Desert Scouts™ Representative(s) Policies and Guidelines (Terms of Service) 

 

All Representatives of Desert Scouts acknowledge and agree to the Desert Scouts Policies and Terms and Conditions upon entering the Desert Scouts Platform. All Desert Scouts Policies and Terms and Conditions are posted on the Representative’s dashboard for review, and can be requested through Desert Scouts Operations (operations@desertscouts.net) at any time. 

 

Desert Scouts consists of both Independent Contractors and Employees. All Desert Scouts Policies and Terms and Conditions apply to both Independent Contractors and Employees. 

 

Both titles (Independent Contractors and Employees) and descriptions will apply to, and be known as “Desert Scouts Representative” or “Desert Scouts Representatives” throughout Policies and Terms of Service Agreements. 

 

All Representatives are considered Independent Contractors, unless there is a current, signed Official Desert Scouts Employee Contract which states otherwise. It is the responsibility of the Desert Scouts Representative to understand their position with the Organization. 

 

Some Examples of Representatives: 

 

Licensee (Ambassador) 

Licensee (Regional) 

 

Board Representative – Board Executives 

Advisor – Advisor to Directors / Advisor to Board Executives 

Director – Director of Program | Sport Specific Position(s) 

 

Scout / Recruiter 

Associate Evaluator | Evaluator In-Training (No Licensed Territory)
Assistant Evaluator | Event Coordinator (No Licensed Territory) 

 

B.A.S.E. Evaluator – B.A.S.E. Licensed Evaluator In-Training 

Certified B.A.S.E. Licensed Evaluator 

Licensed Evaluator - Licensed Evaluator In-Training 

Certified Licensed Evaluator 

 

Organizational | Facility Licensed Evaluator 

District Licensed Evaluator 

Regional (State) Evaluator 

Managing Partner (State) Evaluator 

Initial Athlete Contact: 

Athlete Facing Guidelines: 

 Attire: 

Equipment: 

Cell Phone Policy: 

Partnership / Joint Venture (JV) Agreements: 

  All partnerships associated with the Desert Scouts™ platform and brand must be approved by Desert Scouts™ leadership. 

   Desert Scouts Representative Access: 

Representatives access includes, but it not limited to: 

 

Desert Scouts Platform™ 

Desert Scouts Social Media Public and Private Access (Pages | Groups) 

Desert Scouts Organization CRM System 

Desert Scouts Certification Trainings and Individualized Desert Scouts Training Programs 

Desert Scouts Ongoing Educational Meetings (B.A.S.E., Strength and Conditioning, Performance, Etc.) (Live and Recorded) 

Desert Scouts Organization Zoom Calls - Bi-Weekly Meetings (Live and Recorded) 

Desert Scouts Training Meetings (Live and Recorded) 

Desert Scouts Evaluator Meetings (Live and Recorded) 

Desert Scouts Director Roundtable Discussions (Live and Recorded) 

Desert Scouts™ ProCAST™ (Live and Recorded) 

Desert Scouts Public Presentation Meetings (Live and Recorded) 

Desert Scouts™ Organization DISCORD Channels (Communication Channel)
  

Desert Scouts™ Organization Email Broadcasts 

 

Desert Scouts™ Personalized (@desertscouts.net) Assigned Email 

 

Desert Scouts™ Certification Training / Desert Scouts ID Badge (Certified / Insured) 

 

Desert Scouts™, Desert Scouts Strength and Conditioning™ Programming, and B.A.S.E. Trademark Permissions, under current and active signed Licensing Agreement. 

 

* Anyone who is currently conducting business and/or associating themselves with Desert Scouts™, through use of any Desert Scouts™ Trademarked Material, Logos, Etc., through Websites, Emails, Social Media, or any other public sources, are REQUIRED to have signed an official Desert Scouts NDA. Please contact: legal@desertscouts.net for the most recent copy of the NDA to sign. 

 

DESERT SCOUTS - Social Media Conduct of Business and Online Presence Conduct of Business

Desert Scouts™ understands and respects our Representative’s rights to freedom of speech in relation to using Social Media. Social Media is a place where the world exchanges information, opinions and experiences to learn, develop and entertain. Whether an Desert Scouts Representative is posting on behalf of Desert Scouts™, in relation to Desert Scouts™, or using their own personal accounts, they should remain productive and avoid possibly damaging the Desert Scouts™ organization in any way. This policy provides practical expectations to avoid issues which may arise due to careless use of social media in a way that not only hurts the Representative and the Desert Scouts™ Organization, but also their fellow Desert Scouts™ Representatives.

Scope:

We expect all Representatives of Desert Scouts™ to follow these policies.

“Social Media” refers to a variety of online applications and communities, such as blogs, social networks, chat rooms and forums – including, but not limited to platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, Etc.

These policies are built around appropriately representing Desert Scouts™ as an organization, the Desert Scouts brand, the Desert Scouts™ official partners, Desert Scouts™ Board of Directors and Advisors, as well as all Desert Scouts™ Representatives.

Policies:

Using Social Media: 

We permit our Representatives to publicly display their association with the Desert Scouts™ brand, in ways such as posting Desert Scouts™ as their work status, posting or sharing Desert Scouts™ branded or related content, which insinuates an affiliation with Desert Scouts™ and/or its partners.
  
With regards to any affiliation with Desert Scouts™ that is publicly or privately displayed through any Social Media outlet, Desert Scouts™ expects their representatives to act responsibly and ensure that the Desert Scouts™ Organization, Product and Brand are not adversely affected.
  
Desert Scouts™ expects their representatives to be aware, careful, and respectful while posting on Social Media. We expect Desert Scouts Representatives to adhere to confidentiality policies at all times. We also caution our representatives to avoid violating anti-harassment policies or posting anything that might make collaboration with colleagues more difficult (Ex: hate speech, vulgarities, etc.) 

 
Expectation while using Social Media

 In the event that any of our Representatives choose to disregard using caution when posting to Social Media, while risking possible damage to the reputation of Desert Scouts, its partners, representatives, and associates, we require that they:
 
● Ensure others know that their personal account or statements do not represent Area
Scouts, the Desert Scouts brand, the Desert Scouts™ official partners, as well as all Area
Scouts Representatives. (Disclaimer is recommended)
 
● State or imply that their personal opinions and content are not authorized or endorsed by Desert Scouts™, the Desert Scouts™ brand, the Desert Scouts™ official partners, as well as all Desert Scouts™ Representatives. (Disclaimer is recommended) 

 

 ● Remove all data which may insinuate an association to Desert Scouts, the Desert Scouts
  brand, the Desert Scouts™ official partners, as well as all Desert Scouts Representatives.
  (Disclaimer is recommended)
 
  ● Avoid sharing intellectual property, including, but not limited to trademarks, logos, data or content associated with Desert Scouts™, the Desert Scouts™ brand, the Desert Scouts™ official partners, as well as all Desert Scouts™ Representatives. (Disclaimer is recommended) Desert Scouts™ Confidentiality policies and laws always apply to intellectual property belonging to Desert Scouts™ and the Desert Scouts™ official partners.
 
 Defamatory, offensive or derogatory content is to be considered a direct violation of the Desert Scouts™ company’s anti-harassment policies, if directed towards colleagues, clients or partners, it is ground for immediate removal from the organization.

  Representing DESERT SCOUTS™

 Representing the Desert Scouts organization through Social Media or speaking on Desert
 Scouts behalf, we expect that all Desert Scouts Representatives act carefully and responsibly to protect the Desert Scouts image and reputation. they should:
 
● Be respectful, polite and patient, when engaging in conversations. They should be
extra careful when making declarations or promises towards Desert Scouts potential
customers and/or partners.
● Avoid speaking on matters outside of their field of expertise when possible. Everyone
should be careful not to answer questions or make statements that fall under somebody
else’s responsibility.
● Follow and observe laws on copyright, trademarks, plagiarism and fair use.
● Inform Desert Scouts™ Public Relations Department
(publicrelations@desertscouts.net) when they are about to share any major-impact
content, or if they have any questions or concerns regarding policies.
● Never post discriminatory, offensive or libelous content and commentary.
● Correct or remove any misleading or false content immediately. 

 

Disciplinary Consequences
Desert Scouts™ officially contracted a Social Media monitoring company, to monitor all Social Media postings related to, or associated with Desert Scouts™.
 
We reserve the right to take appropriate disciplinary action leading up to and including the possible termination of the Representative and their Licensing Agreement in the event that a representative chooses not follow Desert Scouts™ policy guidelines.
 
If any Desert Scouts Representative violates this policy inadvertently, they may receive a written warning to comply after such event, or stricter disciplinary actions may apply. 

 

Misrepresentation 

 

ANY REPRESENTATIVE OF DESERT SCOUTS™ WHO MISREPRESENTS THEMSELVES AS A PARTNER, REPRESENTATIVE OF UPPER MANAGEMENT, DIRECTOR, OR REPRESENTATIVE, WITHOUT MAINTAINING SAID STATUS, FOR PERSONAL OR MONETARY GAIN, OR NEGOTIATES UNAUTHORIZED VERBAL OR WRITTEN CONTRACTS WITH ASSOCIATION TO DESERT SCOUTS™, IS IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF DESERT SCOUTS POLICIES AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND WILL RESULT IN THE TERMINATION OF THE REPRESENTATIVE, THEIR REPRESENTATIVE AGREEMENT, AND VOIDS ALL RETURN POLICIES INCLUDED IN THIS DOCUMENT. 

 
 Desert Scouts™ Policy for Working with Minors 

Abuse/Molestation Risk Management Program 

 The Protection and well-being of children under the age of 18 is of the highest priority to Desert Scouts™, which is committed to providing the safest and most secure environment for minors. This policy applies to all activities involving minors operating under the authority and direction of Desert Scouts™. 

 

 

 DEFINITIONS:
 “Minor” for purposes of this policy, means any person under the age of 18 who is participating in an Desert Scouts™ Activity. 

 

“Authorized Adults” for purposes of this policy means all individuals, ages 18 and over, paid or unpaid who instruct, supervise, chaperone or otherwise oversee Minors in connection with Desert Scouts™ Activities. 

 

Desert Scouts has adopted the following policies and this document will also serve as our adult Desert Scouts Representative educational training program: 

 

Criminal Background Checks Criminal background checks should be run with a third-party vendor on all paid and volunteer Desert Scouts Representative with access to youth. At a minimum, the criminal background check should pull records from all 50 states to include the National Criminal Database and the National Sex Offender registry. 

 

Any background check that indicates that a potential Desert Scouts Representative is unfit to work with youth should result in disqualification of such Desert Scouts Representative. 

 

Prior to running background checks, the following steps* should be taken: 

 

-        All prospective Desert Scouts Representative should complete a written application to include a question about whether the applicant has ever had any prior criminal convictions or is pending any current investigations and a consent provision to run a background check. 

 

-        Disqualification criteria should be adopted and published. 

 

-        The confidentiality of records should be protected and access should be limited to those on a “need to know” basis. 

 

-        Before an adverse action is taken against an applicant, our organization should comply with all federal and state laws governing background checks such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act and assistance should be requested from our background check vendor as regards required applicant notifications. 

 

Recognizing Grooming 

 

Grooming is the process by which sexual predators pave the way for sexual abuse by gradually gaining the trust of and conditioning of minors, parents, and administrators. The steps in the grooming process are as follows: 

-        Identify a vulnerable child whose needs are not being met such as lack of attention by parents, lack of spending money, etc. 

-        Fill the missing needs of the child by providing attention, transportation, help with homework, special favors, confiding in secrets, spending money, gifts, etc. to create a "special bond". 

-        Gain trust of family by spending disproportionate amount of time with them. 

-        Isolate the victim to create one on one opportunities. 

-        Gradually use boundary invasions that start off with inappropriate electronic communications and photo sharing, tickling, wrestling, massages, alcohol, drugs, pornography, etc. that lead to nudity and sexual activity. 

-        Maintain control and silence with threats of fear and shame. 

 

 

 

· All forms of abuse including sexual, physical, emotional, harassment, bullying, and hazing are prohibited. 

· Prohibited sexual abuse physical acts include genital contact whether or not either party is clothed; fondling of a participant's breast or buttocks; sexual penetration; sexual assault, exchange of a reward in sport for sexual favors; lingering or repeated embrace that goes beyond acceptable physical touch; tickling, wrestling, or massage; and continued physical contact that makes a participant uncomfortable. 

· Prohibited sexual abuse verbal acts include making sexually oriented comments, jokes and innuendo; Desert Scouts Representative discussing his or her sex life with participant; asking about a participant's sex life; requesting or sending a nude or partial dress photo; exposing participants to pornographic material; voyeurism; and sexting with a participant. 

· Any type of grooming behavior is prohibited. 

· Prohibited forms of physical abuse include punching, beating, biting, striking, choking, slapping, or intentionally hitting a participant with objects or sports equipment; providing alcohol to a participant under legal drinking age; providing illegal drugs or non-prescribed medications to any participant; encouraging or permitting a participant to return to play after injury or sickness prematurely without clearance of a medical professional; prescribing dieting or other weight control methods for humiliation purposes; isolating a participant in a confined space; forcing participant to assume a painful stance or position for no athletic purpose; withholding, or denying adequate hydration, nutrition medical attention, or sleep. 

· Prohibited emotional abuse includes a pattern of verbally attacking a participant personally such as calling them worthless, fat or disgusting; physically aggressive behaviors such as throwing or hitting objects; and ignoring a participant for extended periods of time or excluding them from practice. 

· Bullying includes an intentional, persistent, or repeated pattern of committing or willfully tolerating (e.g., Desert Scouts Representative not preventing) physical, nonphysical, or cyber bullying behaviors that are intended to cause fear, humiliation, physical harm in an attempt to socially exclude, diminish, or isolate another person emotionally, physically, or sexually. It is often not the Desert Scouts Representative, but instead, other participants who are the perpetrators of bullying. However, it is a violation if the Desert Scouts Representative knows or should have known of the bullying behavior but takes no action to intervene on behalf of the targeted participants. 

· Prohibited hazing includes any contact which is intimidating, humiliating, offensive or physically harmful. Hazing typically is an activity that serves as a condition for joining a team of being socially accepted by team members. 

· Two deep leadership is required where two adults (e.g., any combination of Desert Scouts Representative or parents) should be present at all times so that a minor participant can't be isolated with a single unrelated adult, except in the case of an emergency. 

 

 

· In special situations involving an adult such as car travel, overnight travel, locker rooms/changing areas, individual coach meetings, and individual training sessions, minors should always have another child buddy with them or a second adult within an observable and interruptible distance. 

· All electronic communications including email, texting, social media, etc. between the Desert Scouts Representative and a minor participant should be limited strictly to the legitimate activities of the organization. A parent/guardian of minor or another Desert Scouts Representative should be copied on all such communications. 

· Desert Scouts Representative and minor participants should not connect on social media outside of the organization’s official social media accounts. 

· Any overnight travel exposure should prohibit adults spending the night in the same room as an unrelated minor participant; require grouping of participants of the same sex and age group in rooms; and provide adequate oversight with a same-sex chaperone for each group. 

· Take off/pick up of athletes by Desert Scouts Representative should be strongly discouraged because of the difficulty in limiting one-on-one contact. Reporting Suspicions of Child Sexual or Physical Abuse and Other Forms of Abuse Federal or state law may require any adult Desert Scouts Representative who has a suspicion of child sexual or physical abuse to independently report such suspicion directly to law enforcement within 24 hours. Failure to report may be a punishable offense. In addition, the adult Desert Scouts Representative should report the suspicion within 24 hours to the appropriate organization official and the official should also report to law enforcement within 24 hours if there is suspicion that child sexual or physical abuse has been committed. The organization should allow law enforcement to handle the investigation and the suspected Desert Scouts Representative should be immediately suspended or reassigned to alternative duties that don't involve access to youth pending the outcome of the investigation. Organization officials should not comment on the allegation or police investigation until it has been concluded. Desert Scouts Representatives should also report prohibited misconduct other than child sexual and physical abuse to the appropriate organization official and the organization can investigate and decide what types of sanctions, if any, are appropriate. The organization is prohibited from retaliating in any way against an Desert Scouts Representative who makes a good faith report of a suspicion of any form of misconduct. 

 

 

The Safe Sport Act requires sports organizations to provide minor training on preventing and reporting of child abuse. Our organization should distribute the following documents: Minor Training (Ages 4-12) and/or Minor Training (Ages 13-17) or a similar document from another source to each parent with a strong recommendation that each parent should review this document with their minor child. 

 

For More Detailed Information This short form program is a summary of a more detailed risk management program entitled Safe Sport Child Abuse and Other Misconduct Risk Management Plan for Non-NGB Organizations. 

 

Please refer to this program if more details are needed on the following issues: Safe Sport Act Requirements; abuse and misconduct definitions; social media; email; text, and instant messaging; locker rooms and changing areas; travel; reporting misconduct; what to do after reporting to law enforcement; responding to misconduct and policy violations; whistleblower protection; dealing with the media; screening volunteers; and administration of criminal background checks. 

 

Communication of Information The information in this risk management program should be communicated by pre-season Desert Scouts Representative meeting and/or by distribution of this document to all paid and volunteer Desert Scouts Representative(s) with evidence thereof retained for at least 15 years. Desert Scouts organization has adopted this program and incorporated it into our written policies and procedures. 

 

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 Refund Policies: 

Written refund requests must be submitted by the Desert Scouts Representative. Written/Emailed request must be submitted within 30 days of original Desert Scouts™ platform registration date. Only written/emailed requests will be processed. 

 

Submitted Refund Requests that: 

Representative Refunds / Agreement Sale 

As a Representative of the Desert Scouts™ Network / Platform, Representatives are eligible to submit a request to sell/transfer area to a new Representative. This approval is at the sole discretion of an official Desert Scouts officer, and requires a 50% transfer / sale fee on the territory purchase price. In the event that the area is sold, the Representative will receive 50% of the sale price. 

Representative No Shows or Non-Completion of Trainings/Courses: 

 LICENSING TERMS (FRANCHISE)
 Licensed Territories / Licensed Territory Transfers:
   
 An DESERT SCOUTS LICENSED REPRESENTATIVE licenses territories in order to be authorized to use the Desert Scouts Platform and offer the Desert Scouts services. Desert Scouts Representatives will be required to maintain monthly territory fees to operate and qualify to be under the Desert Scouts Liability Insurance Policy. 

ROLE: MANAGING PARTNER, DISTRICT EVALUATOR, or REGIONAL / STATE EVALUATOR

Policies and Guidelines (Terms of Service) Requires a minimum of Ten (10) Paid Postal / Zip Codes to maintain MANAGING PARTNER, DISTRICT EVALUATOR, or REGIONAL / STATE EVALUATOR Licensing Terms. Any MANAGING PARTNER, DISTRICT EVALUATOR, or REGIONAL / STATE EVALUATOR Representative / Account not in compliance with Licensed Territory Terms, will be converted to a Single Licensed Evaluator Account, within 30 days, if the minimum required paid postal / zip codes are not paid. The account will then be put on “freeze” status, until all territory fees are paid, in order to maintain the required liability insurance coverage through the Desert Scouts insurance carrier. *The safety of our members is our main priority, and there are no exceptions to proper liability coverage. 

*Territory Terms may be subject to change under additional roles added to the platform, or in separate Agreements, which are approved by an authorized Desert Scouts agent.
 
Any REGIONAL (STATE) EVALUATOR Representative / Account that is converted over to a Single Licensed Evaluator Account and in “freeze” status, will need prior authorization from an authorized Desert Scouts agent, in order to be put in “active” status, and be authorized to reinstate the Representative account back to a REGIONAL (STATE) EVALUATOR role. Any questions / concerns regarding this, may be directed to: support@desertscouts.net

MANAGING PARTNER, DISTRICT EVALUATOR, or REGIONAL / STATE EVALUATOR: GUIDELINES / SCOPE OF WORK 

ROLE: “ADDITIONAL DESERT SCOUTS REPRESENTATIVES” 

LICENSED INDIVIDUAL or ORGANIZATIONAL/FACILITY B.A.S.E. | STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING | SPORTS PERFORMANCE EVALUATORS and: 

Scout / Recruiter *Refer to GUIDELINES / SCOPE OF WORK for this ROLE 

 

Associate Evaluator | Evaluator In-Training (No Licensed Territory) 

*Refer to GUIDELINES / SCOPE OF WORK for this ROLE 

Assistant Evaluator | Event Coordinator (No Licensed Territory) 

*Refer to GUIDELINES / SCOPE OF WORK for this ROLE
 
Policies and Guidelines (Terms of Service) Requires a minimum of One (1) Paid Postal / Zip Codes to maintain the “ADDITIONAL DESERT SCOUTS REPRESENTATIVES”. Any “ADDITIONAL DESERT SCOUTS REPRESENTATIVES” account not in compliance with Licensed Territory Terms, will be put on “freeze” status, until all territory fees are paid, in order to maintain the required liability insurance coverage through the Desert Scouts insurance carrier. *The safety of our members is our main priority, and there are no exceptions to proper liability coverage. 

 

*Territory Terms may be subject to change under additional roles added to the platform, or in separate Agreements, which are approved by an authorized Desert Scouts agent. 

Any “ADDITIONAL DESERT SCOUTS REPRESENTATIVE” accounts that have been put in “freeze” status, will need prior authorization from an authorized Desert Scouts agent in order to be put in “active” status. Any questions / concerns regarding this, may be directed to: support@desertscouts.net

LICENSED INDIVIDUAL or ORGANIZATIONAL/FACILITY B.A.S.E. | STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING | SPORTS PERFORMANCE EVALUATORS: GUIDELINES / SCOPE OF WORK 

 

 Initial Athlete Contact: 

 

 Associate Evaluator Guidelines:

Camps or Clinics:
When running camps or clinics, all Representatives who are handling the B.A.S.E. Assessments (Biomechanics) portion of the camp must be representatives of Desert Scouts AND be B.A.S.E. Certified. 

 

Training Programs and Certifications/ Continuing Education: 

Training Expectations: 

-   B.A.S.E. TRAINING (CERTIFIED WITHIN FIRST 120 DAYS OF REGISTRATION) 

-   STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING CERTIFICATON TRAINING (WITHIN 180 DAYS OF REGISTRATION) 

-   ONE (1) SPORT SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION (1 PER QUARTER) *IF APPLICABLE 

 

Outreach Expectations: 

Representatives Are Expected to Reach Out to Local Contacts, Facilities, Organizations Within 90 Days of Registration. This Will Facilitate The Desert Scouts Partnership / Joint Venture Team To Assist In Building Athlete Counts For Evaluators. 

 

ALL EVALUATORS: LOCAL CONTACTS *Online Trainings Provided 

 

- HIGH SCHOOLS 

- TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS 

- FACILITES 

- REC LEAGUES / CITY LEAGUES / IN-TOWN PROGRAMS 

- TRAVEL TEAM ORGANIZATIONS / LEAGUES / TEAMS 

- COLLEGES 

- INSTRUCTORS / COACHES 

- YOUTH RELATED PROGRAMS (EX: YMCA, BOYS CLUB, ETC.) 

  Evaluator Expectations 

·         Show all instructions/demonstrations for each test, including coaching of proper form/technique 

·         An Athlete Evaluator should show their judgment of which trials are valid / not valid, and have them redo invalid trials if needed 

·         Verbalize all scores and measurements on the video for every test 

Video Expectations 

·         Video should be filmed horizontally 

·         Video should be shown from the proper angle, to allow visualization of the necessary components 

·         Video should show the measurement process 

·         Video should show the entire body, including the feet 

Measurement Expectations 

·         Distance measurements should be in the metric scale 

·         Athleticism tests should be measured to the nearest ½ cm (i.e. 71.5 cm) 

·         Sequence tests should be measured to the nearest cm (i.e. 8.37 meters). 

·         Speed and agility tests should be measured to the nearest 1/100th of a second (i.e. 6.92 seconds). 

Video Submission Instructions 

Athlete Evaluators should be saving their assessment videos as an MP4 file format, and uploading their videos, along with a picture of their score sheet to app.desertscouts.net, from their Desert Scouts Dashboard. Athlete Evaluators will only be allowed to submit one (1) video until they receive feedback from the Desert Scouts Sports Medicine Team. 

 

If any Athlete Evaluator has trouble uploading the video directly to the platform, they may create a YouTube video or playlist as a last resort, and post the YouTube video link from their Desert Scouts Dashboard, on app.desertscouts.net instead. *If videos are posted on YouTube, please be sure that the video privacy is set to “unlisted”, rather than public or private access. 

If an Athlete Evaluator’s assessment videos contain numerous mistakes and there is insufficient progress shown between assessments despite feedback/coaching being provided, they will be asked to repeat the B.A.S.E. Assessment Certification Training prior to submitting any additional videos. This will be enforced following the second or third failed attempt, depending on the amount of progress shown. 

Once certified, Athlete Evaluators will be required to attend (4) continuing education courses over the course of each year, and pass the subsequent quizzes to retain their certification.

DISCLAIMER:

Desert Scouts expressly states that it does not guarantee or warrant any specific level of results or income to be achieved by any individual utilizing its resources. 

The success of Desert Scouts Licensees and Representatives is not uniform and may vary. Please note that the effectiveness of the tools and programs provided by Desert Scouts, largely depends on the individual's unique strengths, dedication, and commitment. Success in this industry is directly influenced by personal character, knowledge, effort and application of the skills and resources provided.

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