[just another ref]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Our local kids rec league runs annual background checks on all coaches and assistants. We have an attorney on our Board and his office is able to use a service for this that costs us less than $5 per check. We've been doing this for the past few years and, fortunately, we've never had a problem. The obvious reason we do this is to protect our kids, but we also get a break on our association insurance.

I would strongly advise any of you who are associated with a kids sports organization to get them to do the same.

Our league does not do background checks, but I am certain that many convicted felons would be much easier to deal with than a few of the prizes we have had as coaches.