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California Park & Recreation Society
Youth Sports and Fitness Initiative
“We create positive youth sports experiences, better sports for kids, better kids for life”
By
Mr. Idris Jassim Al-Oboudi
Mr. Keith Fulthorp
We Create Positive Youth Sports Experiences, Better Sports for Kids, Better Kids for Life 1

CPRS Youth Sports and Fitness Initiative
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to all the individuals and organizations that helped contribute to the California Park and
Recreation Society’s Youth Sports and Fitness Initiative report. Your support and resources have
contributed to the success of this document, and to the new vision for youth sports in California, and
together, “We create positive youth sports experiences, better sports for kids, better kids for life!”
Special thanks to
Lisa Licata, Vice President, National Alliance for Youth Sports for all the support, resources, and
trainings provided to the CPRS/NAYS Youth Sports and fitness taskforce. The National Alliance for
Youth Sports and it’s staff have provided the bulk of the information presented in this report,
specifically the Recommendations for Communities and the National Standards for Youth Sports.
California Park and Recreation Society Youth Sports Taskforce Members:
• Idris Al-Oboudi, Taskforce Chairman, Recreation Services Manager, City of Manhattan Beach
• Jane H. Adams, Executive Director, California Recreation & Park Society
• Lisa Licata, Vice President, National Alliance for Youth Sports
• Mark Leyman, Recreation Services Manager, City of Manhattan Beach
• Daniel Jassim, Recreation Supervisor, City of Culver City
• Emanuel Escobar, LA County Parks and Recreation
• Ellen O’Sullivan, Ph.D., Leisure Lifestyle Consulting
• Keith Fulthorp, M.S. Redondo Union High School
• Cameron Harding, Recreation Supervisor, City of Manhattan Beach
Organizations:
National Alliance for Youth Sports
National Recreation and Park Association
California Recreation and Park Society
Leisure Lifestyle Consulting
Oregon Recreation and Park Association

Table of Contents
Topic Page
Introduction 4
CPRS Goals for Youth Sports in California 5
CPRS Youth Sports Initiative Framework 6
Core Values 7
Vision 13
Mission 13
Trends and Opportunities 15
Core Competencies 15
Strategies 15
Performance Measures 16
Implementing the Youth Sports Initiative 17
National Alliance for Youth Sports Programs and Services 17
Community Recommendations 21
Implementing the Youth Sports Initiative, What’s in it for you? 24
What’s in it for your community? 24
What’s in it for your organization? 24
What’s in it for your parents and coaches? 25
Conclusion 25
Appendix 26
Minimum Standards for Youth Sports in California 27
Implementation Checklist 31
Example Forms 32
Rights and Responsibilities in Youth Sports 41

California Park & Recreation Society Youth Sports and Fitness Initiative
Introduction
Increasingly, news reports across California
include reports of incidents surrounding youth
sports. Whether it’s an argument between
parent spectators, parents and coaches, coaches
and parents, coaches and officials, youth
participants and any combination of parents,
coaches, officials and other participants, the
message is clear: Parks and recreation
departments and youth sports agencies in
California are plagued with unpleasant youth
sports experiences, reports of violence, and in
2005 one alleged argument that resulted in a
fatality.
While many parks and recreation professionals
may agree there are many challenges facing
youth sports today, few have a unified vision of
how to create positive sports environments for
youth. To gauge California Park & Recreation
Society’s members understanding of the
problem, CPRS conducted a youth sports
survey in 2003. According to the survey
results, the top issues youth sports
administrators reported struggling with
included: parental misbehavior; conflict
management; alternatives for teens and pre-
teens; volunteer recruitment, background
checks and training; redefining winning; and
youth participant misbehavior.
In an effort to address the top five issues as
reported respondents to the 2003 survey,
CPRS began exploring options for creating a
more positive youth sports climate in
California, which has led to the CPRS Youth
Sports and Fitness Initiative (YSFI). The
initiative mimics the CPRS VIP plan, aligning
a new framework that specifically targets youth
sports and fitness issues within communities.
The resulting vision
“We create positive youth sports experiences,
better sports for kids, better kids for life”
directly supports the VIP vision “We create
community and quality of life through
people, parks and programs.”
CPRS, in partnership with the National
Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS), created
the Youth Sports and Fitness Initiative with
the intention of developing a model plan for
implementing three key community
recommendations identified by NAYS and the
National Recreation and Park Association
(NRPA) in a 2001 report titled
Recommendations for Communities:
Raising community standards in children’s
sports. The report can be obtained by
contacting CPRS or NAYS, and begins with
an overview of children’s sports in the United
States. It examines the purpose of youth
sports, takes a look at how they are structured
in today’s society, and explains the valuable
role they play in a child’s physical and
psychological development. It then overviews
problems and issues affecting youth sports,
identifies primary factors are behind these
problems, and what steps can be taken to
change the culture of children’s sports. The
document concludes with the
recommendations for Communities and
suggestions for implementing them in a
community. The recommendations include:
1. Adopting a community philosophy
that makes youth sports safe and
positive for children.
2. Appointing a professional youth
sports administrator to ensure
adherence to the philosophy.
3. Holding everyone associated with
the program accountable for their
behavior.

The objectives of the CRPS Youth Sports and
Fitness Initiative are to: Create a clear vision
and programming framework for positively
impacting the culture of youth sports in
California; to help youth sports agencies
implement the three NAYS recommendations;
to connect players, parents, coaches, officials
and league with vital training resources and
current youth sports related information offered
through NAYS.
CPRS overall goals for youth sports in
California:
1. For California's youth to participate in
organized sports activities that embody
the standards for youth sports as
articulated in the “Recommendations
for Raising Community Standards”
report.
2. To encourage California's youth in the
development of a lifetime association
with physical activity, healthy lifestyles,
and individual fitness.
3. To ensure that California's youth sports
programs that are supported by local tax
dollars are planned so that they are open
to all children, regardless of race, creed,
sex, economic status or ability; and that
financial assistance shall be found for
those unable to afford to participate.
The philosophy of the CPRS & NAYS Youth
Sports and Fitness Initiative is to partner and
collaborate with statewide cities and youth
sports organizations to provide a positive, self-
esteem character building youth sports
environment. To create a culture where
honoring the game, respecting one’s self,
teammates, coaches, officials, opponents,
parents and fans is the norm, not the exception.
Ultimately, the purpose if the YSFI is to help
agencies in California implement these
community recommendations, communicating
our common vision:
"We Create Positive Youth Sports
Experiences, Better Sports for Kids, Better
Kids for Life"

YSFI Framework Overview
The CPRS Youth Sports Initiative includes a
framework aligned with the CPRS Vision,
Insight, and Planning (VIP) framework to help
guide the implementation of the
recommendations for communities as well as to
provide vision and direction for youth sports
professionals. Each section presented here is
intended to serve as recommendations for
improving the culture of youth sports within
any program, organization, or community.
Core Values
The National Standards for Youth Sports,
developed through the National Alliance for
Youth Sports serve as the recommended core
values for all youth sports programs within a
community. These standards tie directly into
the CPRS Youth Sports Taskforce’s vision
statement “We create positive sports
experiences, better sports for kids, better
kids for life!”
The National Standards for Youth Sports were
developed by Forty-eight of the nation’s
leading experts representing a vast variety of
disciplines affecting youth sports from
academic institutions to grass root
organizations who assembled in Washington
D.C. Their goal was to develop standards that
all parents should follow in developing and
administering youth sports for children. The
faculty studied the role of the parent in youth
sports from the educational, physical,
emotional and social aspect of youth sport
involvement.
While sport for children is generally a positive
experience, too often, history has shown that
youth leagues have been created with an
atmosphere of professionalism, e.g. the
vicarious parent, the overzealous coach,
leagues organized with championships as their
main focus continue to exist. The National
Standards for Youth Sports were developed to
provide all youth groups with a focus on what
is best for children in their growing, learning
years. The National Standards for Youth Sports
place in motion a national policy for children’s
sports. With leagues initiating the
implementation of these Standards, parents can
feel confident that youth sports will truly be a
positive social experience for their child.
CORE VALUE #1 PROPER SPORTS
ENVIRONMENT
Parents must consider and carefully choose the
proper environment for their child, including
the appropriate age and development for
participation, the type of sport, the rules of the
sport, the age range of the participants and the
proper level of physical and emotional stress.
Background: There are a wide variety of youth
sports experiences available to children. Some
of these begin as early as five years of age and
include both collision and non-collision sports,
elite and recreational play categories, single age
and multi-age participation ranges and

instructional to highly organized and
competitive programs.
Rationale: Because all children physically and
emotionally mature at different rates, parents
must evaluate very carefully their child’s youth
sports experience.
Implementation:
• Leagues will establish a minimum play
rule per game for all children regardless
of ability. Leagues will establish a
minimum play rule of a minimum of
25% of the game with 50% of the game
being strongly recommended for all
children regardless of ability
• Leagues will organize programs within
a two-year range, such as 5-6, 7-8, 9-10,
11-12, etc.
• Leagues will allow post-season play
only for regular season teams and not
engage in choosing post-season all-star
teams.
• Leagues will establish a policy for not
cutting players and will provide an
opportunity for meaningful play for all
children.
• If awards are given, leagues will give
participation awards and reduce
emphasis on competitive trophies.
• League standings will not be used
below the age of nine and will be de-
emphasized below the age of thirteen by
using techniques such as publishing
only end-of-season results.
CORE VALUE #2 PROGRAMS BASED
ON THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN
Parents must select youth sports programs that
are developed and organized to enhance the
emotional, physical, social and educational well
being of children.
Background: Many organized play
experiences for children are carbon copies of
adult-oriented programs. The rules, skill
expectations and competitive requirements are
the same as in high school, college and
professional levels.
Rationale: Youth sports programs should be
based on maximum participation. The program
should focus on organizing meaningful play.
Coaches should let children be involved in
making decisions. The level and length of
athletic competition should be commensurate
with the physical and emotional development
of the child.
Implementation:
1. Leagues will organize programs using
the following guidelines:
A. 5 to 6 Year Old - Developmental
Program
• No regular competitive teams
• Scores and/or standings not kept
• Rules, equipment, and field
modified
• Limit uniforms to T-shirt and
hat
• No scheduled leagues,
tournament or all-star
competition
• Leagues and coaches not
permitted to require sports
specialization
• Co-rec. play
• No travel
• Coaches permitted on playing
surface
B. 7 to 8 Year Old - Sports
Introduction Program
• Informal teams
• Scores and standings not kept
• Rules, equipment and fields
modified
• Limited uniforms
• No tournament, post-season play
or all-star competition
• Co-rec. play encouraged
• Travel within local community
only

• Coaches permitted on playing
surface
specialization
C. 9 to 10 Year Old -
Organizational Program
• Scores kept but standings de-
emphasized
• Rules, equipment, and fields
modified where necessary
• No out-of-community post
season play
• Travel within local community
only
• No national tournament
participation
specialization
D. 11 to 12 Year Old - Skill
Enhancement Program
• Reasonable uniform policy
• Limited ability grouping used
with proper grouping procedures
• Encourage a variety of position
and situational play
2. Coaches will be required not to teach
the use of sports to punish opponents
through physical contact or excessive
score domination.
3. League or coaches must not require
year-around participation.
4. Leagues must adopt rules banning rapid
weight loss/gain procedures used solely
for participation in youth sports.
5. Children below the age of 11 should
participate in activities that contain
limited collision potential and feature
modified rules that will significantly
reduce the chances of injury.
6. Leagues must consider weight and skill
in grouping children.
7. Coaches must apply proper principles of
conditioning and nutrition.
CORE VALUE #3 DRUG, TOBACCO &
ALCOHOL-FREE ENVIRONMENT
Parents must encourage a drug, tobacco and
alcohol-free environment for their children.
Background: Pressures and opportunities for
children to be involved in drug, tobacco and
alcohol abuse has increased to crisis
proportions during the past decades.
Unsupervised social interaction and
unknowledgeable adult leadership have
contributed to the problem.
Rationale: Coaches and parents must be
educated about all drugs, including
performance enhancement chemicals. Leagues
should have policies dealing with drug, tobacco
and steroid use and emphasizing prevention
through education. Parents, league
administrators, and coaches should be taught
what to look for in abuse of these drugs and
know how to access community resources for
assistance on drug-related problems.
Implementation:
• Leagues will adopt rules prohibiting the
use of alcohol, illegal substances or
tobacco by coaches, league
administrators or game officials at all
youth sports events.
• Leagues will provide coaches and
parents educational information on
identifying signs and symptoms for
substance use by children.
• Leagues will establish policy and
implementation procedures for
immediately dealing with substance use
by coaches and players and
communicate these policies to coaches,
players, and parents.
• Leagues will continually encourage
dialogue between coaches, players and
parents about the need for an alcohol,
tobacco and drug-free environment for
children.
CORE VALUE #4 PART OF A CHILD’S LIFE

Parents must recognize that youth sports are
only a small part of a child’s life.
Background: The foundation for human
development occurs during the early years of
life. Individuals are exposed to many different
learning situations to increase their potential for
successful development.
Rationale: Parents, coaches and league
administrators need to encourage children to be
involved in a variety of activities while
recognizing that the home, church, school and a
variety of other social experiences are all a part
of a child’s growth and development. Parents
must respect a child’s decision not to play.
Coaches and parents must realize that youth
sports involvement also has ramifications for
the entire family. Parents should insist that
youth sports participation not detract from the
child’s academic progress.
Implementation:
• Leagues will adopt a policy that allows
for and encourages participation in a
variety of youth activities in addition to
the child’s particular sport.
• Leagues and coaches will not demand
year-around involvement in a particular
sport as a condition for meaningful
participation.
• Leagues will establish rules that limit
organized practices to no more than 1
hour a day and three days a week
through the age of 12 and not more than
1 1/2 hours and four days a week
through the age of 16.
• Leagues will adopt a policy that make
provisions for excused absences
through parental requests for church,
school, and other family activities.
CORE VALUE #5 TRAINING
Parents must insist that coaches be trained and
certified by a recognized program (recommend
NAYS, PCA, ASETP, AYSO Safe Haven
program for soccer)
Background: Sports participation can lead to
harm if those responsible have no training. In
most cases, youth sports organizations allow
volunteers to coach without performing any
background check.
Rationale: Parents should insist that coaches
are educated in the following areas:
psychological and emotional needs of children,
safety and first aid, conditioning and nutrition,
teaching proper sports techniques and drug
awareness.
Implementation:
• Leagues will require that coaches be
annually trained and certified in the
areas of the emotional needs of
children, safety and first aid,
conditioning and nutrition, teaching
proper sport techniques and drug and
tobacco education.
• League administrators and officials
must also be trained in the
aforementioned areas.
• Leagues must use appropriate and
available screening techniques for
selecting and assigning coaches to
ensure that children are protected from
abuse.
• Leagues are encouraged to provide
additional educational resources for
coaches to assist them in providing the
best possible youth sports experience
for each child.
• All coaches must sign a code of ethics
pledging their commitment to provide
an enjoyable, healthful youth sports
experience.
Core Value #6 PARENTS’ ACTIVE ROLE
Parents must make a serious effort to take an
active role in the youth sports experience of
their child providing positive support as a
spectator, coach, league administrator and/or
caring parent.
Background: Many parents pass their
youngsters over to others, relying on someone

else to take responsibility for their child’s youth
sports experience.
Rationale: Parents are the keys. They need to
demonstrate the positive benefits of a youth
sports experience by attending games,
practices, or team social events; or by just
expressing their positive support. Parents
should discuss with their child why the child is
participating and help him/her in evaluating
his/her experience.
Implementation:
• Parents will be required to attend a
league orientation meeting. This may be
one-on-one with a league official, if
necessary.
• Teams will be required to have a
minimum of one team/parents’ meeting
prior to each sports season.
• Leagues will advertise parental
involvement in roles such as coach,
team manager, fund-raiser, league
manager, special assistant, and fan.
• Leagues will encourage parent-child
communication about their youth sports
experience through newsletters, team
meetings, coach-parent and coach-
player discussions, and league
handbooks or guidelines.
Core Value #7 POSITIVE ROLE MODELS
Parents must be a positive role model
exhibiting sportsmanlike behavior at games,
practices, and home while giving positive
reinforcement to their child and support to their
child’s coaches.
Background: Children will follow the example
of the adult role model and in particular, the
parent. Children will copy or imitate their
parents’ sports behavior, including the
development of values based on that behavior.
Rationale: If the youth sports experience is to
be a positive one for each child, parents must
demonstrate sportsmanlike behavior as a fan,
coach, and league administrator. They need to
encourage fun, give lots of praise for the little
successes along the way and, when a child
makes a mistake, separate the mistake from the
child. Parents need to encourage peer support
and give positive verbal support to team
members, opponents and coaches of their child.
Implementation:
• Leagues will develop a
sportsmanship/conduct code including
unacceptable behavior:
• Berating players, coaches,
officials
• Use of vulgar language
• Intoxication
• Leagues will communicate conduct
requirements to coaches, parents,
players and spectators through
newsletters, handbooks, posting, and
announcements.
• Leagues will develop an enforcement
plan for implementing a sportsmanship
code, including removal procedures.
Core Value #8 PARENTAL COMMITMENT
Parents must demonstrate their commitment to
their child’s youth sports experience by
annually signing a parental code of ethics.
Background: Individuals that sign
commitments are usually more positive and
supportive of their children.
Rationale: The parents should be
knowledgeable of the opportunities and
responsibilities for having their child involved
in youth sports. They should also be requested
to demonstrate their commitment by signing a
code which outlines the opportunities their
child should have through participation, as well
as the responsibility the parent has in
supporting the youth sports experience.
Implementation:
• Participation will not be allowed for
parents or guardians who refuse to sign
the parental code of ethics.

Core Value #9 SAFE PLAYING SITUATIONS
Parents must insist on safe playing facilities,
healthful playing situations and proper first aid
applications, should the need arise.
Background: Children participating in youth
sports are exposed to a variety of facilities,
training programs and organized risk taking
opportunities. Most adult leaders do not have
coaching degrees or a university coaching
certification.
Rationale: Coaches and league administrators
have the responsibility to inspect and insure
proper maintenance of facilities; have
knowledge of proper equipment fitting,
selection and appropriate use; understand the
physical consequence of improper skill
techniques; have the ability to modify rules for
safe-playing situations; understand the physical
need for a proper child-oriented conditioning
program; understand proper weight control
practices and have knowledge of prevention
and first aid for athletic injuries, including the
ability to implement emergency procedures.
Implementation:
• Leagues will develop procedures for
inspecting playing facilities for safety
hazards before every youth sports
activity.
• Leagues will select equipment designed
to ensure injury reduction for
participants, (e.g. baseballs designed to
reduce injuries, soccer shin guards,
approved protective equipment in
contact sports).
• Leagues will be required to develop
procedures for continual safety
inspections of all playing equipment.
• Leagues will ensure that teams have a
fully equipped first aid kit at all youth
sports activities.
• Leagues will develop a plan for coaches
on how to handle all emergencies at
youth sports activities.
• Leagues will establish procedures to
ensure that all teams and events have an
emergency first aid plan and equipment
for dealing with injuries, hazards and
weather conditions.
• Leagues will not allow participation
during unsafe conditions, such as
lightening storms, darkness, playing
sites in disrepair, etc.
• Leagues will remove coaches that
knowingly require or allow a player to
play while having a serious injury or
knowingly create unsafe play situations.
• Leagues should require at least one
coach per team regularly attending
practices and games to take CPR and
advanced first aid training
Core Value #10 EQUAL PLAY OPPORTUNITY
Parents, coaches, and league administrators
must provide equal sports play opportunity for
all youth regardless of race, creed, sex,
economic status or ability.
Background: The cost of participation in
youth sports has risen dramatically during the
past several years as have the number of single
parent families. Although sports opportunities
for girls and racial minorities have improved,
many adults still fail to recognize the
contribution of the youth sports experience for
all children.
Rationale: All children must have the
opportunity to play regardless of race, creed,
sex, economic status or ability. The coaches
and league officials should recognize sex/role
stereotyping and demand that racial prejudice
of any type be prohibited. Every effort should
be made to provide financial assistance to those
youngsters unable to afford participation,
including the cost of safe equipment. Adult
youth sports leaders must teach a tolerance of,
and respect for, people of all abilities, sizes,
shapes, colors, cultural and economic
backgrounds. Youth sports should be a growth,
rather than a limiting, experience.
Implementation:

• Leagues must adopt a non-
discrimination policy that ensures
participation for all youngsters
regardless of race, creed, sex, economic
status or ability.
• Leagues will make provisions so that all
youngsters may be able to participate
regardless of their financial ability to
pay.
• Leagues are encouraged to provide co-
recreational programs through age 12.
• Leagues will adopt an affirmative action
coaching recruitment policy that will
provide for the recruitment and
selection of qualified women and
minorities.
Core Value #11 DRUG, TOBACCO &
ALCOHOL-FREE ADULTS
Parents as coaches, fans, and league
administrators must be drug, tobacco and
alcohol-free at youth sports activities.
Background: Sports participation has long
been characterized as a means of developing
character and positive values. Recent
information indicates that competitive
pressures, negative sports peer group
associations and unhealthy adult role models
may actually increase the risk of drug, tobacco
and alcohol use among youth participants.
Rationale: Because of the influence they
exert, parents involved in youth sports should
understand that they must refrain from
substance use, including smoking, alcohol
consumption, chewing tobacco and illegal
drugs at games, practices and other youth
sports events. Healthful role modeling should
lead the way in influencing youngsters to avoid
drug, tobacco and alcohol use.
Implementation:
• Leagues will require coaches, league
administrators and game officials to
refrain from the use of alcohol, illegal
substances and tobacco at youth sports
events.
• Leagues will require that alcohol will
not be sold or allowed to be brought
into youth sports games and practices.
• Leagues will encourage spectators not
to use tobacco at youth sports events.
• Leagues will develop an enforcement
plan for removing coaches, parents and
spectators who are under the influence
of alcohol or illegal substances.
Vision
These 11 core values tie directly into the CPRS
Youth Sports and Fitness Initiative vision: “We
create positive youth sports experiences, better
sports for kids, better kids for life.” Adopting
this vision, and communicating it to
participants, parents, coaches, and key
community stakeholders helps professionalize
youth sports organizations. Community
members begin to gain a deeper understanding
of the benefits of sports participation that
extend beyond the obvious.
Participants generally understand the physical
and health related benefits of youth sports
participation, and communicating the CPRS
Youth Sports Initiative vision opens
participants to the social and emotional benefits
as well. While less publicized, these
social/emotional benefits may even create more
significant experiences for youth than physical
benefits. The Vision of the CPRS Youth Sports
Initiative connects with 8 recommended

mission areas that will help change the culture
of youth sports, as well as encompass the
national standards.
Mission
Youth sports programs and organizations
within communities implementing the CPRS
Youth Sports Taskforce recommendations are
encouraged to target these 8 mission areas and
communicate how their programs and services
are accomplishing their mission, vision, and
standards.
These eight mission areas are intended to
help youth sports agencies focus their efforts
in accomplishing the Initiative’s Vision, as
well as put the CPRS VIP Vision and
mission into action. These mission areas may
also serve as public awareness statements that
organizations can use in their marketing and
promotional campaigns regarding the benefits
and positive impacts of their services to their
communities.
Most importantly, these mission areas serve to
guide youth sports agencies in the development
of new and improved youth sports programs
and services. Agencies can target specific
mission areas through creating new or
revitalizing old programs to address specific
needs within a community. For example, a
department may decide to target “improve
youth fitness and nutrition” through providing
participant before and after surveys that seek to
identify levels of nutrition awareness before
and after participation in a youth sports
program, then communicating the results of the
survey to community members.
Youth sports organizations and programs create
community and quality of life by creating
positive sports experiences:
• We provide recreation youth sports
opportunities: Youth sports agencies,
organizations and programs throughout
California create opportunities for youth
to engage in sports experiences through
leagues, skill development classes,
recreational tournaments and more.
• We increase youth sports participation:
through connecting with the changing
needs of diverse communities and
changing interests of youth within our
communities; through offering a menu
of sports activities; and by making sure
participants have fun, meet new friends
and learn new skills
• We teach fair play and good
sportsmanship: by encouraging
participants, parents, coaches, and
officials to adhere to standards of
participation; by informing all of the
rights and responsibilities in youth
sports; and by holding individuals
accountable for their behaviors when
involved in youth sports activities
• We facilitate
player/parent/coach/official training
and development: by requiring
membership in NAYS programs and
services we facilitate skills building
clinics, coaching clinics, and parent
participation clinics; provide access to
on-line clinics through NAYS. These
training are ongoing and up to date with
new and improved techniques and

resources to help insure positive sports
experiences.
• We improve youth fitness and
nutrition: through; providing
opportunities to participate in leagues,
programs, and classes; encouraging
healthy snacks at practices and events;
providing access to health related
information and services
• We reduce obesity in youth: through
engaging youth in positive experiences
in recreational sports that encourage life
long participation and active lifestyle
choices.
• We strengthen youth sports image and
value to the community: by requiring
training for coaches and officials; by
mandating background checks for all
coaches, officials and volunteers.
• We support professional growth in
youth sports leadership: by
encouraging youth sports professionals
to attend clinics and youth sports
conferences; by presenting clinics and
sessions at youth sports conferences;
and by encouraging attendance NAYS
annual trainings and workshops.
Trends/Opportunities
Youth sports organizations need to be aware of
key trends and opportunities that exist within
the venue of their communities. The National
Alliance for Youth Sports updates resources so
that youth sports professionals have access to
important information that helps shape
programs on a national, state, and local level.
Understanding and forecasting trends within
communities will help ensure that youth sports
programs are meeting the ever changing needs
of youth. Access to recent trends data provides
strategic opportunities for organizations. For
example, the Women’s Sports Foundation
reports that girls are more likely than boys to
drop out of sports by the age of 12. The
California Center for Public Health and
Advocacy reports that childhood obesity is at
an all time high, even though youth sports
participation has risen over past decade.
Most importantly, NAYS reports that youth
sports violence and negative youth sports
experiences by participants, parents, coaches
and officials is wide spread, and California is
not unaffected. Recent incidents in 2005 have
led the City of Manhattan Beach to pursue
implementing the NAYS community
recommendations with in their sports programs,
and the tragic incident in Palmdale that resulted
in a fatality still haunts youth sports agencies
state wide. Seeking updated information from
NAYS, NRPA, and CPRS provides youth
sports agencies with unique opportunities to
positively impact the climate and culture of
sports programs within their communities.
Turning these trends into opportunities requires
youth sports professionals to become aware of
specific resources and competencies they
already have, and those that are still needed.
Core Competencies
Core Competencies are defined by CPRS as
being special skills and abilities of recreation
professionals. The CPRS Youth Sports and
Fitness Initiative core competencies are those
that specifically align with the VIP and are also
specific to youth sports professionals.
Connecting with the National Alliance for
Youth Sports will help youth sports
professionals develop the needed core
competencies recommended by the CPRS
Youth Sports and Fitness Initiative. Some of
the more immediate needed competencies
relate to an agency wide understanding of the

core values of the Initiative, the three NAYS
community recommendations, and all the
beneficial programs and services NAYS has to
offer youth sports agencies in California.
Strategies
Strategies for developing these competencies,
achieving the recommended mission areas,
communicating the recommended vision and
aligning youth sports programs in your
community with the National Standards are
adapted directly from the VIP framework.
The CPRS Youth Sports Taskforce Youth
Sports and Fitness Initiative Framework
provides a recommended outline for improving
youth sports in communities within California.
• Communicating the vision: Includes
marketing the vision statement “We
create positive sports experiences,
better sports for kids, better kids for
life,” to both internal and external
stakeholders, community members,
players, coaches, parents, and officials.
Adopt the recommended resolution and
philosophy for youth sports in your
community.
• Forming Partnerships: Contact the
National Alliance for Youth Sports,
establish a NAYS chapter in your
organization; partner with existing
sports agencies and programs, and local
school districts.
• Expanding Professional
Competencies: Attend youth sports
conferences, utilize NAYS training
opportunities; promote and facilitate
clinics for coaches, officials and parents
of your programs.
• Strengthen the youth sports and
fitness ethic: Require background
checks for coaches and volunteers of
your youth sports programs; hire well
qualified coaches and officials; mandate
training by a recognized organization
for ALL coaches, league administrators,
parents and officials; involve internal
and external stakeholders.
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ing results: develop, distribute, and
analyze and interpret participant
surveys; track participation
increases/decreases; track facility use
requests, maintenance needs, space
allocation; injury reports, complaints,
negative experiences, positive
experiences; generate benefit based
data: why and how are participants
different because of your programs and
services.
• Documenting best practices:
Implementing the 3 NAYS
recommendations; implementing the
National Standards for Youth Sports;
documenting staff training efforts;
facility use requirements, contracts,
release forms, safety procedures, staff
recruitment and selection.; design and
document desired outcomes (see below)
• Impacting public policy: Policy
makers passing the recommended
resolution, adopting the recommended
youth sports philosophy; changing
facility use requirements, permits, and
fees.

Performance Measures:
Evaluating your organizations youth sports
programs and events is an integral component
of successfully impacting the culture of sports
in your community. While some professionals
may be wary of the task, effective program
evaluation will help forecast important trends,
help better meet customer expectations and
needs, and help justify continued support of
your programs by internal and external
stakeholders both ideologically and financially.
Specific performance measures or program
evaluation criteria will vary depending upon
the nature of the youth sports agency, as well as
the level within the organization the individual
has who is performing the evaluation. One key
program evaluation outcome must be results
based: why or how are participants different
because of their participation in your program
or service.
Recommended and potential results based
evaluative outcomes for community may
include: degree that participants gained skill
because of participation in a class (pre and post
surveys) extent to which participants benefited
because of participation: increased fitness,
reporting more positive experiences than before
participation; decreases in reported negative
incidents or violence; recruitment efforts of
coaches and volunteers; economic impacts on
community businesses.
Agencies may also measure professional
outcomes of programs and services. Some
evaluation criteria may include: number of
coaches attending clinics; financial benefits;
impacts on fields and facilities, etc. These
criteria may change depending upon the nature
of the programs being evaluated as well as the
diversity of the agencies offering the programs.
Implementing the YSFI
CPRS, in partnership with the National
Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS), created the
Youth Sports and Fitness Initiative with the
intention of developing a model plan for
implementing three key community
recommendations identified by NAYS as
mentioned earlier in this report. The
Recommendations for Communities that
appear in this document represent a consensus
of what professionals in the youth sports field
firmly believe need to be the course of action
taken to return youth sports to their rightful
place, and alter the failing atmosphere that
looms over many programs. They address how
communities can change the culture of youth
sports and resurrect a fun and stress-free
playing environment for youngsters by
focusing on reform, education and
accountability. These Recommendations
outline aggressive steps that are aimed at
mending a multitude of problems – such as
over-aggressive parents, untrained league
administrators and win-at-all-cost youth
coaches – that are leaving an indelible mark on
programs. Understanding the programs and
services offered by NAYS is the first step in
implementing the NAYS/NRPA
Recommendations for Communities.
NAYS Programs and services
The National Alliance For Youth Sports offers
its established programs throughout the year at
our 3,300 community-based chapters that exist
among Park & Recreation Departments, Boys
& Girls Clubs, Police Athletic Leagues,
YMCAs, military installations and other
independent youth service organizations.
Alliance programs are offered in communities
that represent a diverse range of inner city
areas, rural regions, suburbs, military bases,
and towns across America. More than 6,000
professionals in the park & recreation field who
work for municipalities and/or volunteers for
community-based youth sport programs
facilitate these programs.

Administrators
Two national training programs — the
Academy For Youth Sports Administrators and
the National Youth Sports Administrators
Association (NYSAA) serve professional and
volunteer youth sports administrators who run,
supervise, and/or provide facilities for
organized, out-of-school children’s sports
programs all over the country. Professionals
can earn their Certified Youth Sports
Administrator (CYSA) credential by
successfully completing the comprehensive
training that is available on-site or online. More
than 900 professionals have earned their CYSA
credential to date. Volunteer community
members (usually parents) who run their own
independent programs or leagues and set the
standards for the children in their care can
become members of NYSAA. These Alliance
programs are critical to improving youth sports
because around 90% of youth sport
administrators receive training “on the job”
rather than through structured training
opportunities.
Coaches
NAYS’s largest program, the National Youth
Sports Coaches Association (NYSCA),
provides training to adults who volunteer to
coach youth sports teams through 3,300
community-based chapters. Volunteers receive
what is often their only training experience
through the NYSCA program. Approximately
180,000 individuals from around the country
attend NYSCA clinics each year and become
NYSCA certified coaches. These individuals
are usually mothers and fathers with a variety
of different income levels who have young
children involved in organized, out-of-school
youth sports programs. Approximately 1.4
million coaches have received training through
NYSCA since its inception, impacting over 25
million kids involved in youth sports.
Parents
Parents who have children involved in
organized, out-of-school youth sports programs
are also served by the Alliance through the
Parents Association for Youth Sports (PAYS).
This program, which is implemented through
local leagues, reaches mothers and fathers from
a wide cross-section of socioeconomic and
ethnic backgrounds who are united in their
desire to provide their children with a safe and
positive experience in youth sports. The PAYS
program is offered in 450 communities.
Certifying Professional Administrators
(ACADEMY)
The Academy for Youth Sports Administrators
is a unique educational opportunity that builds
the body of knowledge among administrators
and decision makers in youth sports. The
Academy is a 20-hour certification program
designed to help raise the professionalism of
youth sports administration. The Academy is
the only opportunity for youth sports
administrators to earn the “Certified Youth
Sports Administrator” (CYSA) credential, and
has been qualified by the International
Association for Continuing Education and
Training (IACET) as an authorized CEU
provider. The Academy is also available as an
online training and networking opportunity.
Upon completion of the Academy, participants
earn 2.0 CEU’s. To maintain the certification,
CYSA's must complete at least 10 hours (1.0
CEU) of continuing education every two years
- specific to youth sports administration. The
National Alliance For Youth Sports will
maintain your CEU transcript. To earn a
CEU’s, you may attend NAYS Annual
International Youth Sports Congress, take a
course at a local accredited college, or attend
courses or conferences through your Recreation
and Parks Association. The sessions must
pertain to youth sports or your professional
development in the field of Parks and
Recreation.
International Youth Sports Congress
(CONGRESS)
Each year the International Youth Sports
Congress brings together park and recreation
professionals, military youth sports directors
and private league administrators from the field

of youth sports. This event is also open to the
general public and addresses specific topics in
the area of youth sports. Experts from around
the world present information within their
specialization as it affects youth sports. By the
close of this educational event, attendees will
have received information and resources to
provide better youth sport opportunities within
their own communities. The 2005 International
Youth Sports Congress will be held in Denver,
Colorado September 15-18, 2005.
Training for Volunteer Coaches (NYSCA)
The National Youth Sports Coaches
Association is a membership organization and
the most widely used volunteer coach training
program in the nation, having educated more
than 2.0 million coaches since its inception in
1981. More than 3,000 community-based
organizations offer this program. To become a
member, coaches must (1) participate in an
NYSCA interactive video training clinic (2)
successfully complete an exam and (3) sign a
pledge committing to uphold the NYSCA Code
of Ethics - members not adhering to the
NYSCA Code of Ethics, as determined by the
local chapter, may have their membership
revoked. NYSCA member benefits include
excess insurance coverage, a quarterly
publication, the option to add on a
comprehensive screening and criminal
background check program, plus a variety of
other benefits.
NYSCA Initial Level Membership:
Introduction to coaching youth sports program
To become a member, coaches participate in an
NYSCA interactive video training clinic,
successfully complete an exam and sign a
pledge committing them to uphold the NYSCA
Code of Ethics. The membership fee is $20.
The first part of an NYSCA clinic is to view
the Introduction to Coaching Youth Sports
video, which is a general training video for all
coaches, and then they view a sports-specific
video.
NYSCA training sessions will teach about such
important topics as:
· positive coaching philosophy for youth
sports
· how to conduct fun, effective practices
· sport-specific fundamentals
· injury prevention and treatment
· the importance of role modeling for
children
Sport specific orientation in the following
sports: baseball, softball, t-ball, basketball,
soccer, flag football, football, cheerleading,
hockey, in-line hockey, lacrosse, etc.
At the end of each NYSCA clinic, coaches
must (1) pass an exam that tests their
understanding of the information conveyed in
the clinic and (2) sign a pledge committing
them to uphold a Code of Ethics. NYSCA
holds coaches fully accountable to the
standards set by the Code.
Coaches will receive training, continuing
education through quarterly issues of its
magazine. While acting in the capacity as a
volunteer coach, members receive $1,000,000
excess liability insurance coverage for
membership during year one. Each membership
year thereafter, NYSCA members receive
$2,000,000 excess liability insurance coverage
along with $250,000 excess Accident/Medical
insurance coverage while acting in the capacity
as a volunteer coach. The Alliance shall
maintain the NYSCA member coaches in their
national database and provide updated
information as required.
NYSCA Continuing Membership Program:
After completing the introduction to coaching
youth sports program, coaches will receive a
renewal notice for continuing their membership
(received prior to their membership’s
expiration date). To continue membership, the

member resigns the Coaches Code of Ethics
Pledge and remits the annual $20 membership
fee.
Gold Level Certified Coach:
NYSCA members can now obtain a higher
level of education through the Gold Level
Certified Coach Course. This web-designed
course, created specifically for NYSCA
members who desire to increase their coaching
knowledge, delivers an e-learning experience in
eight key topic areas. The course also includes
over 430 links to drills and skills in 21 different
sports. The cost of the online Gold Level
Certified Coach Course is $60.
Youth Sports Parent Orientation (PAYS)
The Parents Association For Youth Sports is a
membership organization for parents promoting
positive sports. PAYS helps parents better
understand their roles and responsibilities in
supporting the league goals, the coaches and
the kids involved in youth sports. To become a
member, parents must (1) participate in a
PAYS interactive video training clinic and (2)
sign a pledge committing to uphold the PAYS
Code of Ethics. PAYS member benefits
include a parent handbook, a quarterly
publication, plus a variety of other benefits.
Annual membership dues for PAYS are $5.
PAYS clinics occur in the local community and
online at www.nays.org.
Guidance and Support for Volunteer
Administrators (NYSAA)
The National Youth Sports
Administrators Association is a
membership organization for
volunteers responsible for the
planning and implementation of
out-of-school sports programs.
The NYSAA works to assist
volunteer administrators, league
presidents and board members
in their efforts to set high
standards and provide a safe,
positive experience for the youth
they serve.
The Alliance will provide all
materials necessary for staff to
train the volunteer league board
members. This training is
designed for volunteer board
members and administrators
overseeing specific youth sport
programs. The program consists
of an interactive video clinic that
provides a child first youth
sports philosophy. There is an
overview of volunteer coach,
parent and youth issues and a
Journal addressing many of the
topics that challenge
administrators. Participants sign
and are held accountable to the
NYSAA Administrator’s Code
of Ethics pledge. Volunteer
administrators will receive
$1,000,000 excess liability
insurance coverage and
$2,000,000 aggregate coverage
in Directors and Officers
liability insurance while acting
in the capacity as an
administrator. The Alliance shall
maintain the NYSAA member
administrators in their national
database and provide updated
information quarterly. Annual
membership dues for NYSAA
are $20.
Training for Officials (NYSOA)
The National Youth Sports Officials
Association is a membership organization for
volunteer game officials to better understand
their roles and responsibilities when officiating
youth sports. To become a member, officials
must (1) participate in an NYSOA interactive
video training clinic (2) successfully complete
the exam and (3) sign a pledge committing to
uphold the NYSOA Code of Ethics. NYSOA
member benefits include a quarterly
publication, excess liability insurance coverage,
plus a variety of other benefits.

Early Skill Development (Start Smart Sports
Development)
The Start Smart Sports Development Program
brings parents and children ages 3 and older
together to work on pre-sports skills such as
catching, kicking, throwing and batting in a
fun, non-threatening environment. The six-
lesson Start Smart curriculum teaches parents
how to best work with their children to develop
motor skills that will give both parent and child
a positive and successful start in sports.
Early Sport-specific Skill Development
(Start Smart; Soccer, Baseball, Basketball,
Football and Golf)
The Start Smart Sports-specific Programs teach
parents and their children basic motor skills
development and sport specific skills while
preparing the child for organized sports
participation. Start Smart sport specific
programs teach children the most basic
concepts of the game, which creates better
participants. Parents who participate in the
program are also more likely to volunteer to
coach in the future since they develop a more
clear understanding of how to best work with
children in a sports environment. Start Smart
currently offers sport specific programs in
baseball, soccer, basketball, football and golf.

Implementing the NAYS Community
Recommendations
Recommendation #1: Adopt a community
philosophy that makes youth sports safe and
positive for children.
Implementing the first recommendation
involves a three-step process. The first step is
to gain a clear understanding of current issues
that challenge youth sports in your community
and identifying stakeholders within your
community that you can partner with to address
these issues. Providing these stakeholders with
the CPRS Youth Sports and Fitness Initiative
Framework will educate them about your
organizations efforts.
The second step involves developing a
philosophy that meets your community’s needs.
Many challenges exist within in this step, and
can be time-consuming. It is recommended that
agencies adopt or edit and adopt the
collaborative CPRS and NAYS youth sports
philosophy provided in this report. Editing and
adopting simply means utilizing the basic
outline of the philosophy and molding it to fit
the specific needs of the youth sports programs
within your community and within your
agency.
Recommended Youth Sports Philosophy:
We (insert agency, program or department
name) recognize the need to inspire changes
in youth sports to make the experience safe,
positive and fun for everyone involved, and
believes in its vision “Creating Community
and Quality of Life Through People, Parks
and Programs.” We believe in the benefits
and attraction of youth sports as a means to
teach the children of this community values
and skills that will be of benefit to them
throughout life, and our vision for youth
sports is “We create positive sports
experiences, better sports for kids, better
kids for life.”
In order to realize the true value of youth
sports participation and to provide a safe,
positive and fun environment for youth and
their families to participate, we must raise
the standards among the users of our City's
youth sports facilities; and the
Recommendations For Communities that
were derived from the National Summit on
Raising Community Standards in Children's
Sports outlines a comprehensive community
strategy to assist us in meeting these
objectives.
We have appointed a qualified professional
youth sports administrator who has been
trained and certified to oversee all organized
youth sports programs to ensure a high
standard among the users of the
community's facilities and we believe that
league organizers and administrators should
be educated on how to provide a safe,
positive and fun youth sports environment
before being granted permits to use facilities.
We believe volunteer coaches and parents
should receive orientation and education as
to their individual roles and responsibilities
in our effort to raise the standard of youth
sports programs and that volunteer coaches
and parents be accountable for their
behaviors.
We believe young children must be given the
opportunity to develop motor skills and
sports specific knowledge with their parents
in a structured program before they enter
organized sports, and have developed
several “Pint-sized sports” classes in
addition to National Alliance for Youth
Sports “Smart-Start” classes to help provide
these opportunities.
As stated above this philosophy was adopted
from NAYS, and also serves as a draft
resolution that communities can use to get
support form their city councils. The draft
resolution was also adapted from information
provided by NAYS. Passing a resolution that
supports your philosophy is the third step in

implementing the first community
recommendation. A copy of a draft resolution
is included at the end of this report, in a section
that also outlines several tools useful for
implementing these recommendations.
Recommendation #2: Appointing a
professional youth sports administrator to
ensure adherence to the philosophy
Within every parks and recreation department
or youth sports agency, there is usually a
diverse organization chart with staff
responsibilities usually spread through these
staff levels: Directors or Superintendents,
Managers, Supervisors, Coordinators, and
various Recreation Leaders and support staff
(marketing, office managers, registration
clerks, payroll, etc.) While not all positions
reflect similar job responsibilities, these general
classifications exist within most agencies. For
purposes of implementing the community
recommendations, it is recommended that the
Manager who oversees the sports division of an
organization become the NAYS youth sports
administrator. Lower level staff could then
become chapter directors and clinicians to
support ongoing training efforts and program
development. Setting up an administrator in
this manor helps to create buy-in of the NAYS
standards and youth sports philosophy
throughout a specific division and department
wide.
The CPRS Youth Sports and Fitness Initiative
is a model that is easily adaptable, and possible
to implement from any staff level. An example
could be a part time Recreation Leader who has
the responsibility of supervising an after-school
basketball program. This staff member could
in effect, review this report and influence his or
her supervisor to open a NAYS chapter. The
Recreation Leader could then become a
clinician and facilitate trainings for the
officials, coaches, and parents that are a part of
the after school program. While this would not
be an example of fully implementing all three
recommendations, the benefits and results of
this example will spill over to the rest of the
department, thereby creating an atmosphere
where other staff, managers and supervisors
will be open to implementing the program.
After selecting an individual to take on the role
of administrator, it is important to contact
NAYS in order to establish a NAYS chapter in
your community. This also helps connect your
organization with the latest trends, data, and
training available to help shape the climate of
youth sports. The Taskforce found that the
staff at NAYS were very helpful in providing
vision and direction regarding the
implementation of the Community
Recommendations as well as programs offered
through NAYS.
Selecting an individual to be the administrator
is followed by providing that individual with
the knowledge, skills, and tools to help ensure
that community youth sports groups that utilize
municipal facilities and that internal agency
youth sports programs are adhering to the
philosophy. This involves communicating the
philosophy to key stakeholders within the
department and also within the community.
External stakeholders would be directors of
little league organizations, youth soccer,
volleyball, basketball, and football
organizations that utilize municipal facilities,
but are not directly operated through
municipalities. These organizations generally
have codes of conduct for their participants,
coaches, officials and parents, however they are
sometimes slow to respond to reports of
misconduct. The role of the youth sports
administrator then would be to implement
guidelines for encouraging these organizations
to appropriately address reported concerns.
Recommendation #3: Holding everyone
associated with the program accountable for
their behavior
Adopting the recommended youth sports
philosophy, passing a the recommended
resolution and sharing this philosophy with
others, and appointing a youth sports

administrator and contacting NAYS to open a
chapter to begin training staff is a good start to
changing the culture of youth sports in your
community. The last recommendation may be
the most important, and sometimes the most
difficult.
The programs offered through NAYS, and the
position of administrator help set up the
framework for ensuring internal and external
programs, user groups and organizations not
only by into the philosophy, but see value in
holding themselves and others accountable for
creating better sports environments for youth.
While this may seem a daunting task, there are
several ways administrators and staff can help.
Most well known external youth sports
organizations apply for facility use permits
with municipal recreation agencies. An
example of two tools useful in communicating
the philosophy, and informing users of the
consequences for not following policies is
presented here. The first is referred to as the
“External Group Agreement.” This form
signature form reviews the agency’s
philosophy, reviews a bulleted list of
requirements for use of one of the agency’s
facilities, and is signed by an authorized
representative of the external group and the
youth sports administrator. The form is
available at the end of this report, and it can be
copied and edited as needed for specific
community needs. User groups are informed
that noncompliance with the requirements may
result in denial of their request to use a field or
facility in the future. As with many agencies,
demand for facilities may be higher than
available space. A consequence of not being
allowed to use a field helps strengthen the
resolve of these user groups to ensure that our
promise to kids is carried out.
The second form (“Facility Rental
Agreement”) is an actual facility reservation
form that every user group must fill out in order
to rent field space in Manhattan Beach. This
form again reviews the policies, consequences,
and recommendations for creating more
positive sports environments for youth. The
form is available at the end of this report, and it
can be manipulated as necessary to fit the needs
of your specific agency.
Through the professional youth sports
administrator, leagues that use facilities can be
monitored and regularly evaluated on their
effectiveness. Those who fail to adhere to the
policies prescribed through the department will
risk the opportunity to use these public
facilities in the future. The office also handles
complaints, reviews programs on a continuing
basis that lease the facilities to ensure that they
are meeting the agreed upon standards laid out
in the resolution, and serve as a resource for
reporting volunteers that abuse the established
code of behavior.
For monitoring internal youth sports programs,
such as after school sports leagues, summer
sports camps, or youth sports classes, the issue
of accountability becomes easier to administer.
The taskforce created two tools useful in this
area, one for coaches, and one for parents.
Referred to as Parent and Coaches Codes of
Conduct, any contacted coach or parent of a
participant in internal programs should be
required to read, understand, and sign. Both
forms are available at the end of this report.
Contracted coaches should also mandated to go
through the NAYS National Youth Sports
Coaches Association (NYSCA) training,
facilitated by the Administrator or one of four
designated NAYS clinicians, all on staff with
the department. Parents of participants in these
internal programs and leagues are mandated to
attend the Parents Association For Youth
Sports (PAYS) training prior to the beginning
of the program or league.
Adopting the recommended philosophy,
appointing a youth sports administrator and
contacting NAYS to establish a chapter in your
agency are essential first steps in changing the
culture of youth sports in your community.
While many managers, supervisors, and
recreation leaders who may deal with the
benefits and challenges of youth sports on a

daily basis may understand these challenges,
answering the call to begin to implement the
community recommendations becomes the
most difficult challenges. All to often
professionals are confronted with tough issues,
and recommendations on how to combat these
issues in order to better serve community
members, yet inaction continues to plague
every department, every city and every
program that provides youth sports
experiences.
Implementing the Initiative What’s in it for
You?
Implementing the CPRS Youth Sports and
Fitness Initiative has many benefits. Overall,
implementing the initiative creates a unified
vision and direction for youth sports and will
help agencies and youth sports professionals
create positive sports experiences.
What’s in it for your community?
Implementing the Initiative strengthens
community image and sense of place.
Adopting the recommended youth sports
philosophy and communicating that philosophy
throughout the community helps provide
community members and potential program
participants of the continuing efforts of your
organization to provide more positive sports
experiences for youth.
Implementing the three community
recommendations helps safeguard communities
through preventative efforts to reduce the
incidents of negative sports experiences. In the
unfortunate situation where a program
participant is harmed, organizations will be
able to defend their programs because of
NAYS programs established within that
community- background checks for coaches
and volunteers; clinician, parent, coach and
official’s training programs help ensure that all
parties involved have been exposed to the
philosophy and understand their part in creating
better sports for kids.
What’s in it for your organization?
Implementing the Initiative offers several key
benefits to any youth sports organization. It
helps centralize youth sports programming
efforts through the establishment of a youth
sports administrator; it resolves conflicts
between external user groups who place high
demands for facility use by creating systems,
standards, and measures that hold each user
group accountable for their behaviors. It
provides your coaches, administrators and
parents the tools to make their work more
efficient and easier.
Some agencies have several diverse divisions
that in some levels have direct impacts on
youth sports programs. For example, one
agency may have one manager to supervise
facility reservations; another manager who
directly supervises sports programming; while
another manager supervises people who work
in the facilities. The Initiative creates a
common vision for youth sports so that the
person programming the activities, the person
who reserves the fields, and the person who
actually opens and closes that facility all
understand their role in creating more positive
sports experiences.
Finally, from a risk management standpoint,
implementing the Initiative puts agencies in
contact with NAYS programs and services that
provide additional liability insurance for all
staff, coaches, officials, contractors and
volunteers who work with youth sports
programs. The liability insurance is in addition
to insurance that may be offered through youth
sports agencies, community programs like
AYSO, and city municipalities. This benefit
alone is worth investing in opening a NAYS
chapter and implementing the community
recommendations.

What’s in it for you to have your
organization implement the initiative?
Regardless of your level within the agency you
work for or volunteer for, implementing the
Initiative has many individual benefits. Your
agency may not currently have many reported
challenges or concerns with youth sports
programs, and implementing the three
recommendations can only help make your
programs more significant. It provides you the
tools to make their work more efficient and
easier.
The initiative provides a clear, unified
programming vision that will help guide your
youth sports programs and activities. Providing
a clear, and well defined vision for youth
sports, the recommended philosophy is easy
adaptable at any staff level, from volunteer to
contracted coach to director of a department.
Partnering with NAYS provides you with
instant training materials and videos for
parents, coaches and officials, as well as
current resources and research to continue
improving your programs. Partnering with
NAYS also provides you with liability
insurance, updated training videos and
resources, as well as access to ongoing
professional development opportunities.
What’s in it for parents and participants in
your community?
Implementing the initiative exposes the
community, parents, coaches, and players to a
unified philosophy and vision that transcends
sports-specific ethics so that within each sport
and throughout each sports season clear
behavioral expectations are standardized.
Parents who sign their children up for soccer,
receive the same service levels, expectations,
and well trained coaches as they would for
basketball, baseball, or football. This provides
consistence from league to league and sport to
sport.
Parents are also provided with valuable
resources to help ensure that their child is well
prepared for sports through programs offered
through your involvement with NAYS. The
Smart Start program is an example of this, and
is easily implemented within any sports agency.
Parents will also benefit from strengthened
relationships with coaches, other parents and
officials through clinics offered, behavioral
contracts that communicate the vision of youth
sports, and resources provided through the
Parents Association for Youth Sports (PAYS),
a NAYS program.
The focus of the initiative is the children who
participate in youth sports within your
community. Implementing the Initiative helps
ensure that these children will continue to
choose to participate in athletics, leading to a
healthier more active life. The CPRS Youth
Sports and Fitness Initiative creates an
atmosphere where children are participating in
sports, learning new skills, and having fun.
Conclusion
The California Parks and Recreation Youth
Sports and Fitness Initiative provides a
programming framework and guidelines for
changing the culture of youth sports within
communities in California. Youth Sports
agencies responded to a survey regarding the
climate of youth sports in 2003, reporting that
many faced challenges with parental
misbehavior, violence amongst players, and
negative experiences from coaches, and
officials. While many agencies may feel their
youth sports programs are free from indecent,
the implementing the Initiative will help put
into place three key recommendations that
together offer preventative measures to help
ensure programs continue to create positive
sports experiences. Answer the call to action,
implement the recommendations for
communities, contact NAYS, contact CPRS
and see how you can influence the culture of

youth sports in your community before the
news headlines in your city report another
tragic incident.
Appendix:
Minimum Standards for Youth Sports
Example Forms
Implementation Checklist

Minimum Standards for Youth Sports in California
These are the CPRS Youth Sports and Fitness Initiative Recommended Minimum standards for
youth sports programs in California
The Minimum Standards of Youth Sports in California outlines the recommended minimum
program standards that are needed to assure communities offer children a safe, fun and stress-free
sports environment. Professional or volunteer administrators need to learn how to ensure every child
has a safe and fun experience. Volunteer coaches need to complete a coaching certification program
and be held accountable. Parents need to learn the role and responsibilities of supporting their child,
the program and the coach. With the Minimum Standards of Youth Sports in California our hopes
are that the minimums are what are needed to keep kids coming back to play sports. There are national
programs available that offer the training needed otherwise programs can develop their own.
Clinics/training sessions need to be held for volunteer administrators, coaches and parents to assure
consistency so if something inappropriate occurs, administrators are educated to respond fairly and
swiftly.
Minimum Standards for Criminal Background Checks
BENEFITS
To protect young athletes from individuals preying on children.
1. APPLICATION FORM All persons directly involved in coaching or supervising organized
youth sports activity MUST complete an application. The application must contain the following:
a. Name
b. Address
c. Date of birth
d. Social Security Number
e. Driver’s license number
f. Criminal history check consent form
g. List of states resided in
h. Questions regarding convictions of a felony/misdemeanor?
i. Youth sports experience
j. Youth sports related references
k. References other than relatives
2. CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS
a. All applicants must have address verification prior to conducting criminal history check.
Address verification must go back a minimum of seven years.
b. Types of crimes that disqualify a person from coaching/supervising organized youth sports
activity:
1. All felonies.
2. Misdemeanor violent crimes against another person.
3. Misdemeanor sex related crimes.

4. Misdemeanor drug/alcohol related crimes.
5. Overseeing supervisors will have the authority to evaluate each "red flag" situation on a
case-by-case basis (utilizing a great deal of consistency) and a determination will be made
as to whether the applicant’s services will be retained.
c. Local authorities will have the right to establish additional criteria.
d. Criminal history checks must be done on a yearly basis.
e. All addresses appearing on the address verification report should be checked in all jurisdictions
corresponding with address verification.
f. The following methods may be used to complete criminal history checks:
1. State Police
2. Local Law Enforcement Agency
3. Federal Bureau of Investigations
4. Commercial Information Systems
5. National Alliance for Youth Sports
g. Check sex offender registry.
h. All efforts to comply with the State of Oregon confidentiality laws must be applied.
Minimum Standards for Coach Education
BENEFITS
Coach’s education helps volunteers understand the psychology of coaching children, giving coaches
practical skills to help all kids have fun and maximizes their athletic skills.
1. Attend non-sports specific training course that covers:
a. Knowledge of program philosophy
b. Program policies and procedures
c. Effective communication
d. Practice organization and planning
e. Sign a Coach’s Code of Conduct
2. Knowledge of legal issues: state laws, attacking officials, car-pooling, child abuse reporting.
3. Training in sport specific rules and regulations.
4. Hold parent meetings before, during and after season.
5. Sign a Coach’s Code of Conduct.
6. CPR and First Aid courses are encouraged.
Minimum Standards for the Professional and Volunteer Administrator
BENEFITS
Statistics show that 90% of administrators have received no training on how to manage youth sports
programs yet every day they make decisions and set policies that affect the children in their care.
Professional and volunteer administrators who use public and private facilities should be educated on
how to properly run their programs prior to being granted use of facilities and they should be held
accountable for their actions. Programs serve as a preventative measure and can ensure that adult
volunteers using public facilities have the appropriate training, thereby reducing risk for facility
owners.
1. YOUTH SPORTS PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATOR
1. Training standards for the professional administrator must include:
1. Understand and have the authority to implement standards

2. Knowledge of hiring and firing practices
3. Authority to hire and fire coaches
4. Knowledge of risk management and insurance
5. Knowledge of evaluating, counseling, and disciplinary process
6. Knowledgeable in accessing resources
7. Access to resources and educational tools
8. Knowledge of contractual agreements
9. Program specifics
2. YOUTH SPORTS VOLUNTEER ADMINISTRATOR
1. All sports leagues need to designate a representative for completing a training
session which includes:
a. Developing and enforcing the league philosophy, policies and procedures
b. Recruitment of coaches and volunteers
c. Risk management and insurance
d. Fundraising
e. Parent involvement
2. Each organized youth sports league must designate a representative with the
authority to identify the responsible party and oversee the coaches within the
program.
3. Independent groups will work with local community administrator to assure all
requirements are met.
Minimum Standards for Independent Teams/Leagues
BENEFITS To assure that teams are run for the children involved and safe, positive, fun is the goal
for all involved.
1. All Independent teams/leagues must submit the following to the local community youth sports
professional:
a. Proof of Liability Insurance, naming the agency as additional insured, to the league
administrator.
b. Statement of financial review
c. Attend meetings
d. Provide proof for coach’s training
e. Provide an orientation program for parents
f. Require all coaches and parents to sign and adhere to a code of conduct.
2. City, Park and Rec, School District or private facilities must:
a. Be willing to be a liaison
b. To assist independent teams /leagues with meeting all minimum standards
c. To provide “Stamp of approval” so teams can participate at other locations.
d. Develop contract/agreement that list the understandings between parties
3. All coaches and parents should read, sign and adhere to a Code of Conduct
Minimum Standards of Parent Education
BENEFITS To help parents better understand and be aware of their roles and responsibilities creating
a positive experience for all children.

1. Each league/program must develop a program or use an existing program which includes:
.a Questions parents should ask their child’s coach
.b Effective communication: how to work with coaches
.c How to be a positive supporter
.d Volunteering to help the team
2. Parents should support their young athlete by:
.a Attend all parent meetings with coach
.b Attend practices/games/social events
.c Signing and adhering to a Code of Conduct
.d Volunteer to help team
Minimum Standards for Officials Education
BENEFITS Training provides officials with detailed information on the skills, fundamentals, and
common problem area for officials.
1. Attend sports specific official training courses that covers:
a. Knowledge of program philosophy
b. Policies and procedures of officiating
c. Effective communication
d. Rules and their enforcement
2. All officials should read, sign and adhere to a Code of Conduct

INITIATIVE TOOLS:
CPRS Youth Sports Initiative Recommended Implementation Plan Checklist
o Inventory youth sports program offerings within your community
o Identify internal and external programs and organizations
o External organizations or programs are those run by local soccer, baseball,
basketball and football groups such as: Little leagues, AYSO soccer leagues, or
local basketball leagues. Generally, these organizations are run by people or staff
outside of the department, but often are provided permits to utilize fields and
facilities within a recreation department.
o Internal programs would include any additional classes, leagues, or clinics that are
managed or supervised by department staff. Often these programs include
contracted officials, coaches, or league administrators that report to department staff
o Identify internal staff to appoint the position of Youth Sports Administrator
o Contact NAYS to open NAYS chapter in your city.
o Review NAYS resources available for your city:
o Youth Sports Administrator
o Chapter Director
o Clinicians who facilitate trainings for coaches, officials, and parents
o Training videos, liability insurance coverage, state and national conferences, skills
development class curriculum and materials for youth sports, and all the NAYS
related associations for administrators, coaches, parents, officials and volunteers
o Adopt the philosophy and resolution through city council
o Hold internal and external user groups accountable for adhering to the philosophy
o Utilize field reservation agreements that include philosophy
o Utilize external group agreement form
o Contact external group governing bodies to report any misconduct
o Contact NAYS for internal group misconduct as stipulated through the NAYS program
agreements.
o Implement your new youth sports program that meets the community recommendations from
NAYS/NRPA

Manhattan Beach Parks and Recreation
Youth Sports Philosophy
The City of Manhattan Beach recognizes the need to inspire changes in youth sports to make the
experience safe, positive and fun for everyone involved, and believes in its vision “Creating
Community and Quality of Life Through People, Parks and Programs.” We believe in the benefits and
attraction of youth sports as a means to teach the children of this City values and skills that will be of
benefit to them throughout life.
In order to realize the true value of youth sports participation and to provide a safe, positive and fun
environment for youth and their families to participate, we must raise the standards among the users of
our City's youth sports facilities; and the Recommendations For Communities that were derived from
the National Summit on Raising Community Standards in Children's Sports outlines a comprehensive
community strategy to assist us in meeting these objectives.
We have appointed a qualified professional youth sports administrator who has been trained and
certified to oversee all organized youth sports programs to ensure a high standard among the users of
the community's facilities and we believe that league organizers and administrators should be educated
on how to provide a safe, positive and fun youth sports environment before being granted permits to
use facilities.
We believe volunteer coaches and parents should receive orientation and education as to their
individual roles and responsibilities in our City's effort to raise the standard of youth sports programs
and that volunteer coaches and parents be accountable for their behaviors.
We believe young children must be given the opportunity to develop motor skills and sports specific
knowledge with their parents in a structured program before they enter organized sports, and have
developed several “Pint-sized sports” classes in addition to National Alliance for Youth Sports “Smart-
Start” classes to help provide these opportunities.
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A RESOLUTIONON
A RESOLUTION ON YOUTH SPORTS IN CITY OF MANHATTAN BEACH CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, the City Council of Manhattan Beach recognizes the need to inspire changes in youth
sports to make the experience safe, positive and fun for everyone involved; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation believes in its Vision of Creating Community
and
Quality of Life Through People, Parks and Programs; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation is committed to accomplishing its Mission to;
Promotes health and wellness; fosters human development; facilitates community problem solving;
Strengthens safety and security; provides recreational experiences; increases cultural unity; strengthens
Community image and sense of place; supports economic development; and protects environmental
Resources;
WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation believes in the benefits and attraction of youth
sports as a means to teach the children of this City values and skills that will be of benefit to them
throughout life; and
WHEREAS, we believe that in order to realize the true value of youth sports participation and to
provide a safe, positive and fun environment for youth and their families to participate, we must raise
the standards among the users of our City's youth sports facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Recommendations For Communities that were derived from the National Summit on
Raising Community Standards in Children's Sports outlines a comprehensive community strategy to
assist us in meeting these objectives; and
WHEREAS, we appoint the City of Manhattan Beach Parks and Recreation Sports and Aquatics
Manager, a qualified professional youth sports administrators who has been trained and certified by
the National Alliance of Youth Sports to oversee all organized youth sports programs to ensure a high
standard among the users of our community's facilities; and
WHEREAS, we believe that league organizers and administrators should be educated on how to
provide a safe, positive and fun youth sports environment before being granted permits to use facilities;
and
WHEREAS, we believe volunteer coaches and parents should receive orientation and education as to
their individual roles and responsibilities in our City's effort to raise the standard of youth sports
programs and that volunteer coaches and parents be accountable for their behaviors; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary and desirable to establish requirements and procedures for youth sports
organizations utilizing public facilities; and
WHEREAS, we believe young children must be given the opportunity to develop motor skills and
sports specific knowledge with their parents in a structured program before they enter organized sports.
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED NOW, THAT, I, Linda Willson, MAYOR OF THE CITY
OF MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIFORNIA, on behalf of the City Council and the residents do
hereby recognize and encourage official implementation of the California Parks and Recreation
Societies / National Alliance for Youth Spots, YOUTH SPORTS & FITNESS INITIATIVE to
improve the culture of youth sports for all participants in the City of Manhattan Beach
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to appropriate organizations
within the City of Manhattan Beach that might have a collaborative interest in this Initiative such as
AYSO, M LL, MBMS
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS ___________day of ___________________, 20_____.
Signed: __________________________________________________________________
Linda Willson, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIFORNIA
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“We create positive youth sports experiences, better sports for kids better Kids for life”
City of Manhattan Beach Youth Sports
OUR PROMISE TO KIDS
City of Manhattan Beach Parks and Recreation Department recognizes the value of youth sports on
publicly owned facilities and as a community working together we will do our best to deliver on these
promises to our kids.
• We promise to provide you the opportunity:
• For a Fun, Safe, Positive environment in which to participate
• To participate under the supervision of positive role models that will help focus on developing
skills, teamwork, sportsmanship and how to win and lose graciously
• For all participants to play regardless of skill or ability
• To build self-confidence and self-esteem while respecting oneself and others
• To make new friends
• To continue to improve and enhance the quality of your youth sports experience
Everyone associated with this youth sports program will do their part in keeping these promises to our
kids.
Representative Name: Signature:
AGREED: Date:
Name of Program/Organization
To make good on these promises:
1. Each youth sport league/program must agree to abide by the policies and procedures that are
established by the public entity.
2. All professionals, volunteer administrators, coaches, and parents must successfully complete an
orientation/training program that includes an understanding of the community's philosophy,
policies and procedures, and specific knowledge required for each position.
3. Everyone associated shall be held accountable for his or her actions and behaviors.
City of Manhattan Beach Parks and Recreation- Partners in promoting a positive youth sports
environment.
Youth Sports Administrator _____________________Date:_______________________
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Manhattan Beach Parks and Recreation Department
1400 Highland Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
(310) 802-5410 • (310) 546-3501 (TDD)
Application for Use of City Facility by Youth Sports Organizations
(Allow 10 working days for processing)
APPLICANT
Organization ____ or Individual ____
(Please provide or attach proof of non-profit status)
Organization Name _________________________
Name ____________________________________
Address __________________________________
City _______________________Zip___________
Phone: Res. _______________________________
Bus. _________________ ext. __________
Pg. ________________________________
% Manhattan Beach residents in organization:
_______ % (Please attach a copy of roster)
TYPE OF ACTIVITY
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
Is the event being catered? ____ yes ____ no
Catering company: __________________________
Expected attendance: ________________________
Is the public invited? ____ yes ____ no
ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE
(Person to contact if applicant cannot be reached)
Name _____________________________________
Address ___________________________________
City ______________________________________
Phone: Res. _______________________________
Bus. _________________ ext. __________
Pg. ________________________________
FACILITY REQUESTED
• Building _______________________________
Room _________________________________
• Ball Field ______________________________
• Park __________________________________
Area __________________________________
Other _____________________________________
Circle Day(s): M T W Th F Sa Su
Date(s): from: ___________________ 20_____
to: _____________________ 20_____
Time of use: _______ am/pm to _______ am/pm
(Rental time must include set-up & clean-up time)
APPLICANT’S STATEMENT
I, THE UNDERSIGNED, UNDERSTAND THE GENERAL REGULATIONS STATED ON THE BACK OF THIS FORM, AND THE PARK
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ATTACHED, AND WILL COMPLY WITH THEM. I FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT ANY FEES CHARGED
MUST BE PAID AT LEAST 10 WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO THE REQUESTED DATE OF USE. I recognize the City of Manhattan Beach Parks
and Recreation Department’s commitment to the positive value of youth sports on publicly owned facilities and as a representative of a Youth Sports
Organization I will do my best to deliver on these promises to our youth.
I promise to provide youth the opportunity:
 For a Fun, Safe, Positive environment in which to participate
 To participate under the supervision of positive role models that will focus on developing skills, teamwork, sportsmanship and
how to win and lose graciously
 For all participants to play regardless of skill or ability
 To build self-confidence and self-esteem while respecting oneself and others
 To make new friends
 To continue to improve and enhance the quality of your youth sports experience
Everyone associated with this youth sports program/ activity will do their part in keeping these promises to our kids.
To make good on these promises:
1. Each youth sport league/program must agree to abide by the policies and procedures that are established by the City of Manhattan Beach.
2. All professionals, volunteer administrators, coaches and parents must successfully complete an orientation/training program that includes an
understanding of the community's Youth Sports philosophy, policies and procedures, and specific knowledge required for each position.
3. Everyone associated shall be held accountable for his/ her actions and behaviors.
I, the undersigned, hereby agree to be personally and financially responsible, on behalf of individual/organization, for all destruction, damage, or
unnecessary abuse of City buildings, grounds, or equipment in any way arising out of the use or occupancy thereof by individual/organization. I agree to
abide by and enforce all applicable laws, rules, and regulations governing the use of City buildings, grounds, and equipment.
Lessee acknowledges that its rights under this agreement may constitute a taxable interest under California law. Lessee hereby agrees to be responsible
for payment in full of any property or other taxes which may be assessed against the interests granted hereunder and hereby indemnifies and releases
Lessor from any obligation or liability for such taxes. Lessee’s failure to promptly pay any such taxes prior to their due date shall be considered a material
breach of this agreement and grounds for termination thereof upon forty-eight hours notice.
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I, the undersigned further state that, to the best of my knowledge, the City property, for use of which application is hereby made, will not be used for the
commission of any act intended to further any program or movement the purpose of which is to accomplish the overthrow of the Government of the
United States by force, violence, or other unlawful means.
__________________________/______________________________________/______________________
Organization/Individual Signature of Officer/Individual Date
PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: City of Manhattan Beach. Payment must be made in full at the Parks and Recreation Department office upon
submittal of application. A 50% forfeiture fee may be charged if the Department is not notified of cancellations at least three (3) working days before the
scheduled use. Outdoor reservation cancellations due to rain may reschedule or receive a refund minus application fee. Permission to use the facility may
be canceled for lack of compliance with the general regulations governing facility use, or should it be necessary to schedule City-related use.
Customer Initial___________
APPLICABLE DAMAGE AND CLEANING DEPOSITS MUST BE PAID IN FULL AT TIME OF SUBMITTLE OF APPLICATION IN THE FORM
OF A CASHIERS CHECK, PERSONAL CHECK, OR MONEY ORDER MADE PAYABLE TO CITY OF MANHATTAN BEACH. REFUND FOR
DEPOSITS WILL BE MAILED FROM CITY HALL FOUR (4) WEEKS AFTER THE EVENT, PROVIDED ALL USE REGULATIONS ARE
ADHERED TO. ALL REFUNDS TAKE FOUR WEEKS TO PROCESS.
Applications are accepted a maximum of 6 months in advance for residents, and 1 month in advance for non-residents. (Exceptions:
Wedding/Anniversary Receptions can apply 6 months in advance.)
Resident is defined as: Any individual who lives, or owns a business in the City of Manhattan Beach.
APPLICATION IS APPROVED / DISAPPROVED
By _______________________________________ Director of Parks and Recreation Date _________
Application Fee $________ Facility Charges $ Damage/Cleaning Deposit $__________
Amount Paid $________ Date _________ Amount of Refund $ Date of Refund
GENERAL REGULATIONS
1. Persons in attendance shall restrict their activities to those facilities, or portions thereof, to which
their application entitles them.
2. Upon conclusion of the activity, groups must leave the facilities in a reasonably clean condition.
Applicant shall be responsible for any damage.
3. When using lights on athletic fields and leaving early, please notify staff at (310) 802-5410 as a
courtesy to nearby residents. For Dorsey and Live Oak South fields, dial 802-5420. For Begg,
Marine Avenue, Manhattan Heights, and Village fields, dial 802-5425.
4. The applicant shall be responsible for the cost of repairs/replacement of damaged property, in
addition to the damage deposit and cleaning deposit, should damage exceed the amount of these
deposits.
5. All promotional materials intended to be used must be approved by the Department of Parks and
Recreation prior to approval of the application.
6. All decorations to be used must be fireproof and receive Parks and Recreation Department
approval prior to installation.
7. Profane language, quarreling or fighting, betting and/or other forms of gambling shall not be
allowed.
8. The City of Manhattan Beach Parks and Recreation Department reserves the right to request
police/security at any event at the expense of the user.
9. For teen activities (dances, parties, and similar activities), at least two adult supervisors must be
present for each group of 20 minors, and one adult for every additional 10 youths. Additionally,
where more than 50 persons are expected to attend, Police Officers will be required in a ratio of
one (1) for each 50 persons or fraction thereof.
10. Supplies or equipment such as tables, chairs, cooking utensils, picnic tables, grandstands, park
benches, etc., shall not be removed from the facility to which they are assigned.
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