Alright, USA Swimming.
Yes, you should apologize. Step up the protection of
our youth and ban these idiots who think they can
get their jollies out on the youth of America.
Do not become like the catholic church and try to sweep
this BS under the rug. Take charge and accept the problems
and DEAL WITH IT!
Unlike a church, where priests are employees of the church. Most coaches aren't employees of USA Swimming, they are employees of clubs, schools, businesses, & non profits.
These organizations should have a screening process in their hiring practices to prevent this type of thing from happening.
Due to their size and (mostly) volunteer nature many local swim clubs probably lack the resources and/or skills necessary to develop such screening practices without some outside assistance. Perhaps USA Swimming can provide tools/guidelines for clubs to use when hiring coaches. I suspect such guidelines would have to come with disclaimers out the wazoo to keep USA-S off the hook should a club hire a coach who later turns out to be a pedophile.
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Unlike a church, where priests are employees of the church. Most coaches aren't employees of USA Swimming, they are employees of clubs, schools, businesses, & non profits.
These organizations should have a screening process in their hiring practices to prevent this type of thing from happening.
Due to their size and (mostly) volunteer nature many local swim clubs probably lack the resources and/or skills necessary to develop such screening practices without some outside assistance. Perhaps USA Swimming can provide tools/guidelines for clubs to use when hiring coaches. I suspect such guidelines would have to come with disclaimers out the wazoo to keep USA-S off the hook should a club hire a coach who later turns out to be a pedophile.
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