How To Protect Your Child in Sport: Four Tools To Have on Hand
How To Protect Your Child in Sport: Four Tools To Have on Hand Explore four tools you can use as a parent or guardian to stay aware and informed so your child can have a safe and fun experience in sport. Parents and guardians are used to being prepared for anything. From a scraped knee to a hungry belly, you …
On the Ground at the Paris Games
SafeSport on the ground at the Paris Games By Ju’Riese Colon, Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Center for SafeSport The U.S. Center for SafeSport’s first delegation on the ground at the Paris Games has been a remarkable and eye-opening experience. Being on the ground helped us better understand what things are like for USA athletes before, during, and after competition—giving us …
SafeSport CEO and Paralympian Board Chair Attend Paralympic Games
Back to School and Fall Sports: Tips to Help Keep Kids Safe in New Environments
Back to School and Fall Sports: Tips to Help Keep Kids Safe in New Environments Preparing for the start of school and fall sports? Check out our tips on how you can make sure kids’ environments are safe and positive. For parents and guardians with kids heading back to school, and for coaches and sport administrators checking their rosters and …
Leading with Positivity Makes a Difference
Leading with Positivity Makes a Difference SUPPORT AND RESPECT DEFINE COACHING PRACTICES ROOTED IN SUCCESS From leading warm-up drills to coaching the final moment of a pivotal match, as a coach, the way you interact with athletes and conduct yourself before parents, officials, and other coaches has a major impact on your team’s dynamic. Which is why leading with positivity …
SafeSport Issues Guide for Watching the Paris Games with Young Athletes
The Paris Games and Kids: Opportunities to Champion Respect and Safety
The Paris Games and Kids: Opportunities to Champion Respect and Safety Championing respect both on and off the field is critical for culture change in sport. As you watch coverage of the Games in Paris, here are some tangible actions you can take to open dialogue and reinforce respectful and safe sport environments with the young athletes in your life: …
SafeSport Sends First Delegation to the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Inside the Athlete Experience: In the Ring with USA Boxing
Inside the Athlete Experience: In the Ring with USA Boxing By Ju’Riese Colón CEO, U.S. Center for SafeSport https://youtu.be/iKaW-Lm0aHU As a novice boxer, no one could mistake me for a pro. Yet, I couldn’t pass up a chance to train with the pros—the best boxers in the nation—at the Olympic and Paralympic Training Center. From shadow boxing to bag work, …