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 the go. Because of this, the U.S. Center for SafeSport created SafeSport Ready™, an educational app that you can access from your phone.
SafeSport Ready features informative articles, resources, and tools for athlete safety so you can stay aware and informed about abuse and misconduct in sport. Below, we dive into three key features of the app. Read on to explore how SafeSport Ready™ can help you understand what abuse in sport is and how to respond.
What do you do when you witness bullying on your child’s team? How do you tell the difference between a safe and unsafe sport environment? Featuring educational articles and resources created by experts in the abuse prevention field, the SafeSport Ready app has answers to your questions about how to recognize, prevent, and respond to abuse and misconduct.
Take interactive quizzes and explore topics—like “Does my child’s coach keep appropriate boundaries?” and “Can you recognize abuse and misconduct?”—to test and expand your knowledge.
Growing their social circle is a natural part of your child’s healthy social and emotional development. But it also means that they’ll start making connections with adults you might not be as familiar with. Having SafeSport’s Centralized Disciplinary Database at your fingertips lets you search for your child’s coach (or other adult) to see if they’re under any temporary or permanent restrictions within the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement.
Download SafeSport Ready to search the database wherever you are. Search by name or sport to double check that your child—or an athlete you know—is not at risk.
Understanding how, where, and when to report abuse can be challenging, especially in the moment. The U.S. Center for SafeSport responds to and resolves reports of abuse and misconduct that occur within the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement. By walking you through a series of “yes” or “no” questions, SafeSport Ready helps you understand where you should make a report, what type of information you should prepare, and any other actions you should take.
Learn how to respond to disclosures of abuse and support your child through a SafeSport investigation, all on the SafeSport Ready app.
Parents and guardians go to great lengths to make sure their child’s sport experience is successful and positive. They arrange carpools, organize halftime snacks, and cheer from the sidelines in all weather conditions, from rain to snow to sun.
But athlete safety is also an important component to think about. With SafeSport Ready on hand, you’ll have access to information you can trust and you’ll have the tools needed to make sure your child has a healthy, happy experience in sport.
Download the app today and have dozens of prevention education resources on hand when you need them most.