by Protect Youth Sports | Oct 30, 2010 | Company Updates
By Glen Evans, GlenEvans.net Recently in New Bedford, a 14 year old girl was sexually assaulted by a little league coach. Near Galveston, Texas, a soccer coach accused of an inappropriate relationship with a 15 year old killed himself after being arrested when his...
by Protect Youth Sports | Sep 30, 2010 | Company Updates
The value of youth sports on a child’s development will vary depending on their experiences. Some kids will learn to enjoy competition in a healthy atmosphere that builds the emotional, physical and social skills necessary for their adult life and future development....
by Protect Youth Sports | Aug 20, 2010 | Breaking News
Fifteen men allegedly looking to have sex with underage girls were arrested last weekend in an undercover sting in Florida, law enforcement authorities said. The suspects were arrested between Thursday and Sunday and charged with traveling to meet a minor for sex or...
by Protect Youth Sports | Aug 4, 2010 | Breaking News
Adrian Holland, 22, was a former Lee County youth soccer coach and was arrested last week on charges of lewd and lascivious battery. Holland coached for three years within the organization, which runs the Lee County Strikers, and was promoted to director of coaching...
by Protect Youth Sports | Jul 22, 2010 | Breaking News
A former Little League coach is has plead guilty to charges of downloading child pornography on July 14. Everett Abney, 42, was a coach for 5 to 7 in Edison’s Midtown National Little League and was still actively coaching when FBI agents first interviewed him on Feb....
by Protect Youth Sports | Jul 8, 2010 | Company Updates
People volunteer for sports leagues for as many reasons as there are individual personalities. Hopefully most of the people will genuinely want to serve. Others may feel a sense of obligation because they have a child or youth involved in the sport. And with youth...
by Protect Youth Sports | Jul 2, 2010 | Company Updates
Many youth sports organizations believe that having safety procedures on playing fields/courts is an adequate substitute for a background screening process to protect their children and youth from predators. And while having cameras on the premises, state of the art...
by Protect Youth Sports | May 27, 2010 | Company Updates
Three reasons your youth sports organization should use Protect Youth Sports. Coach background checks and volunteer screening are essential for any youth sports organization. In Pennsylvania, the Dallas Youth Basketball Association recently suspended their president...
by Protect Youth Sports | May 20, 2010 | Company Updates
If you are hesitating on your organization beginning background checks, here are three reasons you might want to reconsider. Each example represents a normal city or town in the United States, but each youth sports organization was rocked by scandal and somebody could...
by Protect Youth Sports | May 20, 2010 | Breaking News
https://www.protectyouthsports.com Three coaches or youth sports officials were recently arrested, charged or convicted of crimes. Coach background checks and volunteer screening may have prevented at least one coach from having access to girls he coached.
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