ATHLETE PROTECTION EDUCATION & RESOURCES

FREE TRAINING FOR PARENTS:

The USA Swimming Safe Sport Program is proud to offer free athlete protection training to the parents of our member athletes.  Parents are a critical component to our overall goal to protecting children from sexual abuse. The comprehensive online programming includes information about how offenders operate; how to recognize and respond to boundary violations, myths and facts about child sexual abuse and USA Swimming’s Athlete Protection Policies and Procedures.

Safe Sport Basics

FREE TRAINING FOR ATHLETES:

USA Swimming has developed a free education program for athlete ages 12-18.  
Click the link below to learn about: 

• Inappropriate contact
• Physical, emotional, and behavioral boundaries
• What to do if your boundaries are violated
• Who to tell
• How USA Swimming can be a resource for you

By learning how to protect yourselves, you also learn how to protect your peers; and together we can make the sport safer for everyone.

Deal With a Concern

ATHLETE PROTECTION TRAINING:

Know your APCs - Privacy, Access, Control
Responding to Reports of Red Flags
Responding to Violations
How to Respond When an Athlete Discloses Abuse
Preventing False Allegations
Stress Management Techniques

SAFE SPORT MONDAY'S:

USA Swimming has developed a free education program to launch a national conversation within swim clubs about everyday issues that clubs face. Having regular short conversations about different team- and Safe Sport- related issues can strengthen a club's values and open productive communication channels.