The following is the policy of the Community Soccer Club, Inc.
- The Community Soccer Club is committed to provide a safe environment and to prevent child abuse and sexual misconduct.
- The Community Soccer Club will make every reasonable effort to ensure that every person involved in coaching/training a sport activity will abide by the SafeKids guidelines. As a minimum, all head coaches will be provided with a copy of this policy in their team materials at the beginning of each season.
- The Community Soccer Club will make every reasonable effort to exclude any adult with a legally documented history of child abuse/molestation or any other record that would bring unnecessary risk to the health and safety of the participants of this organization.
- Therefore, every person applying for a position as a coach/trainer must complete an Employee Disclosure Statement (see attached).
- The Community Soccer Club will take appropriate action on all allegations of child abuse and/or sexual misconduct. All allegations will be reported immediately to the authorities for investigation and the club will cooperate fully with any such investigation.
Following is a list of preventive measures which should be taken:
- Physical, mental, and verbal abuses are forbidden
- Inappropriate touching is forbidden
- Coaches/trainers should not socialize with the participants outside of the sponsored activities of the organization without the participation of the children’s parents or legal guardians
- Coaches/trainers should not ride solo with a child
- Parents are encouraged to attend sponsored activities
- If a child needs special attention (one-on-one), do it with the assistance of another adult
By signing this statement, I acknowledge that we have adopted this program.
s/ Mark Ostergren |
President |
April 20, 2004 |
Signature of officer |
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Approved and adopted by the Community Soccer Club board, April 20, 2004.