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Background Checks and Fingerprinting of Volunteer Coaches
These are the agencies that Florida Recreation and Park Association know are doing background checks and fingerprinting of volunteer coaches.
If you know of anymore, please contact Eleanor Warmack at Eleanor@frpa.org.
- Brevard County requires local and FDLE background check.
- City of Altamonte Springs requires criminal history and background checks
- City of Apopka requires background checks
- City of Aventura requires background check and coaches training
- City of Boynton Beach - requires fingerprinting and national criminal history check, and NYSCA coaches training
- City of Boynton Beach requires background check and fingerprinting
- City of Clearwater requires local background checks
- City of Clearwater requires local law enforcement background checks on coaches in city run programs.
- City of Coconut Creek has "Youth Sports Organization Guidelines" effective 7/1/01. For volunteer run leagues, a criminal history background check and driver's license check is required. Effective 7/1/01, the volunteer league must process backgrounds on all coaches. NAYS PAYS program is administered.
- City of Coral Gables requires background, fingerprinting and TB tests
- City of Debary requires background checks and coach's training
- City of Delray Beach "Rocks" Tackle Football requires a criminal history and NYSCA Coach's training
- City of Delray Beach National Little League Baseball requires FDLE background check and FBI background check
- City of Delray Beach Soccer Club requires background checks and Florida Youth Soccer Association training
- City of Delray Beach Youth Basketball requires a criminal history check and NYSCA coach's training.
- City of Fort Meade - requires NYSCA coaches training
- City of Ft. Lauderdale requires background through the local police department
- City of Gainesville - requires NYSCA coaches training and background checks
- City of Greenacres requires background checks
- City of Hialeah - requires fingerprinting, background checks and NYSCA coaches training
- City of Holly Hill requires coaches to be NYSCA certified and will being background checks beginning in the Fall. Parents must sign a code of conduct.
- City of Hollywood requires complete background checks on all volunteers.
- City of Jacksonville requires background checks.
- City of Kissimmee requires background, fingerprint and drug testing
- City of Lakeland - on programs run by the City - requires background checks and drug testing
- City of Miami Beach requires background investigation for youth athletic coaches.
- City of North Lauderdale requires background checks beginning in fall 2001
- City of North Miami requires NYSCA coach's certification for city employed coaches
- City of Ocoee Little League Baseball requires a background check.
- City of Orlando requires background checks, fingerprinting and coach's training
- City of Pompano Beach requires FDLE criminal history checks for all coaches and NYSCA certification for Youth Tackle Football.
- City of Port St. Lucie requires background checks and fingerprinting
- City of South Daytona - has a conduct code and requires an affidavit of moral character
- City of Stuart - requires NYSCA coaches training
- City of Temple Terrace - requires background checks on volunteer coaches
- City of West Palm Beach requires background checks, fingerprinting and coaches training
- City of Winter Haven, athletic department does require coaches to attend a coaches training seminar for youth sports. The city does not require background checks and fingerprinting.
- Collier County will begin requiring background checks in October 2001
- Department of the Navy requires local background checks, state review and National checks.
- Hillsborough County requires fingerprint and background checks
- Indian Trail Improvement District requires background checks
- Largo requires coaches training
- Leon County requires coaches training, and background checks on all volunteer coaches and assistant coaches.
- Manatee County - requires background checks not fingerprinting, and requires coaches training
- Martin County requires national background screening, fingerprinting, training for Coaches and parent/coach/board member signatures on a Code of Ethics sponsored by Character Counts program of Martin County.
- Miami Dade County requires background checks and has established a program "Programming Partnerships" that sets standards for coaches
- North East & South West Little League Programs (Broward County)~ require criminal background checks
- Orange County requires background checks and fingerprinting
- Polk County requires NYSCA coaches training
- Soccer Club for the City of Indian Harbour Beach requires background checks on their coaches
- St. Cloud - background checks, fingerprint checks and drug testing for program they run
- St. Cloud Aquatics - background checks and coaches training
- St. Cloud Soccer Club - background checks and coaches training
- St.Lucie County requires background checks for volunteers, coaches and umpires.
- Suwannee County runs a local background check on all of our coaches and have them go through a Coaches training.
- Temple Terrace do a statewide background checks on a yearly basis for our volunteer coaches.
- The Village of North Palm Beach Recreation Dept. requires background checks with FDLE on all volunteer coaches in our youth programs.
- The Village of Wellington Recreation Dept. volunteer coaches are required to complete the screening through VECH program.
- Town of Jupiter requires finger printing and background checks, as well as training for coaches and parents.
- Town of Lantana - background checks, and training for parents, coaches and league administrators
Additional links:
Volunteer Coach Screening Program by NAYS/NYSCA
Call 1800-688-KIDS
Florida Department of Law Enforcement: Volunteer & Employee Criminal History System
Criminal history records on embezzles and volunteers provided by FDLE and the FBI.
(850) 410-VECHS.
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