Risk Management
Why is Risk Management important?
The Risk Management program is important because it enables us to protect our young players. With keeping their best interests in mind, we strive to provide them the best environment to learn and grow as possible.
Risk Management allows us to keep them safe by making sure that they aren’t being influenced or interacting with the wrong role models. Kids look up to and admire their coaches, assistant coaches, trainers, and managers and it is vitally important to us and parents that precautions are made in order to keep a safe and fun environment.
Why is a national criminal history background check needed?
MSYSA always has the membership in mind when it comes to Risk
Management. The introduction of a national criminal history background
check is an improvement to the existing Risk Management System to
provide even more safety to our young players.
Who runs the Risk Program ?
Risk Management is run by Michigan State Youth Soccer. The clubs or leagues do not have the ability to process a risk management approval for anyone in their club or league.
Who needs a Risk Management Approval ?
Every Adult (at least 18 years old) Applicant is required by MSYSA to apply for Risk Management using the
Got Soccer Online system. This applies to all coaches, trainers, team managers basically anyone who directly interacts with players.
But I already have an old Risk Card for last season?
In the Fall of 2010 MSYSA has converted the entire state risk program to the Got Soccer System. Even though you already have a Risk card under the old system - you STILL need to get online and get a current approval before you can be rostered to a team or interact with any players.
What do I do if my Risk Card has expired?
Your league may provide you with voucher if they wish to pay for their coaches. If so you get a voucher number from your club and or league and apply at the got soccer site using the voucher as payment. If not you are required to pay at the time you register.
How do I know if I have been approved?
Your coach/manager should check his RM by signing into his Coaches or Team Officials Got Soccer account to see if MSYSA indicates he/she has an approved RM certification.
What it it shows I am not approved?
If there is no approval showing then the coach should click Check Reports to see if there is a valid MSYSA RM certification.
If your coach believes he has a valid RM certification but it is not shown when he clicks Check Reports then he should verify that he has entered his full legal name, date of birth, and correct current address in his contact information.
If after clicking Check Reports again and there is still no valid risk management found then contact Jamie Wand at MSYSA via phone at 734-459-6220 or via email at jwand@michiganyouthsoccer.org. Please provide her your name, date of birth, Risk Management number and expiration date so she can review the situation.