The Safe Sport Act of 2017 expands existing mandated youth abuse reporting laws and requires abuse awareness training for youth sports organizations. This law was enacted in response to recent abuse scandals that have shaken the youth sports world.

The Safe Sport Act expands the list of individuals required to report sexual, physical, or mental child abuse. Any adult who is authorized to interact with youth athletes will be required to report suspicions of abuse to the appropriate law enforcement agencies within 24 hours.

The Act requires organizations to provide a “mechanism for communication” for all participants and volunteers where they can confidentially report incidents of abuse, or suspicion of abuse.

Abuse Awareness for Adults Online Course

BACKGROUND SCREENING
All volunteers at West Yorba Linda Little League are run through an extensive background screening before they are allowed to interact with the players.  The screening includes a Nationwide criminal search, sex offender registries in all 50 states, Department of Corrections, National and International terrorism sources, Interpol, FBI Most Wanted, and more. Volunteers are also screened using credit reporting agencies, birth/death indexes, Government records, and other civil records  to verify each volunteer's identity.

SAFE SPORT ACT of 2017 TRAINING
Once selected as a volunteer, each volunteer will be required to complete Safe Sport Act of 2017 training as part of the WYLLL Safety Plan.

CONFIDENTIAL REPORTING of ABUSE
WYLLL applies the Little League Guidelines for Reporting Abuse. If abuse is suspected, volunteers MUST report the abuse to local law enforcement within 24 hours. Suspicions of abuse can be reported to the Childhelp USA National Abuse Hotline, Orange County Sheriff's Department  or OC Crime Stoppers. Participants and volunteers at West Yorba Linda Little League may also report abuse to the Safety Officer.