Epping Youth Athletic Association

 I. Statement

Criminal background screening on Coaches will be conducted by a screening committee.  This committee will consist of the EYAA president, Vice-President and the Director of the Baseball/Softball. This will help protect the children who participate in EYAA sports.

II. Definitions

EYAA recognizes a Coach as any person who leads and instructs players at practices and/or games - or portions of practices and/or games.

The criminal background screening is mandatory, no exceptions.

III. Procedure

All candidates for the above mentioned positions must sign a Release Form for Criminal History which gives EYAA the right to check criminal history records and verify social security numbers. This will be executed directly, via www.protectyouthsports.com, and the secure URL at which coaches can execute their EYAA check is https://opportunities.averity.com/EppingYouth  

No other personal information will be checked or researched.  In addition, no one with EYAA will have access to any personal identifiable information such as SSN.

A screening committee, with members consisting of President, Vice President and Director of Baseball/Softball, will review background check information to determine coaching eligibility. Only members of the screening committee will review data obtained, which will then be processed discreetly. All information is strictly confidential and will not be made public under any circumstances.

Reasons for being declined the opportunity to coach are noted below as part of this policy. In some instances, factors of time may be taken into account when considering coaching eligibility (i.e. length of time since disposition of certain offenses).

The decision of this screening committee may be appealed, for the purpose of clarifying facts or explaining extenuating circumstances, to the screening committee.

All criminal history record information will be promptly destroyed at the end of the current EYAA baseball/softball season.

All coaches are required to notify the committee immediately following an arrest or conviction of any of the listed offenses. Any coach, who while coaching for UMYBL is arrested for committing an offense as listed, will immediately forfeit his/her coaching eligibility until disposition by the courts. A conviction of an offense as listed will result in termination of coaching eligibility as stated in the policy.

The following is a list of offenses prohibiting an applicant from participation as a Coach under EYAA-- offenses including but not limited to the following:

Arson

Assault (including aggravated and sexual)

Aggravated Kidnapping

Aggravated Robbery

Crimes against Children (including abandonment, abuse, endangerment,

pornography, possession or promotion of pornography, enticement, solicitation, sale or purchase of, injury to, or indecency)

Criminally Negligent Homicide

Deadly Conduct

Delivery of Marijuana

Incest

Manufacture of or Delivery of a controlled substance or dangerous drug

Any violation of a law intended to control the possession or distribution of any controlled substance or illegal drug

Indecent Exposure

Injury to Elderly or Disabled

Intoxication Manslaughter

Kidnapping

Manslaughter (voluntary or involuntary)

Murder

Obscenity

Prohibited Sexual Conduct

Prostitution (including promotion of, aggravated promotion of)

Public Lewdness

Rape

Sexual Abuse

Marijuana Possession

DWI /DUI

Theft