The Mission Viejo Nadadores are committed to keeping our athletes safe. Please see the attached documents for our policies regarding these safe sport topics. Coach Kristeen Gracia is our Safe Sport Liason and Club Coordinator for the team so please feel free to contact her with any questions at [email protected] . Please feel free to use USA Swimmings Safe Sport Website as an additional reference as well.
USA Swimming Safe Sport or contact SafeSport Staff.
To deal with a Safe Sport concern, contact USA Swimming at (714) 866-4578. Contact the U.S. Center for Safe Sport to make a REPORT. Call (833)5US-SAFE (587-7233) or use the online reporting form or find more information at http://www.uscenterforsafesport.org/ If you would like to report anonymously, please text anonymous tips to 888-270-SWIM (7946).
MVN Policies:
Anti-Bullying Policy
Electronic Communication Policy
Use of Photography Policy
Locker Room Policy
Locker Room Monitoring Policy
Code of Conduct (For Athletes)
Code of Conduct (For Coaches)
Safe Sport MAAPP Signature Page
MAAPP Waivers:
Hotel Stay Waiver (for adult athletes rooming with non adult athletes)
Carpooling Waiver (for adult athletes driving non adult athletes)
Travel with Team Waiver (for applicable adults to travel with non adult athlete)
Licensed Massage Therapist Waiver
Here are the Safe Sport Best Practice Guidelines The following Best Practice Guidelines are strongly recommended for all USA Swimming members.
- Parents should be encouraged to appropriately support their children’s swimming experience.
- All swimming practices should be open to observation by parents.
- Coaches should not initiate contact with or accept supervisory responsibility for athletes outside club programs and activities.
- When only one athlete and one coach travel to a competition, at the competition the coach and athlete should attempt to establish a “buddy” club to associate with during the competition and when away from the venue.
- Relationships of a peer-to-peer nature with any athletes should be avoided. For example, coaches should avoid sharing their own personal problems with athletes.
- Coaches and other non-athlete adult members should avoid horseplay and roughhousing with athletes.
- When a coach touches an athlete as part of instruction, the coach should do so in direct view of others and inform the athlete of what he/she is doing prior to the initial contact. Touching athletes should be minimized outside the boundaries of what is considered normal instruction. Appropriate interaction would include high fives, fist bumps, side-to-side hugs and handshakes.
- Coaches should avoid having athletes as their favorites. They should also avoid creating a situation that could be perceived as them having favorites.
- Gift-giving, providing special favors or showing favoritism to individual athletes is strongly discouraged. Updated by Safe Sport: June 23, 2019
