Coaches comments USAWKS Background Screening
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Registered: July, 07 2001
Posts: 603
Loc: Shawnee Kansas USA Wrestling Background
Screening Program

I am all for the Background Screening Program. Except I think it also opens up the door for the possibility of identity theft. They are asking for a lot of potential private information that could be sold electronically and used in identity theft. Can TClogiQ sell our information to other for profit or nonprofit companies, marketing companies or any company. Can the electronic payment vendor Authorize.net (third party company) sell our information to other for profit or nonprofit companies. What are the safe guards that this could never happen? All clubs should forward the information to their coaches as soon as possible so that USA Wrestling Background Screening Program
is take care of before upcoming deadlines.

Breaking News ...

As most members are aware, USA Wrestling will be requiring background checks for member coaches starting next season (beginning September 1). USAW has now released their background screening policy, along with a detailed description of the program and how it will be implemented.

If you will be applying for a coaches' card next season, be aware that you must successfully complete this background screening before you can obtain your membership card. (4/22/08)

I may be a little nervous about the procedure because identity theft is a huge problem in the electronic age. More so now than it was 15-25 years ago when everything was shuffled in paper format with signatures of both parties involved. Paper Trail Example: I sign an agreement saying it is OK for TC logiQ to to do a background check and I mail it to them. That company sends me back a letter with a persons name on it who performed the back ground check - ON THAT COMPANIES letter head saying I passed or was denied for what ever reason and I stick it in a legal file. I take that letter to the club director and then order my coaches card. I just feel this also protects the coaches so that they have some legal ground to stand on by having a paper trail.

Sean McCarthy
STA Kids Club