According to NAYS, approximately 90 percent of all volunteer administrators, however, have not received even one minute of training on how to manage youth sports programs. Parents who are worried about youth sports violence should go to their local sports league and ask what standards, if any, the league has in place. That's what you need. Youth sports, Engh believes, is all about life-learning teamwork, sportsmanship, following rules, discipline, training, and how to win and lose with grace. The NAYS strategy requires that people who request or apply for field space from the local parks and recreation department go through a training program that promotes sportsmanship and accountability.
Coaches go through a certification process and their names are placed in a national data bank.
Parents who want their children to play in local sports leagues must attend an orientation session which includes watching a video about behavior and parental responsibilities and sign a parents' code of ethics. If the parent does not attend the program and sign the code, the child cannot participate. According to NAYS the programs for coaches, administrators, and parents are already being used successfully in more than 2,500 cities nationwide.