Empower Your Family & Protect Your Kids in Sport: Tips for Parents & Guardians
Empower Your Family & Protect Your Kids in Sport Tips for Parents & Guardians Learn how to talk your kids and teens about preventing abuse in sport. Explore our three tips for parents and guardians. Preventing abuse in sport is a community effort. It takes the awareness and attention of everyone, from coaches to parents to the athletes themselves. This …
When It Comes To Bullying, Coaches Are Positioned To Protect Athletes
When It Comes To Bullying, Coaches Are Positioned To Protect Athletes Coaches, learn how you can stay aware of bullying behavior, respond to it, and promote a team environment of inclusivity and belonging. Coaches run practice and draw up game plans. But the job of a coach often extends beyond the pool or the court. They check in regularly to …
Why Policy Matters in Sport: How Setting Standards Can Lead to a Safer, Happier Youth Sports Experience
Why Policy Matters in Sport How Setting Standards Can Lead to a Safer, Healthier Youth Sports Experience Parents, guardians, and coaches can all agree that safe sport settings are essential for young athletes to grow and thrive. And, while it’s easy to recognize the impact of a sports environment defined by inclusion, support, and encouragement, understanding the policies put in …
How To Support Your Child as They Grow Their Social Circle
How To Support Your Child as They Grow Their Social Circle Parents, how do you keep your child safe in sport as they grow their social circle? Read the article for helpful tips and resources. From teachers to coaches to peers of all ages, children are constantly expanding their social circle. This is a common and healthy way to form …
SafeSport Ready™: An App for Parents and Guardians of Youth Athletes
SafeSport Ready™ An App for Parents and Guardians of Youth Athletes Learn how the SafeSport Ready™ mobile app can help you as a parent or guardian stay aware and ready to respond to abuse in sport. From Saturdays spent on the soccer field to weekday morning swim practice, having an active young athlete means parents and guardians are constantly on …
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 …
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 …
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: …
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, …