Please review the Locker Room Monitoring policy that is being posted on all AAHA League websites. Please read the policy and be sure your coaches have the required Locker Room monitors in the locker room for the coming season.

Locker Room Policy:

An unmonitored locker room exposes the minor participants to possible physical and emotional harm.  It is the responsibility of each organization and coach to provide a safe program on and off the ice.

According to the USA Hockey SafeSport Program Manual:

It is the policy of USA Hockey that all USA Hockey Member Programs have at least one responsible screened adult present monitoring the locker room during all team events to assure that only participants (coaches and players), approved team personnel and family members are permitted in the locker room and to supervise the conduct in the locker room.  Acceptable locker room monitoring could include having a locker room monitor in the immediate vicinity (near the door) outside the locker room that also regularly and frequently enters the locker room to monitor activity inside.  If the monitor(s) are inside, then it is strongly recommended that there be two monitors, both of which have been screened.  A local program or team may impose or follow stricter monitoring requirements.  Any individual meetings between a minor participant and a coach or other adult in a locker room shall require that a second responsible adult be present.  The responsible adult that monitors and supervises the locker room shall have been screened in compliance with the SafeSport Program Handbook and District.

All local programs shall publish locker room policies to the parents of all minor participants that are specific to the facilities they regularly use.  The local program’s policies shall include the program’s (a) practices for supervising and monitoring locker rooms and changing areas; (b) permission or lack of permission for parents to be in the locker rooms; (c) prohibited conduct, including at least all forms of abuse and misconduct prohibited by USA Hockey; and (d) specific policies regarding the use of mobile electronic devices and phones and prohibiting the use of a device’s recording capabilities.  A sample locker room policy form may be found at www.usahockey.com/safesport.

It is also reminded if more than one locker room is used by the team each locker room must be monitored.  Example, you coach a youth team that has both male and female participants the locker room for each must be monitored by a properly screened adult.

If you have any questions in regards to SafeSport please contact Pete Rothman, SafeSport Coordinator pete@rbcpa.net or cell 610.721.4378.