BACKGROUND CHECK POLICY

 Safety & Background Screening Policy

At Legendary Sports Xperinces, LLC, (LSX), the safety and well-being of our participants is our highest priority.
We are committed to providing a safe, positive, and supportive environment for all youth athletes. To support this commitment, we maintain a comprehensive and mandatory background screening program for all coaches, team staff, and league personnel.

Mandatory Background Checks
Background checks are required for all:

• Head Coaches

• Assistant Coaches

• Team Managers

• League Staff

• Any team personnel with direct access to youth participants

All background screenings are conducted through Protect Youth Sports (Verity), our primary national screening provider.

Protect Youth Sports specializes in volunteer and youth-based organization screening and provides:

• National criminal database search

• National sex offender registry check

• Social Security number (SSN) identity verification

• Address history verification

• Re-verification of all criminal record hits for accuracy

• Access to child safety training resources
   

All fees associated with mandatory background checks are paid by Legendary Sports Xperiences, LLC.
Coordinators strictly enforce this policy. Volunteer shirts, credentials, and official team rosters are not issued until the required background screening has been successfully completed.

Purpose of Background Screening
Our screening program is designed to:

1. Promote a safe, nurturing, and supportive athletic environment where youth athletes can pursue their goals.

2. Provide parents and guardians with confidence and peace of mind when allowing their child to participate in flag football.

3. Serve as a preventative risk-management measure to reduce potential safety concerns.
    

Important Notice:
Background screening is not intended as a profiling tool and cannot guarantee that incidents will never occur. It is designed as a preventative safeguard to promote athlete safety.
For more information about Protect Youth Sports, please visit their website at Protect Youth Sports

What Coaches Can Expect
All team staff members who have direct contact with athletes under the age of 18 during practices or games must:

• Submit required information for a background check

• Review and acknowledge the LSX Coaches Code of Conduct

• Be officially listed on the team roster
   

Applicants will be required to provide:

• Full legal name

• Social Security number

• Date of birth
   

Background screenings are conducted in accordance with best practices for the youth sports industry. 

Disqualification Standards
An individual may be disqualified based on findings from a background screening or from other verified sources. Disqualifications are categorized as Automatic Disqualifiers and Potential Disqualifiers.

Automatic Disqualifiers
An individual will be automatically ineligible for volunteering/employment if they have been convicted of, received deferred adjudication for, pled guilty or no contest to, or been charged with (including diversion agreements unless fully dismissed), any of the following:

Felonies (Any Time Frame)

• Murder or homicide

• Sexual assault or rape

• Sex crimes involving a minor

• Child abuse, neglect, or endangerment

• Violent crimes involving weapons

• Animal abuse
   

Drug-Related Felonies

• Distribution, intent to distribute, manufacturing, trafficking, or sale within the previous seven (7) years*
   

Misdemeanors

• Sex crimes involving violence or minors

• Child abuse, neglect, or endangerment

• Drug use or possession within the previous three (3) years*

• Drug distribution-related offenses within the previous seven (7) years*
   

Multiple Offenses

• Multiple alcohol and/or drug-related offenses within the previous three (3) years*

*Period of ineligibility is calculated from the offense disposition date.

Potential Disqualifiers
The following may result in ineligibility based on review:
Felonies

• Non-violent sex offenses (e.g., indecent exposure, prostitution, voyeurism)

• Violence against a person not otherwise listed above

• Any other felony within the past ten (10) years
   

Misdemeanors

• Non-violent sex offenses

• Violence against a person within the previous five (5) years (including harassment or stalking)
   

Additional Offenses

• Animal abuse within the last six (6) years

• Financial crimes (fraud, forgery, embezzlement) within the last six (6) years

• Multiple alcohol or drug-related offenses not otherwise categorized

• Multiple felony and/or misdemeanor offenses
   

*Period of ineligibility calculated from the offense disposition date.
Additional Offenses

• Animal abuse within the last six (6) years

• Financial crimes (fraud, forgery, embezzlement) within the last six (6) years

• Multiple alcohol or drug-related offenses not otherwise categorized

• Multiple felony and/or misdemeanor offenses
   

*Period of ineligibility calculated from the offense disposition date.

Additional Grounds for Disqualification
An individual may also be disqualified if the league receives appropriate notification of:

• Violation or charge of violation of the LSX Coach Code of Conduct

• Violation of LSX bylaws, rules, policies, or procedures

• Civil liability involving sexual or physical abuse

• Court orders involving sexual or physical abuse (including protective orders)

• Termination of parental rights

• History of sexual or physical abuse complaints with another organization

• Resignation, termination, or removal from a volunteer or paid position due to abuse-related complaints

• *Period of ineligibility calculated from the offense disposition date.

Our Commitment
Our background screening program reflects our unwavering commitment to protecting youth athletes and maintaining the integrity of our leagues. We remain vigilant in creating a positive, respectful, and secure environment where young athletes can learn, compete, and grow.​