| COLUMBIA RIVER SWIM TEAM MISSION STATEMENT CRST is committed to safeguarding the well-being of all of its members, while committing to maintaining a safe and supportive environment for child athlete protection. SAFE SPORT AT CRST CRST, USA Swimming, and U.S. Center for Safe Sport contact & reporting information directly on the Safe Sport webpage (below) and additional resources for a safe training environment for our swimmers, parents, and coaches.
SAFE SPORT TRAINING FOR PARENTS AND SWIMMERS OUR GOAL, AS A TEAM, IS TO RENEW A S A “SAFE SPORT RECOGNIZED” CLUB BY USA SWIMMING. In order to do this, certain requirements must be met. Some of which include learning exercises for our swim parents and athletes. WE NEED ALL OF OUR SWIM PARENTS AND ATHLETES TO TAKE A QUICK COURSE ONLINE WITH USA SWIMMING. USA Swimming will track the number of people that take the quick online training program from our team and we will be awarded points based on our completion rate. The more parents and swimmers that participate, THE BETTER! PLEASE HELP OUR TEAM BY TAKING A FEW MINUTES TO COMPLETE A TRAINING EXERCISE THAT WILL HELP TO PROTECT OUR SWIMMERS AND OUR MEMBERSHIP! Instructions for Completing Safesport Training Start on USA Swimming Website Across the top toolbar click Swimmers and Parents – opens a drop down menu.
Scroll half way down the page
- Click Parent/Athlete Education
- Click “Training for Parents” and you must log in here
- Same as log in for the USA swimming app and registration
- Top right side click “Education”
- Left side of page click Safe Sport Courses
- Scroll down to “Parents Guide to Misconduct in Sport”
- Click to do the course
- Give yourself a solid 30 minutes
Once done with the course it gives you directions to retrieve your certificate.
- Go to new website: safesporttrained.org and log in
- Select “Menu” at the top right side
- Select “Transcript” from the menu
- Click on your course transcript and download the certificate.
- Email your certificate to [email protected].
- Download and save your certificate.
- If you frequently volunteer at meets with timing or in other ways, please save a copy on your phone of the certificate for reference.
Additional Training Resources
CRST SAFE SPORT POLICIES AND DOCUMENTS FOR PARENTS AND SWIMMERS |
