Menifee Pony is LEGALLY REQUIRED to have all of it's volunteers complete certain requirements.
MANAGER (aka 'Head Coach') REQUIREMENTS
- MPB Background Check (free)
- Concussion Certification Course (free)
- Live Scan (see details below)
- Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training (free)
- Must Have Badge to Coach
ASSISTANT COACH REQUIREMENTS
- MPB Background Check (free)
- Concussion Certification Course (free)
- Live Scan (see details below)
- Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training (free)
- Must Have Badge to Coach
TEAM PARENT (aka 'Team Mom') REQUIREMENTS
- MPB Background Check (free)
- Must Have Badge to be in Dugout (only Filly & Shetland Team Parents can stay in dugout)
BOARD MEMBER REQUIREMENTS
- MPB Background Check (free)
- Live Scan (see details below)
- Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training (free)
LIVE SCAN (Managers, ALL Coaches, and Board Members)
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED TRAINING (Managers, ALL Coaches, and Board Members - Free)
OPTIONAL RECOMMENED TRAINING (Free)
NEW - CALIFORNIA YOUTH PROTECTION LAW (AB-506)
For ALL Coaches (Head Coach and ALL Asst. Coaches) - California has a new state law requiring youth league volunteers to get a fingerprint-based Live Scan background check. Additionally, AB-506 also requires volunteers to complete a Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training online course. The volunteers affected by this law will include all coaches and managers in Menifee Pony. Team Moms will not be affected by this law as long as they're not also coaching. Bill Text - AB-506 (section 1, chapter 209) Youth service organizations: child abuse and neglect prevention. (ca.gov). If you have been live scanned for Menifee Pony in the past, you do not need to do so again as long as you stay in the league, not being out for more than two years.
A Breakdown of the MPB VOLUNTEER/BADGE PROCESS
THERE WILL BE THREE DIFFERENT COLORED & LEVELS OF BADGES.
1-Board Member. 2-Coach/Manager. 3-Team Parent.
ALL MUST COMPLETE THE VOLUNTEER FORM ON THEIR ACCOUNT PAGE
TO BE VERIFIED/PASSED FOR A MANAGER/COACH BADGE ('Asst Coach', etc):
1. They must be on the 'LiveScan Passed' list that comes from DOJ after they've done their Live Scan
2. They must have uploaded all three of the DL, the Concussion Cert and the Court Reporter Cert
3. They must have passed the National Sex Offender Registry (what DL is used for, and it's free)
TO BE VERIFIED/PASSED ON THE WEBSITE FOR A TEAM PARENT BADGE:
1. They must have uploaded the DL
2. They must have passed the National Sex Offender Registry (what DL is used for, and it's free)
TEAM PARENTS can sit in the dugout (only one or two at a time) all games in Filly and Shetland. For older divisions, they can assist as needed, but they cannot stay in the dugout unless they are a coach with a coach badge. To do so without the Live Scan Coach badge would put them over the LEGAL requirement, so we do not allow it.
TEAM PARENTS cannot help coach. To help coach, they must get Live Scanned (and the certs) to get that badge.
MINORS (who are volunteering) - Under 16 does not need badge. 16-17 year olds do need badge, just add as Volunteer to parents account, and upload school ID uploaded.
BADGES REQUIRED to be in dugout or on field during ALL GAMES.
Badges not required for practices, BUT the manager is responsible to know that ONLY MPB APPROVED VOLUNTEERS are helping in those practices. This is simple for the managers, it's just the same people helping him/her in the games.