Little League International's Efforts Fail to Protect Children From Sex Offenders, Convicted Criminals and Injury

Submitted by Baseballmom on Fri, 05/08/2009 - 21:42. | comments

I am the mom of a nine year old Little Leaguer and I am worried about the safety of my child, and all the other innocent children who step on fields across the country, who are at risk of having their lives destroyed by sex offenders and convicted criminals who prey on them as youth sports coaches.

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Psychological Readiness to Return to Sport Scale

PSYCHOLOGICAL READINESS TO RETURN TO SPORT SCALE

Please rate your confidence to return to your sport on a scale from 0 - 100.

0 = no confidence at all

50 = moderate confidence

100 = complete confidence

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