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RH Falcons Soccer Club SafeSport Reporting Procedures

By Shiloh Arthmann, 10/15/21, 10:45AM EDT

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RH Falcons Soccer Club is under NYSWYSA and therefore adopted the following reporting procedures:

NYSWYSA's SafeSport Reporting Procedures

 

The NYSWYSA Reporting procedures provide a mechanism that allows a complaint to be easily reported for a reasonable suspicion of Sexual or Physical abuse/neglect, within a 24 hour period of awareness. Federal regulations state that reports should be made to a) local law enforcement and b) local/state child protective services, c) US Soccer, and d) the US Center for SafeSport. EVERYONE IS A MANDATORY REPORTER.

 

Mechanism for Reporting – (Everyone listed below MUST be contacted when physical or sexual abuse is suspected)

  1. Local Law Enforcement Number (911)
  2. Local Child Protective Services Number (1-800-342-3720- NYS Child Abuse Hotline)
  3. New York State – Office of Children and Family Services (https://ocfs.ny.gov/main/cps/)
  4. Club Risk Manager Contact Information (Shiloh Arthmann; Parent Liaison  parent_liaison@rhsoccer.org, 585-230-1751)
  5. State Executive Director – Alex Brame,  abrame@nyswysa.org, 607-962-9923 x8
  6. National Governing Body (NGB)

US Soccer Integrity Hotline Number – (312) 528- 7004

US Soccer – https://www.ussoccer.com/integrity-hotline

US Center for SafeSport – https://www.safesport.org/report-a-concern

 

Other forms of misconduct such as emotional abuse, bullying, hazing, or harassment.

  1. Club Risk Manager Contact Information (Shiloh Arthmann- Parent Liaison  parent_liaison@rhsoccer.org, 585-230-1751)
  2. Club or BOD Review/Hearing – There should be a process in policy to document and address this other misconduct.  The decision of the Club or BOD should be sent to the State Executive Director.
  3. State Executive Director – Alex Brame,  abrame@nyswysa.org, 607-962-9923 x8