NAYS teams with background check provider Priority Research
Youth sports decision makers must make sure to cover all the bases when it comes to protecting youngsters in their programs. When recruiting and evaluating volunteers, no youth sports administrator wants to strike out by appointing someone who may not be qualified for the job, or who puts children in danger.
To help decision makers with these crucial responsibilities the National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS) has teamed up with Priority Research, one of the nation’s premier background check providers, to introduce an all new system for leagues and associations to totally manage their volunteer youth sports coaches.
Several communities nationwide establish new NYSCA chapters
Several new communities recently established National Youth Sports Coaches Association chapters (NYSCA), adding to the more than 3,500 leagues and organizations that have been members of NYSCA since its inception 28 years ago.
NYSCA - which is available both on-site as well as online - provides volunteer coaches with vital information on everything from designing fun and effective practices to teaching proper sports techniques.
The topics and information covered by the online program are similar to those reviewed at NYSCA's onsite clinics. In order to become an Initial Level member, coaches begin with the Introduction to Coaching Youth Sports clinic, which discusses subjects like injury prevention, psychology of coaching youth sports, teaching and communication, and working with parents as partners. They also complete the sport-specific portion of their training by viewing a special video of the sport they are coaching that features information on everything from the proper way to teach the basic fundamentals of that sport to fun drills that can be used during practice to help the youngsters' development.
At the end of the clinic, coaches are asked to take an exam. Coaches must also accept the NYSCA Code of Ethics, and pledge to uphold the standards and practices expected by NYSCA.More...
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Youth sports decision makers must make sure to cover all the bases when it comes to protecting youngsters in their programs. When recruiting and evaluating volunteers, no youth sports administrator wants to strike out by appointing someone who may not be qualified for the job, or who puts children in danger.
Several new communities recently established National Youth Sports Coaches Association chapters (NYSCA), adding to the more than 3,500 leagues and organizations that have been members of NYSCA since its inception 28 years ago. 
Youth sports coaches spend lots of their valuable time calling team members to inform them about rain cancellations, field changes and other important pieces of information – usually one call at a time. Rather than waste endless hours on the phone, coaches can now make one quick phone call to everyone at the same time through the OneCallTellAll group calling systems. 
Childhood obesity is a growing epidemic in the United States. Wayne Moss, senior director of sports, fitness and recreation with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, will present a session at the upcoming Youth Sports Congress to raise awareness of the obesity problem among today’s youth, as well as provide practical solutions. 
