By taking steps to ensure a safe, quality playing environment for children, the Cherokee Recreation & Parks Agency (CRPA) recently earned the Better Sports for Kids Quality Program Provider designation. CRPA met key requirements in five categories: Written Policies and Procedures, Volunteer Screening, Coach Training, Parent Education, and Accountability.  

We recognized that we have to actively demonstrate that we are providing youth sports programs of the highest standard, said CRPA Director Jay Worley. Parents have many choices
when it comes to youth sports, so the Better Sports for Kids Quality Program Provider designation is an important promotional tool to allow our organization to set ourselves apart and give parents confidence in our programs, since they can take comfort knowing their child is in the best place possible to learn and compete in sports.

The National Alliance for Youth Sports, a 501(c)3 organization headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, administratively manages the designation that was developed around the National Standards for Youth Sports, a guiding resource originally published in 1987. Any organization can apply to be evaluated for the Better Sports for Kids Quality Program Provider designation, and no cost is involved.

CRPAs designation is valid until December 31, 2021. More information can be found at NAYS.org/quality.