Coach Code of Conduct

Last updated November 2026

Effective November 9, 2026

Player Pool exists to help families find the right travel team, and to keep their kids safe while they do. Every Coach must agree to this Code before we approve access, and must follow it the whole time they use Player Pool. It is part of our Terms of Use.

Breaking this Code can mean immediate suspension or permanent removal. Where a child's safety may be at risk, it can also mean a report to the authorities. A report from a Parent suspends your access automatically while we review it.

This Code follows the same principles as the U.S. Center for SafeSport's Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies (MAAPP). If your organization, league, or governing body has stricter rules, follow those too.

By using Player Pool, I agree that:

Who I am

  1. I am who I say I am. My name, team, organization, and references are true, and I'll keep them current. I won't let anyone else use my account.
  2. I'm eligible to work with youth athletes. I have not been convicted of, or charged and awaiting trial for, any crime involving a child, sexual misconduct, or violence. I am not on any sex offender registry. I am not suspended, banned, or under sanction by the U.S. Center for SafeSport or any sports organization. If any of that changes, I'll stop using Player Pool and tell Player Pool right away.
  3. I'll meet my organization's safety requirements, including any background check and SafeSport (or similar) abuse-prevention training it requires, and I'll keep them current.

How I contact families

  1. I contact Parents only, never the player. All first contact goes through Player Pool's in-app messages to the Parent. I will never try to contact a player directly: no texts, calls, emails, social media follows or messages, gaming or app chats, or approaching them in person.
  2. No one-on-one contact with a minor. Any later communication with a player (for example after they join my team) will include the parent or another adult, following my organization's rules. I won't have private, one-on-one in-person, phone, or online contact with a minor I found through Player Pool.
  3. In-person meetings happen in the open. Tryouts, workouts, and meetings happen at open team activities or public places, with the Parent present or nearby and informed. I will never transport a player, or meet a player privately, alone, or at a home.
  4. I respect "no." If a Parent declines, blocks me, or doesn't reply, I won't contact them again about that player, on or off Player Pool.
  5. I'm honest in my outreach. I'll be clear about my team, level, fees, travel commitment, schedule, and tryout process. I won't make promises I can't keep, such as guaranteed playing time, positions, or exposure.

How I treat player information

  1. I won't try to identify or locate a player beyond what the Parent chooses to share. I won't search for the player's name, school, home, or social media.
  2. I keep profiles private. I won't screenshot, copy, download, post, or share player information with anyone except my own team's coaching staff, for that team's roster decisions, and never publicly or for any other purpose.
  3. I use Player Pool only for youth baseball team placement. No selling, marketing lessons or camps, recruiting for other businesses, or surveys.

What I say and do

  1. My messages stay professional and about baseball. No sexual, romantic, or personal comments about any child. No pressure tactics, threats, insults, or harassment.
  2. No gifts, money, or special favors to a player or family to gain an advantage, and no requests for photos or videos beyond the highlight links the Parent chose to share.
  3. No alcohol, drugs, or tobacco around players in anything connected to Player Pool, and no inappropriate conduct of any kind toward a minor.

Reporting

  1. I'll report concerns right away. If I see or suspect anything unsafe for a child, I'll report it to Player Pool. If I have reason to believe a child is being abused or neglected, I'll report it to the authorities. In Indiana, every person is legally required to do so: call the Department of Child Services Hotline at 1-800-800-5556 (24/7) or law enforcement, and call 911 in an emergency. Outside Indiana, I'll follow my state's reporting law. I'll also report sexual misconduct to the U.S. Center for SafeSport where it applies (uscenterforsafesport.org).
  2. I'll cooperate with any Player Pool review and with law enforcement or child-protection investigations.

Enforcement

  1. I understand that Player Pool may:

Agreement. By checking the box on the Coach sign-up form, I confirm that I've read this Code, that my answers are true, and that I agree to follow it. My agreement is recorded with the date and the version of this Code.

Conduct version 2026-11-09