Locker Room Monitoring

Northfield Hockey Association (NHA) is committed to following the guidelines set forth by USA Hockey’s SafeSport Program to help protect our participants from physical abuse, sexual abuse and other types of misconduct, including emotional abuse, bullying, threats, harassment, and hazing. To ensure that these goals are met, NHA has committed to the following Locker Room Monitoring (LRM) Policies and Procedures, which are designed to maintain personal privacy as well as reduce the risk of misconduct within locker rooms.

USA Hockey requires that at least one same-sex adult be present to monitor the locker room during all team events. This adult is known as a Locker Room Monitor (LRM) and is responsible for: 

• Ensuring that only approved team personnel, family members, and participants are in the locker room 
• Supervising conduct in the locker room 
• Preventing, reducing, and eliminating harmful behavior 
• Upholding a safe environment 

All Coaches, Team Managers, LRMs, Board Members, Coordinators, and any other volunteer that will have regular contact with or authority over NYHA players are required to complete the following registration steps. Follow the steps BELOW to complete your requirements. It is strongly recommended to get a head start on these requirements early in the season or pre-season to ensure you are compliant. Lack of compliance will result in being unable to do the role (ex. a Coach will not be allowed on the ice).

Only LRMs listed on the official USA Hockey roster can ever enter the locker room as an LRM. Coaches will be listed as coaches on the official USA Hockey roster and can act as an LRM. Coaches will not be listed as an LRM on the official USA Hockey roster.

ALL Locker Room Monitors must: 

• Register with USA Hockey
• Complete a Background Check (every 2 years)
• Complete SafeSport Training (every year)
• Submit completed information to their Team Manager to be placed on a USA Hockey Roster for NHA

Please follow these instructions carefully, and contact your team manager if you have any questions.

STEP 1: REGISTER WITH USA HOCKEY

If you haven't registered with USA Hockey yet, please follow the steps below:

1. Click HERE to Register with USA Hockey as a volunteer.
2. After registration, click “CLICK HERE FOR U.S. CENTER FOR SAFESPORT TRAINING.”
3. You will receive a confirmation code via email, which will be used for both SafeSport Training and Background Screening.

STEP 2: COMPLETE BACKGROUND SCREENING

**Background screenings are required every 2 years.**

1. Click HERE to Start the background screening process here.
2. Click "CLICK HERE TO BEGIN A NEW BACKGROUND SCREEN."
3. Enter your personal information and upload a picture of your Government ID.
4. Enter your USA Hockey Confirmation Number and continue through the screening process.
5. Once the screening is submitted, you will receive a 16-digit confirmation number.

NOTE: The fee for the background screening is $30. NHA will reimburse this fee—email your confirmation to your team manager.

STEP 3: COMPLETE SAFESPORT TRAINING

**SafeSport training is required annually. If you completed it last year, you will need to retake it up to 30 days before your last certification expires.**

1. Click HERE Access SafeSport Training.
2. Click "CLICK HERE FOR U.S. CENTER FOR SAFESPORT TRAINING."
3. Enter your USA Hockey Confirmation Number.
4. If you forgot your password, click "Forgot Password" to reset it.
5. After logging in, click the red button that says "Go to SafeSport Training."
6. Complete the Core or Refresher Course available under "My SafeSport Courses."

STEP 4: SUBMIT YOUR INFORMATION

Once you have completed the steps above, please send the following information to your team manager:

• USA Hockey Number
• 16-digit Background Confirmation Number
• SafeSport Training Completion Confirmation