The U.S. Center for Safe Sport which oversees all sexual misconduct reports in all Olympic sports has updated its Minor Abuse Prevention Policy! This policy is in effect as of January 1st, 2025.
Below, you will find an array of resources to help you provide necessary information about the policy and necessary documents with your club.
Our goal is to ensure the safety and well-being of all of our athletes. Education and awareness are vital to provide the tools for success when it comes to keeping ALL athletes within our LSC safe.
- USA SWIMMING MAAPP Resource Page: Minor Abuse Athlete Prevention Policy Page
What does this mean for your Adult Athlete Members and your club now?
- Athletes who are 18 currently or who will be 18 on or before June 23, need to take the Athlete Protection Program found HERE.
- Please notify your 18 and over athletes of this as soon as possible.
MAAPP TOOLS
Frequently Asked Questions
Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy
Educational Documents
- Applicable Adults
- One-on-One Interactions
- Social Media and Electronic Communications
- Travel
- Locker Rooms and Changing Areas
- Massages, Rubdowns, and Athletic Training Modalities
- APT Requirement for Adult Athletes
MAAPP Sample Forms
- Language for Meets
- Acknowledgement of Policy
- Permission for a licensed massage therapist or other certified professional or healthcare provider to treat a minor athlete
- Permission for a mental healthcare professional or healthcare provider to have one on one interactions
- Permission for an unrelated adult athlete to share the same lodging with a minor athlete
- Permission for an unrelated applicable adult to provide local transportation to minor athlete
- Permission for an unrelated applicable adult to travel to competition with minor athlete
MAAPP Communication
