Sports are supposed to be fun. One way to ensure our sport remains a fun
and safe environment for everyone is to perform criminal background
screening on coaches and volunteers who have direct contact with youth
athletes. As such, the Valley Conference Track & Field has implemented a
criminal background screening program on coaches and volunteers of youth
clubs. This background screening program is a requirement of the Valley
Conference Track & Field insurer.
All coaches and volunteers who come in contact with youth athletes
during registered club practices or other club-related track and field
activities must submit a background check. Coaches/volunteers who "pass"
their background screening will have their names posted on the VYC T&F web
site as being in "good standing." Only these individuals will receive the
protection of VYC T&F insurance liability. Additionally, if a lawsuit is
filed against the club because of an act performed by a coach/volunteer who
is not in "good standing" the club will not be covered for the
coach/volunteer's actions.
VYC T&F has partnered with TClogiQ to provide a secure online process
for coaches/volunteers to submit their background check information.
TCLogiQ's system provides the highest level of security and was designed to
ensure adherence with the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA").
Offenses Screened For
The following offenses are being screened for when a background check is
performed on an applicant:
- Any crimes against children
- Any sexual offenses
- Drug convictions (within 5 years)
- Weapons violations
- Assaults, battery or any other crime of violence
- Lewd conduct
- Two or more criminal convictions within the past five years and/or three
or more criminal convictions as an adult.
Background Checks have been implemented by VYC T&F to:
- Promote a safe, nurturing, and supportive athletic environment in which
youth athletes can pursue their athletic goals;
- Provide an environment where parents can feel good about allowing their
child to participate in the sport of track & field; and
- Maintain the sport of track and field as a hostile environment for those
who would seek to harm youth athletes.
Please note that this screening is not intended to serve as a
pre-employment background screening program, nor can screening guarantee that
incidents of abuse by coaches/volunteers will not occur. Background screening
is designed as a preventative risk management tool, but does no insure
inappropriate behavior will not occur.
Click here to Start the Background screening
Please download a copy, fill out and turn in to your team