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Guides on registry searches, coach screening, and what to ask a martial arts academy about safety.
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Adults on the mat with kids: the gap most gyms miss
September 27, 2026
Coach screening covers who teaches, not the adult who signs up on Tuesday and trains beside the kids class on Thursday. What registration screening adds.
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Background check vs registry screen for coaches
September 27, 2026
A background check and a public records screen are different things. What each searches, what each misses, and why Safe Academy 360 runs a screen every month.
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Coach onboarding checklist for martial arts gyms
September 27, 2026
Before a new coach teaches a kids class: the screen, three training certificates, a signed code of conduct, and the record. A checklist any academy can run.
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SafeSport training for jiu jitsu coaches
September 27, 2026
What SafeSport training is, who is required to take it, why most jiu jitsu coaches never have, and how a coach completes it and puts the certificate on file.
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Why coaches and members are screened every month
September 27, 2026
A screen reflects the records of the day it ran. Safe Academy 360 runs every screen again each month, so a new registry entry surfaces in weeks, not years.
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What happens when a screen returns a match
September 27, 2026
A returned record is not a verdict. Who is told, what Safe Academy 360 reviewers compare, how long it usually takes, who decides, and what is never published.
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Academy owner liability: what to document
September 19, 2026
Not legal advice. What a written record of screening, training, and standards gives an academy owner when a hard question gets asked.
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Why safety certification needs renewal
September 19, 2026
Screening and training credentials expire. What a certification badge from a past year actually tells you today, and how renewal is supposed to work.
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Reading a martial arts code of conduct
September 19, 2026
What a real code of conduct for coaches covers, the five clauses that matter, and how it differs from a printed poster of gym rules.
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First martial arts class: what to look for
September 19, 2026
An observation checklist for a first visit to a kids martial arts class: mat supervision, bathroom policy, and how instructors correct kids.
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How to ask a gym about screening
September 19, 2026
Scripts for asking a martial arts academy how it screens coaches and members, without sounding like an accusation.
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Mandated reporter training for coaches
September 19, 2026
Who counts as a mandated reporter, what triggers a report, and why mandated reporter training for coaches is a skill, not a form to sign.
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Private lessons safety: what to ask a gym
September 19, 2026
Private lessons and one on one time are where risk concentrates. What a good academy's policy looks like, and what should give a parent pause.
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What a registry search can and cannot tell you
September 19, 2026
A registry and public records search at registration is not a background check. Here is what it actually covers, and what it cannot rule out.