Mission Statement and Overview of the Program
The Kidsafe PROGRAM is a program to foster safe circumstances for every person, and especially every child, who participates in a Nebraska Soccer Activity. It is designed to inform all volunteers, contractors and staff concerning the risks associated with youth programs. To promote health, safety and protection of children in the game of soccer, Nebraska Soccer has adopted the following objectives:
- To identify all volunteers, contractors and staff;
- To develop and communicate the Kidsafe Program Overview to all coaches and program administrators;
- To monitor the implementation of the above objectives.
It is the intent of Nebraska Soccer and its affiliated organizations to exclude from participation in Nebraska Soccer or US Youth Soccer activities, at a minimum, all persons who have been convicted of crimes of violence or crimes against persons.
All volunteers, contractors and staff will submit a Disclosure Form on-line at the State's web site or request a manual form from the State Office and mail back to the State Office for submittal. The State web site will be linked to the on-line registration provider's web site so that upon submittal of the form the registration program will know that the form has been submitted. When the form is submitted it will go into a Disclosure Form Database. Clubs and affiliates will not have to collect the Disclosure Forms. If yes is checked on any of the background questions the State Kidsafe Coordinator will be notified immediately and they will review the form as required within the policy.
The State Kidsafe Coordinator will check as necessary the Disclosure Form Database for compliance of all clubs or affiliates in entering their volunteers, contractors and staff. Each Club or Affiliate Coordinator will be able to go into the Disclosure Form Database to see compliance within their organization and will be required to contact their volunteers, contractors and staff for submittal of forms. Effective January 1, 2005 no passes will be issued for coaches until they have submitted their Disclosure Form.
Twice a year, once in the fall and once in the spring there will be a random list of volunteers, contractors and staff selected from the registration software for criminal history checks (background). Each selection will consist of five (5) percent of names in the Disclosure Form Database for each club or affiliate. These names will be submitted for criminal history checks (background checks). The State Association will also do criminal history checks (background) on all staff, including ODP and Coaching Staff. Clubs and affiliate will be notified of the results of the criminal history checks (background check). If there are risk management concerns on any checks the State Coordinator will work with the Affiliate Coordinator to clear up any concerns.
For complete information on the Kidsafe Program - Click Here - Bylaw IV - Kidsafe
