New Member Services - Online Criminal Record Checks & RiS for Parents

To: SSA Member Organizations

Re: New Member Services - Online Criminal Record Checks & RiS for Parents

 

SSA is pleased to announce the release of two new Member Services: Online Enhanced Police Information Checks (E-PICs) and Respect in Sport for Parents (RiS for Parents). Member Organizations (MO) will be granted administrative access and will be able to offer these benefits to their membership.

 

As part of our commitment to the Responsible Coaching Movement led by the Coaching Association of Canada, we have partnered with Sterling Talent Solutions to provide an online criminal record check process at a system-low price of $25 +tax for coaches, team personnel, staff, and volunteers.

 

The only difference between a traditional Criminal Record Check (CRC) with Vulnerable Sector Verification (VSC) and an E-PIC is that E-PICs do not check for Pardoned Sexual Offences, and therefore only the following individuals are eligible to submit an E-PIC:

* Individuals that do not meet one or both of these two criteria listed above must obtain a CRC with Vulnerable Sector Verification attained through their local law enforcement detachment.

 

 

 

As an SSA Member Organization, you will be able to electronically track the E-PIC progress of your volunteers/staff through the SterlingBackcheck platform. Flexible payment options are available, based on the specific needs of the Member Organization: volunteer online payment, organization paid and invoiced, or a combination of both.  

 

To gain this administrative access, simply email the following details to cms@sasksoccer.com (email must come from a main or secondary MO Contact, as registered with that SSA, or verification will be sought):

1)      Organization Contact Name

2)      Role

3)      Email

4)      Phone Number

 

For those accepting Indoor Registration, we ask that you complete this step by September 30. Once your account is setup, you will be emailed easy-to-follow administrator instructions.

 

We have established a landing page (https://www.sterlingtalentsolutions.ca/saskatchewan-soccer-association/) to direct individuals to in order to complete Criminal Record Checks online or Member Organizations can email out requests to staff, volunteers and team personnel through their admin accounts.

 

SSA's Section 13: Risk Management Policy will be updated in the near future to reflect these changes.

 

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us or refer to the FAQ area at https://www.sterlingtalentsolutions.ca/landing-pages/c/cac_faqs/.

 

 

SSA is proud to offer a Respect in Sport (RiS) for Parents platform uniquely specific to SSA Members.

 

One of the most commonly reported reasons coaches, managers, officials and athletes, of all ages, cite for leaving sport is unacceptable parent behaviour. The Respect in Sport Parent Program will help define a standard of behaviour for all parents and create a more rewarding, safe and respectful environment for everyone involved. Research shows that parents want to do a great job supporting their kids, but are sometimes unsure how, and Respect in Sport for Parents provides the tools to do just that!

 

This program compliments the existing Activity Leader and Coach Program by reinforcing a parent's role in their child's activities. It empowers parents to:

SSA Member Organizations may choose to offer this service as an added benefit to their membership or to write their own policy indicating membership requirements.

 

"As a coach I have taken this program. I found it to be relevant and worthwhile. The biggest hassle in being a coach is dealing with the unruly parent. Many coaches have stopped coaching because of this; I have considered quitting myself because of the unruly parent. Many referees' even kids themselves at the time, have been berated by parents and quit. Without the volunteerism of coaches and a pool of referees the sport will fail. I wish my hockey association would require parents to take this program. Everyone needs to be part of the solution." Hockey Coach Testimonial

 

"You know I did not want to take the Respect in Sport class as you think it is going to be boring and a waste of time. But I have to admit when I am wrong as I actually took quite a lot out of it. My wife was taking it with me and she kept pointing at me saying yes that is you and I had to admit it was even though I do not perceive myself to be one of those problem parents. It definitely helped me put things in perspective and ground myself in a proper way. I thought the one quote was perfect... the game tonight is the most important thing in the world right now and it does not matter at all! As a parent with two boys playing hockey thank you for the program it was very much worthwhile" Hockey Parent Testimonial

 

By using the SSA specific RiS for Parents platform, Member Organizations will also have administrative access to track the parents in your organization who have signed up for the course and their progress. The cost to the course is $12 plus taxes per registrant. The program is defaulted to have the user pay, however if requested, the organization can be setup with a pre-registration code and invoiced accordingly.

 

To gain administrative access:

For any questions on the above information, please contact:

 

Nicole Drozda

Coordinator of Member Services

Saskatchewan Soccer Association

300 - 1734 Elphinstone Street, Regina SK, S4T 1K1

P. 306.519.1618

F. 306.780.9480