NWAL SafeKids Guidelines
NWAL SAFEKIDS GUIDELINES
The Northwest Aquatic League is organized to foster competitive swimming and good sportsmanship in the youth of the area.
NWAL is committed to ensuring the safety of the children who participate in this program and to provide a safe environment and to prevent child abuse and sexual misconduct.
NWAL will make every reasonable effort to ensure that every person involved in coaching/training will abide by the SafeKids guidelines.
NWAL will make every reasonable effort to exclude any coach/trainer with a legally documented history of child abuse/molestation or any other record that would bring unnecessary risk to the health and safety of the participants of this organization. Therefore, every person applying for a position as a coach/trainer (whether paid or volunteer) must complete a Coach/Trainer Disclosure Statement. The team representative will provide the Coach/Trainer Disclosure Statement to coach/trainer applicants. These statements must be completed and returned to the NWAL League Manager prior to the new Coach/Trainer beginning their work with the children in any team training/practice, meet or other team activities.
NWAL will take appropriated action on allegations of child abuse and/or sexual misconduct. All allegations will be reported immediately to the authorities for investigation and NWAL will cooperate fully with any such investigation.
The following is a list of guidelines that should be taken by each NWAL team:
- Physical, mental, and verbal abuses are forbidden
- Inappropriate touching is forbidden
- Coaches/trainers should not socialize with the participants outside of the sponsored activities of the organization
- Coaches/trainers should not ride solo with a child
- Parents are encouraged to attend sponsored activities
- If a child needs special attention (one – on – one), do it with the assistance of another adult.
