Mug shots, too?

[greymule]

Tenafly Little League Calls For Mandatory Fingerprinting Of All Volunteers CBS New York

The article doesn't say whether the rule would apply to the umpires.

[jicecone]

Originally Posted by greymule

Tenafly Little League Calls For Mandatory Fingerprinting Of All Volunteers CBS New York

The article doesn't say whether the rule would apply to the umpires.

Any league that encourages kids to STEAL, should be very suspect of the participants.

[UmpJM]

Hey, I gotcha' fingerprint for ya' right HERE!!





(Hey, it's Joisy, right? Whaddaya' want?)

JM

[MikeStrybel]

John, you coached a long time, right? Did they ever do a formal background check on you for that?

I coach my ten year olds team and his league mandates that coaches submit to background checks prior to consideration.

Mike

[Chris Viverito]

I had to submit to a Background Check for my first job umpiring in IL. In-house rec league.

[UmpJM]

Mike,

Indeed I did.

I was a "three season" coach back when I was coaching, and when I first started, they made us do so for EACH season. (Of course, maybe that was just for ME.) Later, when I was on the BOD we backed it off to an "annual" recert.

Don't remember the exact details, but IIRC, there are two "levels" of background check - kind of a "first level" and then an "in depth". We did "first level" for everyone, then if anything "unusual" showed up, we would go to the "in depth".

During my tenure, there was only one person who applied to coach who was denied a coaching position as a result of the check. I understand he is currently enjoying the amenities of one of our state's fine Correctional Facilities resulting from an event that occurred OUTSIDE the auspices of and completely unrelated to our programs.

Frightening and appalling. I fully endorse "background check programs" for youth sports associations, though we never required fingerprints.

JM