The United States All Star Federation has taken important steps to ensure the highest level of safety within our All Star member organizations. One of these steps is the background screening for anyone age 18 years or older in a given competition year who accompanies a team into a warm-up or backstage area at all USASF Sanctioned Competitions. This includes owners, coaches, volunteers, non-coaching staff and adult athlete members associated with a club.
The United States All Star Federation is proud to partner with the JDP, which facilitates all background screenings of our adult members. This includes a comprehensive screening program using JDP's full-service product and a simple red light/green light determination report issued in accordance with the criteria chosen by the USASF. Only those applicants receiving a green light report will be considered for eligible membership.
*Adult Athletes: Any athlete that turns 18 years old prior to 6/1/23
The U.S. All Star Federation has elected to implement the same comprehensive screening that the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee requires all National Governing Bodies to follow for members involved with minor athletes. JDP is named as a screening provider under the USPOC screening policy to fulfill its screening program.
The USASF screening program includes:
JDP handles ALL aspects of the screening process from start to finish saving time, money and helping to protect athletes and youth sports organizations with thorough background screenings.
The screenings are initiated as follows:
Why use a club account with JDP?
The purpose of the club account is so USASF Member Clubs with Adult Participants (i.e employees or volunteers with regular contact or authority over minor athletes) that are NOT members of the USASF may run a background screening on these individuals using the same parameters as that of a USASF Member. The share feature, from Club’s to USASF, that was previously offered is not available with JDP. That means, USASF members must complete their background screening directly through their USASF member profiles.
To set up your Club Account through JDP can be found within the following link:
https://www.jdp.com/usasf-clubs/
After clicking the link, you will be asked to provide applicable information for account setup before signing the user agreement. An outline of the steps you will take within the Club portal includes:
Upon completion, you will receive a ‘Thank you’ email confirming your request was received by JDP for Club Account setup. From there, you will receive a ‘Welcome email’ for next steps on finalizing your Club Account. Please note, you will be asked to provide a credit card for billing purposes as one of those next steps.
The fee for each screening is $30.00. If you are registering with US All Star Federation as a Coach or Owner, the cost of the domestic USASF screen is being covered by USASF.
In line with the USOPC policy, any applicant who either currently lives internationally, or has lived internationally for a period of six months or more over the past seven years will be required to submit to an international background check. The cost of the international background check will not be covered by USASF, but is to be paid by the applicant.
International background checks costs and availability vary by country, but will be higher than US domestic searches.
Owners, Coaches, Personnel (age 18 and older), and Adult Athletes (is 18 years old as of May 31, 2023)
Personnel (non-coaching adults that interact with minors)
Before a background check can be initiated for a personnel member, the club administrator must send a background screening invite:
If you have any questions or problems submitting your information, contact JDP directly:
Email: clientservices@jdp.com
Phone: 855.940.3232
For technical support with your USASF profile, contact greenlight@usasf.net.
The initial background check will be valid for a one-year single membership expiring on May 31. Once an initial background check is completed by JDP, each membership renewal will require a rescreen of the individual covering the time since the last background check.
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Background Screening Criterion Offenses
A reportable record or disclosure that contains a disposition or resolution of a criminal proceeding, other than an adjudication of not guilty, or the existence of pending charges, for any of the below criminal offenses will be flagged as a Red Light Review, meaning it does not meet the initial screening criteria and the individual will be subject to the USASF’s policies and procedures to determine the individual’s level of access and involvement with regard to athlete interactions, USASF member facilities and Sanctioned Events (as defined below):
Criminal offenses include "Attempted Crimes" in the above classifications.
Client Advisory: Register Early for Screening To Avoid Delays
We wanted to let you know that there are several court jurisdictions that are experiencing delays in returning criminal history information due to staff furloughs and reductions or other issues with their reporting systems. Listed below the most notable courts, some of which can take up to four weeks to return their county report.
New Hampshire
California
Washington State
Maine
West Virginia
Michigan
Illinois - Cook County
Massachusetts
Therefore, anything you can do to have your registrants start their screening earlier will help to ensure that they're available when required.
The U.S. All Star Federation (USASF) has a mission to support and enrich the lives of our All Star athletes and members. We strive to provide consistent rules and safety guidelines, drive competitive excellence and promote a positive image for the sport. The USASF credentials coaches, certifies legality officials and sanctions events - all with the goal to provide the safest possible environment in which athletes may train and compete. Founded in 2003, we are a not-for-profit corporation established in Tennessee and governed by bylaws, officers, a board of directors and fifteen standing committees.
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