Volunteer Application Form (Page 3 of 4) in pdf

If you are volunteering to be a YMCA youth sports coach, please complete the section below.

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What sport(s) have you coached/played? ________________________________________________________________

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Where have you coached/played? ______________________________________________________________________

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Do you have an age level preference? ___________________________________________________________________

Please explain why.__________________________________________________________________________________

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Please list previous coaching education/training (i.e. courses, clinics, books, videos, certifications, etc.)

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YMCA COACH’S CREED

1. I pledge myself to uphold the mission of the YMCA in my association with team members, coaches, spectators, and opposing teams.

2. I will exemplify all the principles of good sportsmanship and instill them in the youth under my care. I will not permit any unsportsmanlike

conduct from players or spectators representing the team I am coaching.

3. I will, by personal example, display the qualities of leadership, which will inspire youth to strive toward the goal of good leadership and

sportsmanship.

4. In accordance with the YMCA principles, I shall make fair play and good sportsmanship the primary objective of all competition.

5. My primary aim as a YMCA coach shall be the development of youth spiritually, mentally, and physically.

6. I will abide by and uphold the rules and regulations governing athletic contests, as established by the YMCA.

7. I will, at the conclusion of each game, line up my team facing our opposition and lead them in shaking hands with each member and coach

of the opposing team.

VOLUNTEER BEHAVIORAL CODE

At no time during a YMCA program may a volunteer be alone with a single child where they cannot be observed by other adults.

Volunteers shall never leave a child unsupervised.

Volunteers will not abuse children including:

A. Physical Abuse – strike, shake, spank, slap

B. Verbal Abuse – humiliate, degrade, threaten

C. Sexual Abuse – including inappropriate touching and exposure

D. Mental Abuse or Neglect

North Carolina state law requires that any suspicion of abuse or neglect must be reported to the Department of Social Services and/or a

law enforcement agency.

Volunteers must use positive techniques of guidance, including positive reinforcement and encouragement rather than competition,

comparison and criticism. Volunteers shall abstain from humiliating or frightening discipline techniques. Appropriate disciplinary action

must not be associated with food, rest, or extensive separation from group.

Volunteers must treat all program participants, members, and other volunteers of all races, religions, and cultures with respect and

consideration.

Volunteers will refrain from intimate displays of affection towards others in the presence of program participants, members and other

volunteers.

Using, possessing, or being under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs will not be tolerated.

In keeping with promotion of healthy lifestyles, smoking or use of tobacco products on YMCA property and during YMCA activities/events

is prohibited.

Volunteers must be free of health conditions that might adversely affect program participants’, members’, or other volunteers’ health,

including fever or contagious conditions.

10. Volunteers will portray a positive role model for youth by maintaining respect, loyalty, patience, integrity, courtesy, tact, and maturity.

11. Volunteers may not be alone with children that they meet in YMCA programs outside of the YMCA. This includes but is not limited to

baby-sitting, sleepovers, and inviting children to their home without the child’s parental/guardian’s permission.

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Volunteers are discouraged from giving gifts to program participants or members. Volunteers may not accept substantial gifts from

program participants or members.

13. The YMCA is committed to maintaining an environment that is free from discrimination. Volunteers are covered by the YMCA’s anti-

harassment policy.

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