Youth Sports

Helping advance youth sports organizations through policy and strategy implementation

Youth sports is a $19 billion industry - yes, that is larger than the NFL. The majority of these organizations are run by volunteers, so it is imperative to have the correct policies and procedures in place to mitigate your risk of litigation. Soteria Advisors works in the background to address the issues and risks the average volunteer is not even aware of. We will help your organization create clear guidelines and expectations for coaches, volunteers, players and board members.

When you hire Soteria Advisors, you will receive a Current Policy and Best Practices Assessment. We will then develop custom policy and procedure manuals that house all of your information in one spot. When it comes to child abuse prevention, Soteria Advisors can create, run and maintain your entire paid/volunteer clearance review program throughout the year.

In the event an incident occurs that you need specialized guidance, we can lend credibility to your findings and response by completing an independent investigation. These investigations preserve working relationships and give you the information you need to make sound decisions.

Soteria Advisors will evaluate your club for risks and put preventative measures into place prior to the unthinkable happening.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the benefits of using a Risk Consultant?

You have someone who is solely focused on the organization’s risk mitigation. We evaluate your policies and procedures, identify areas where you are vulnerable to potential problems, write new policies and develop custom training programs. Your organization can rest assured that you have taken every possible action to prevent problems, and have the ability to adequately respond to problems that do occur. This enables you to focus on coaching without worry of preventable situations and legal actions.

What programs do you offer?

Soteria Advisors has a variety of different ways to help your organization, but here are a few of the most common programs:

Current Policy and Best Practices Assessment

Complete Custom Policy Manuals

Creation and maintenance of State/Federal/Sport Specific Clearances for your staff

Independent Investigations

How much will this cost?

This varies depending on which service or services you need and how large your organization is. We have clients that we work with annually for a set fee, and others that are billed hourly throughout the year. Once we assess where your club stands, we can give you a variety of different options so you can decide what works best for your organization.

Can you help with other aspects of running a youth organization besides risk management?

Yes! Soteria Advisors partners with various other industry experts that can assist you with setting up your executive board, running your club registration and building out a solid club organizational structure.

Jeremy Victor, Executive Director

Warrington Soccer Club

Overseeing the business operations of a 100% volunteer run youth soccer club is a challenging job. As you can imagine, our group of parent volunteers are not experts in youth organization risk management. Thankfully, the club partners with Jennifer Lombardi of Soteria Advisors. She provides guidance on the club’s general safety policies and directly oversees the club's risk management, background check and volunteer clearance process. We always know that she is protecting the best interest of our membership and the community at large.

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