WASATCH RENEGADES LOCKER ROOM POLICY

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Youth players are particularly vulnerable in locker rooms, changing areas and restrooms due to
various stages of dress/undress and because they are often less supervised than at other times.
Athlete-to-athlete problems, such as sexual abuse, bullying, harassment or hazing, often occur
when a coach or other responsible adult is not in a position to observe – this is especially true in
locker rooms. Adherence to a locker room policy enhances privacy and reduces the likelihood of
misconduct. Proper supervision of the locker room areas also helps ensure that players that
may have suffered an injury during a game or practice have an adult present to confer with
regarding such injury. The Wasatch Renegades is committed to ensuring the safety of each of
its participants, and adopts the following Locker Room Policy.

LOCKER ROOM SUPERVISION

The Wasatch Renegades and USA Hockey are concerned with locker room activities between
minor participants; minor participants and adult participants; adults being alone with individual
minor participants in locker rooms; and with non-official or non-related adults having
unsupervised access to minor participants at team events.
For each practice and game, team coaches shall decide when players should arrive to the rink.
Players should not arrive before the designated time and attempt to enter locker rooms. Players
may not enter locker rooms without a responsible screened adult being present. It is the policy
of Wasatch Renegades and USA Hockey that at least one responsible screened adult be
present monitoring the locker room during all team events to assure that only participants
(coaches and players) and approved team personnel are permitted in the locker room, and to
supervise the conduct in the locker room. Other than coaches and screened locker room
monitors, parents are not allowed in locker rooms at any time. At least one screened locker
room monitor shall be in the locker room while participants are in the locker room, or in the
immediate vicinity (near the door) outside the locker room that also regularly and frequently
enters the locker room to monitor activity inside. If the monitors are inside, then it is strongly
recommended that there be two screened monitors. Any individual meetings between a minor
participant and a coach or other adult at a team event (particularly in a locker room) shall require
that a second screened adult be present. The Wasatch Renegades reserve the right, if and
when appropriate, to impose stricter monitoring requirements.
Coaches and screened monitors, to the extent possible, must secure locker rooms appropriately
during times when minor participants are on the ice or otherwise away from the locker rooms.

CELL PHONES

Cell phones and other mobile devices with recording capabilities, which includes voice recording,
still cameras, and video cameras, increase the risk for some forms of abuse or misconduct. As a
result, the use of a mobile device’s recording capabilities in the locker rooms is not permitted at
any Wasatch Renegades/USA Hockey sanctioned event, provided that it may be acceptable to
take photographs or recordings in a locker room in such unique circumstances as a victory
celebration, team party, etc., where all persons in the locker room are appropriately dressed and
have been advised that photographs or recordings are being taken. Such recordings are at the
discretion and with the permission of the team coaches. Teams may, at the discretion of the
coaches, allow cell phones for listening to music before or after games. Such cell phone use
must be closely monitored by screened monitors and coaches. Coaches reserve the right to ban
cell phone use of any kind in the locker room.

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PROHIBITED CONDUCT AND REPORTING

The Wasatch Renegades prohibits all types of physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse,
bullying,threats, harassment and hazing, all as defines in the USA Hockey SafeSport
Handbook. Participants, employees or volunteers in The Wasatch Renegades may be subject
to disciplinary action for violation of these locker room policies or for engaging in any
misconduct or abuse or that violates the USA Hockey SafeSport Policies. To reports any actual
or suspected violations, you may email USA Hockey at SafeSport@usahockey.org or call
1-800-888-4656.

The Wasatch Renegades shall publish these locker room policies on its official website and to
the parents of all minor participants.