USOPC level screening require that it be completed by all coaches, officials, and volunteers at major events within their sport. Regardless of how engaged individuals are at an event, there is still access to youth athletes. Parents and youth sports organization leaders should be aware of the importance of having background screening for adults that have regular interactions with youth athletes and deciding when someone should not be granted the opportunity to be at these events.
In addition to having background screening as a first line of defense, USA Lacrosse also follows best practices by having a comprehensive Athlete Protection & Safety Policy as well as standard operating procedures that provide definitions of key terms, requirements for members, and reporting processes for any allegations of misconduct.
These documents establish transparency with our membership about the Athlete Protection & Safety program.
Another critical component of our Athlete Protection Program is requiring all coach members to complete abuse prevention training through Abuse Prevention Systems. This online educational course covers important topics such as:
● Facts and Misconceptions of Abuse
● Abuser Characteristics
● The Grooming Process
● Methods to Reduce Risk
● Peer-to-Peer Training
● Impact on Children
● Protocol for Reporting Abuse
These courses inform coaches about the realities surrounding athlete abuse. Ultimately, proper abuse prevention training can help adult participants recognize early warning signs of athletes who may be experiencing abuse on or off the field and how to report those situations.
Finally, USA Lacrosse has recently utilized the template from SafeSport to establish its first Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy (MAAPP) along with associated consent forms for situations like transportation and overnight travel.
The MAAPP was designed to limit one-on-one adult-minor interactions and is a valuable addition to our Athlete Protection & Safety program.
The ultimate goal of USA Lacrosse’s Athlete Protection & Safety Program is to help create a healthy, safe, and enjoyable environment for participants within the game. This is accomplished by taking proactive and preventative steps to keep athletics free of abuse through education, awareness, and policies. Implementing mandatory background screening is the first step in protecting our athletes. To learn more about USA Lacrosse’s Athlete Protection & Safety Program, please visit our homepage.
This article was originally published by NCYS (National Council of Youth Sports) as part of a safety education collaboration with USA Lacrosse.
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How the Dalton School works — one of the most interesting educational institutions in the USA —
magazine and constant monitoring. Instead, they build bamboo houses, experiment in laboratories, and teach in workshops. And graduates receive diplomas that allow them to enter the best universities. All this is about the private Dalton School in New York, which is known far beyond the United States, and many schools around the world borrowed its methodology.
A school where no coercion is allowed, students work independently on projects and tasks that get progressively more difficult.
In addition, the tasks are as close as possible to life situations and resemble a contract: fix the problem before a certain period (from several days to several months). Familiar? Yes, this is now in trend: the development of competencies, problem-based learning, project activities. It’s just that all these ultra-modern principles were introduced … a century ago.
The Dalton School was founded by Helen Parkhurst in 1919 and was originally known as the Children’s Collegiate School. It was Helen Parkhurst who introduced the technique, which was called the Dalton Plan. The educational institution still honors the traditions laid down by the founder: the Candle Lighting Ceremony, the Greek Festival and the Arch Day.
The Dalton Plan declares that successful learning requires freedom, independence, and cooperation. Many countries, including the Soviet Union, tried to adopt a non-standard approach. At 19In the 1920s, the principles of the Dalton School were converted into the so-called brigade-laboratory method.
The students independently studied topics and completed tasks, but, of course, collectively, as a team. And they answered during the knowledge test in the same way: all together. Everyone counted the answer if it was given by one person. It was believed that students would sooner or later teach each other. However, a school with such a relaxed atmosphere simply could not exist in the USSR. In the 1930s, the Dalton Plan was condemned and banned.
Now more than 200 schools in the world operate under this system. The Dalton Plan was taken as a model by schools in Australia, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Korea, the Czech Republic, Austria, Chile, Belgium and Taiwan. In Japan, three schools were founded under the Dalton Plan.
How does one of the leaders in education live today? The Dalton School covers three different age groups and has three buildings located in Manhattan. Classes K-3, or “Little Dalton” – something like our elementary school and kindergarten together.
The middle (from 4th to 8th grade) and senior (9-12th grades) schools are called the “Dalton School”, or “Big Dalton”.
Children learn to work more in teams, discuss, think independently and improve themselves.
After school, students have an extra-curricular activity called Serendipity and Encore!, which should be signed up for twice a year in the fall and spring. These are the high school chess academy and the Dalton language initiative for the elementary program. Serendipity and Encore! offer financial support – scholarships for families to pay for tuition.
“In Dalton, high school students have the unique opportunity to delve into their studies through one-to-one talks with teachers throughout the week. Graduating from the Dalton after graduation, our students easily embody our motto: “Come out without fear,” says High School Principal Celeste Morgan Herrera.
Enrollment in the First K-3 program starts from kindergarten. It is based on school grades, ERB testing and interviews with the child and parents.
The youngest applicants must be under 5 years of age by September 1st of the academic year for which they are applying. Admission decisions from the Dalton School are made in February. Applicants are notified of admission, denial or transfer to the waiting list for February.
Middle and high school admissions are based on school grades, a writing test, an interview, and a standardized test.
In recent years, competition has increased significantly: only one in seven applicants is selected. Therefore, during the competition, children experience serious pressure.
The Dalton School has a contractual basis – students sign contracts of varying complexity. It depends on how fast and what grade they want to master the material. The student has a teacher who forms an individual program for him and tasks that need to be completed independently. Each contract contains: recommended literature, control questions and information for reflection.
In addition, the Dalton School is considered one of the most expensive schools in the world.
The cost of education is about 46 thousand dollars per semester. This amount includes: the full cost of books, computers or tablets, lunch and various small things. But the prices do not scare off those who want.
The main principle of the Dalton School is individual learning, so students themselves choose a list of subjects that they must master.
Dalton-Plan Methodology – individual and mixed-age training. The child learns to plan his time, to cooperate with other children and the teacher. The educational process according to this method pays attention to the independent work of students. After all, the essence of the technique is to allow the student to work at his own pace in a place convenient for him. He receives assignments that he must complete in a month or a week, and thus can pay attention to courses that are difficult for him. The classroom is replaced by a workshop, a laboratory, an office where the student works on the assignment and organizes his own learning space.
The teacher is also in the laboratory, answering the children’s questions or helping them. The teacher in this process acts as a consultant, and the students feel ease and freedom in learning.
“According to our plan, the student is responsible for doing the work. Instinctively, he tries to reach the best option. The discussion helps clarify your ideas and plan for their implementation. When the student finishes each of his work, he feels that he has achieved success. He thought through and lived what he undertook. This is a real experience. This can only be achieved through individual development and collective work. This is no longer a school … this is life, ”Helen Parkhurst described her methodology at 1922 year.
According to educators, the Dalton School helps to find students with strong academic potential. Dalton has repeatedly held high positions in the rankings in terms of the number of graduates who, after graduation, study at prestigious institutions – Harvard, Princeton and other eminent universities.
Many teachers from public and private schools and universities in the United States, as well as foreign leading teachers, visited the Dalton School to learn more about the teaching system and borrow something for themselves.
The school keeps up with the times: for example, it has its own technological program. A new laboratory was created to study computer and information technologies.
Even municipalities would be proud of three huge libraries: 40,000 printed publications and over 50,000 e-books, 50 research databases, audio books, video recordings, music collections of various genres. Students are even offered visits by guest writers and interactive programs.
Tinkering, being able to do everything with your hands is the principle of the school. There are a lot of handmade activities here – the student chooses according to his taste. Someone makes origami, someone makes bamboo tents, the main thing is desire and independence. Of course, the arts are also not forgotten.
