Lake Travis Youth Association (LTYA) places the highest priority on ensuring the safety of our young participants, and we consider it both an honor and a privilege to be permitted to coach our youth.

LTYA will require a criminal background check of any individual wishing to coach, assistant coach or volunteer in another role for a team. Volunteers who have successfully completed the background check process will be issued badges that are to be displayed during all practices and games.

LTYA screens for the following offenses, similar to The National Alliance for Youth Sports:

If an applicant is found to have been convicted, pled guilty or nolo contendere of any of the following offenses, no matter in what time frame unless specified, he or she will not be allowed to work, coach or volunteer for LTYA.  Additionally, pending convictions of or arrests for the following items will be considered disqualifiers:

• Any crime, misdemeanor or felony, involving children as either an accomplice or victim
• Any felony (other than sex or violence related) within the last 10 years
• Any sort of abuse or assault/battery — physical or sexual
• Rape
• Any crime of a sexual nature, including possession or dissemination of pornography
• Homicide or manslaughter in any degree
• Attempted murder
• Domestic violence
• Child neglect
• Felony drug crimes
• Misdemeanor drug charges within last 7 years.
• Felony Animal cruelty
• Misdemeanor Theft/robbery within the last 7 years
• Misdemeanor Forgery/fraud within the last 7 years
• Kidnapping
• Arson
• Weapons violations
• Any lesser crime involving force or threat of force against a person.

Once the screen is complete, you will receive an email notifying you of your approval status.

To begin the background check process, login to your registration account and click register now. Choose your name and coach background check.  

LTYA has determined that there will be no exceptions to this policy.