The following is the policy of the Eden Prairie Soccer Association

• The Eden Prairie Soccer Association is committed to provide a safe environment and to prevent child abuse and sexual misconduct. ƒ 
• The Eden Prairie Soccer Association will make every reasonable effort to ensure that every person involved in coaching/training a sport activity in our organization will abide by the SafeKids guidelines. 
• The Eden Prairie Soccer Association will make every reasonable effort to exclude any adult with a legally documented history of child abuse/molestation or any other conviction or record that would bring unnecessary risk to the health and safety of the participants of this organization.
• The Eden Prairie Soccer Association will perform a criminal background check on every adult volunteering for a coaching position.
• The Eden Prairie Soccer Association will take appropriate action on all allegations of child abuse and/or sexual misconduct. All allegations will be reported immediately to the authorities for investigation and the Association will cooperate fully with any such investigation. 

The following represent the preventive measurers of our organization with regard to abuse:

• Physical, mental, and verbal abuse of any of the participants, coaches, managers, employees, volunteer involved in our sponsored activities is not permitted.
• Inappropriate touching of any kind is forbidden.
• We agree to provide more than one adult working at or overseeing every activity. If a child needs special attention (one-on-one training or an individual meeting), it will be handled with the assistance or presence of another adult.
• Coaches/trainers should not socialize with the participants outside of the sponsored activities of the organization without the participation of the children’s parents or legal guardians.
• Coaches/trainers should never fide alone with a child or participant in the car.  Procedures will be established for coaches to follow in the event a participant is stranded at an activity.
• Parents are encouraged to attend sponsored activities