Leadership Starts with Listening
Leadership Starts with Listening When Sport Leaders Listen, They Create Opportunities for Understanding, Connection, and Culture Change in Sport. By Ju’Riese Colón CEO, U.S. Center for SafeSport Leaders in sport at the highest level set standards and make key decisions that have impacts beyond the boardroom. But if sport leaders aren’t in touch with those they’re leading, policies and standards …
SafeSport Seeks Athlete Members for Board of Directors and Athlete Advisory Team
Listening to the Athlete Experience to Identify Risk and Protective Factors
Listening to the Athlete Experience to Identify Risk and Protective Factors Prevention Education Series The goal of this series is to bridge the gap between prevention education theory with on-the-ground practice. Those of us in the prevention education field love a good metaphor. Using non-abuse related examples to explain prevention concepts can help mitigate defensiveness and increase a learner’s receptiveness …
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: …