SAFE SPORT
USA Swimming has a program called “SAFE SPORT”. USA Swimming is committed to safeguarding all of its members with the welfare of its athlete members as top priority. Safe Sport is USA Swimming’s comprehensive abuse prevention program and provides tools for swim clubs to educate their members and intervene in high-risk situations.
BYB fully endorses and supports USA Swimming’s Safe Sport and Safety programs. For more information on Safe Sport, visit https://www.usaswimming.org/Home/safe-sport.
SAFE SPORT ONLINE TRAINING FOR PARENTS & ATHLETES
FREE SAFE SPORT TRAINING FOR PARENTS
Parents are a critical component to our overall goal of protecting children from sexual abuse. The comprehensive online programming includes information about how offenders operate; how to recognize and respond to boundary violations, myths and facts about child sexual abuse and USA Swimming’s Athlete Protection Policies and Procedures.
FOR USA SWIMMING MEMBERS: Access the training for parents at www.usaswimming.org/learn
FOR NON-MEMBERS: You can create a free non-member education account and access the training for parents at learn.usaswimming.org
FREE SAFE SPORT TRAINING FOR MINOR ATHLETES
Safe Sport for Minor Athletes Online Course:
This course is designed for athletes 12-17 years old and will cover:
1. The basics of Safe Sport,
2. Understanding the three types of boundaries, and
3. What to do if you or someone you know is being harmed.
Parents and coaches can use the facilitation guide in the course to open up a conversation about Safe Sport and healthy boundaries.
ADULT ATHLETES (18+ years) of USA Swimming must take the full Athlete Protection Training.
USA SWIMMING MEMBERS may access the course via www.usaswimming.org/learn
NON-MEMBERS may access the course via learn.usaswimming.org
Step-by-step Online Training Instructions
BYB SAFE SPORT LINKS & DOCUMENTS
Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy (MAAPP) 2.0
Safe Sport Best Practice Guidelines
HOW TO REPORT A SAFE SPORT CONCERN
- USA Swimming (719) 866-4578
- Contact the US Center for Safe Sport to make a report at 833-5US-SAFE (587-7233).
- Report a safe sport concern here
- Find more information at http://www.uscenterforsafesport.org.
Team Safe Sport Coordinator:
Franchesca Jokiaho [email protected]
