Talk to Young Athletes About Abuse, Misconduct
Do you have a younger child just getting started in organized sport? How about a teenager who
has moved up to more competitive athletic settings? Either way … that’s great! Youth sport
participation can have lifelong positive mental and physical health impacts.
It also means it’s time to start the discussion about what a safe, healthy sport experience should
look and feel like to them. Online training offered by the U.S. Center for SafeSport can be an
important tool in your family’s toolbelt.
Younger kids often don’t have the language skills necessary to articulate when a potentially
unhealthy, inappropriate, or even abusive situation is occurring. “SafeSport for Kids” (for kids
ages 5-12) is an entry point for you to have those important conversations.
Read the full article at uscenterforsafesport.org.
The U.S. Center for SafeSport is a nonprofit organization created to respond to and prevent sexual, physical, and emotional abuse in the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, from which it is independent. The Center also trains and educates people and organizations at all levels to support sport and recreation settings across America that protect athlete well-being.
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Talk to Young Athletes About Abuse, Misconduct
Do you have a younger child just getting started in organized sport? How about a teenager who
has moved up to more competitive athletic settings? Either way … that’s great! Youth sport
participation can have lifelong positive mental and physical health impacts.
It also means it’s time to start the discussion about what a safe, healthy sport experience should
look and feel like to them. Online training offered by the U.S. Center for SafeSport can be an
important tool in your family’s toolbelt.
Younger kids often don’t have the language skills necessary to articulate when a potentially
unhealthy, inappropriate, or even abusive situation is occurring. “SafeSport for Kids” (for kids
ages 5-12) is an entry point for you to have those important conversations.
Read the full article at uscenterforsafesport.org.
The U.S. Center for SafeSport is a nonprofit organization created to respond to and prevent sexual, physical, and emotional abuse in the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, from which it is independent. The Center also trains and educates people and organizations at all levels to support sport and recreation settings across America that protect athlete well-being.