What is the USA Safe Sport Initiative
USA Swimming's "Safe Sport" initiative is aimed at educating coaches, parents, and athletes in best practices, what to look for and how to report potential violations. Here at AAC, Coach Huffman heads up our Safe Sport education and compliance. On a regular basis, AAC will seek to hold parent meetings to help educate our club in all facets and ensure the safety of all our athletes. Contact Coach Huffman if you have any questions, or would be willing to help with the organization and education of our safe sport initiative.
Safe Sport Best Practices Guideline
Dealing with a Safe Sport Concern
- US Center for SafeSport
- Online Reporting Form
- Call 833-5US-SAFE (587-7233)
- USA Swimming
- Online Reporting Form
- Email USA Swimming
- Call 719-866-4578
- Arlington Aquatic Club
- Online Reporting Form
- Email AAC
- Sample Letter of Correspondence
- Call (682)867-9752
Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy
Photography
- Use of audio or visual recording devices, including cell phones, of swimmers is not permittd during practices. Parents may take pictures of their own swimmers only. Photos of any other swimmer(s) other than ther own may result in removal from the team.
Online Safe Sport Education for Parents
- Visit https://learn.usaswimming.org/
- Click “Register”.
- Click “Create Account” in the Non-Member Access box.
- Follow the prompts to register an account.
- Click “Courses.”
- In Parent’s Guide to Misconduct in Sport, select “Add to Cart”.
- Click “Checkout”.
- Enter the requested billing address information and click “Order”. [Note: the course is free]
- Click “Dashboard”.
- Select the Parent’s Guide to Misconduct in Sport course to start.
- Complete the course using the prompts.