FLORIDA GOLD COAST SWIMMING

MAAPP 2.0 & SAFE SPORT PROGRAMMING

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 risky situations.

We, Florida Gold Coast Swimming, fully endorse and support USA Swimming’s Safe Sport and Safety programs, as well as MAAPP, by helping to provide these resources for our LSC members.

Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy (MAAPP):

USA Swimming Member clubs are required to implement the USA Swimming Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy (MAAPP) in full. MAAPP contains five sections: One-on-One Interactions, Travel, Social Media and Electronic Communications, Locker Rooms and Changing Areas, as well as Massage, Rubdowns and Athletic Training Modalities. Every USA Swimming club, Zone and LSC is required to implement the MAAPP in full!

Please read below for the Policy and other education materials:

MAAPP 2.0 Educational Documents:

MAAPP 2.0 Sample Consent Forms:

 MAAPP Communication:

Athlete Protection Training (APT):

Requirement:

  • Annually

  • Adult Athletes 18 and older

  • All Non-Athlete Members - Coach, Official, Administrator, Other

Course Progression:

  • Athlete Protection Training: SafeSport Trained Core Course 

  • Refresher 1

  • Refresher 2

  • Refresher 3

  • Do NOT take Safe Sport for Adult Athletes - this does count as the requirement for those 18 and older

Course Access: 

  • SWIMS User Login

  • Education

  • Course Catalog

  • All Courses - DO NOT select Safe Sport Courses as those are for the Safe Sport Recognition Program

  • Select one of the courses listed above - based on your course progression, the next in the series is the only one shown

Recommendations:

  • Turn off all pop-up blockers (allow pop-ups in your browser)

  • Use an updated version of Chrome or Firefox

  • Complete everything on the screen including the ⌧ to close out the screen

  • Take a screenshot of the full screen which includes date and time

  • Those with a cognitive disability can request a waiver 

Troubleshooting:

  • If you do not see one of the courses listed above, submit a Help Desk Ticket

  • If you have completed the course but it has not updated to your member record

    • Select Help in the blue bar at the top right of your SWIMS User Dashboard

    • Click on Submit a Help Ticket and complete the form with as much detail as possible including your Name and Member ID and any screenshots

Download or Print a Certificate:

  • Go to safesporttrained.org

  • Click on Login then forgot password

  • Enter the email address used to take the training

  • Click on the link in the email received from US Center for Safe Sport

  • Enter a password

  • Go to Login and enter username (included in the email) and your password

  • Select the Menu icon at the top right in the blue bar

  • Select Transcript

  • Select the Download button for the course certificate you want to download.

  • Click the Download icon on the top right to save a copy to your computer

USA Swimming Model Safe Sport Policies:

Safe Sport Recognition Program:

Code(s) of Conduct:

Safe Sport Basics & Best Practices Guideline(s):

Report a Safe Sport Concern to USA Swimming:

For all issues dealing with:

Criminal charges

Use, sale, or distribution of illegal drugs

Physical or emotional abuse

Report your concern to USA Swimming using the following:

ONLINE REPORTING FORM

EMAIL USA SWIMMING


  • U.S. CENTER FOR SAFESPORT

         For all issues dealing with:

         Sexual misconduct

         Sexual harassment

         Sexually explicit or inappropriate communication through social media

         Report your concern to U.S. Center for SafeSport using the following:

         Call: 720-524-5640
         ONLINE REPORTING FORM

         U.S. CENTER FOR SAFESPORT

FREE Safe Sport Courses:

Club Toolkit:

Newsletters:

FGC Swimming Safe Sport Contact:

MICHAEL AVERETT, FGC SAFE SPORT CHAIR