RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND YOUTH PARTICIPANTS
PARENT TOOLKITS
The U.S. Center for SafeSport’s FREE Online Parent Toolkits give you the necessary SafeSport information for your young athlete. Separated by age group or combined for all ages, these Toolkits help parents understand SafeSport best practices and how to respond to signs of abuse.
UPDATE (Dec 20, 2021): The U.S. Center for SafeSport is undergoing a technology transition, so the previous toolkits are no longer accessible. This page will be updated when the toolkits are available.
UPDATE: The U.S. Center for SafeSport is undergoing a technology transition, so the previous toolkits are no longer accessible. This page will be updated when the toolkits are available.
ONLINE TRAINING FOR PARENTS
US Club Soccer strongly encourages all parents of Minor Athletes to take the U.S. Center for SafeSport’s Parent’s Guide to Misconduct in Sport Training on an annual basis.
The U.S. Center for SafeSport’s FREE Parent’s Guide to Misconduct in Sport is designed for the parents of athletes of all ages. This course explains the issues of misconduct in sport and helps parents ensure their children have a positive and safe sport experience.
ONLINE TRAINING FOR MINOR ATHLETES
US Club Soccer strongly encourages all Minor Athletes, subject to parental consent, to complete the U.S. Center for SafeSport’s Minor Athlete Training on an annual basis.
These FREE resources include courses for children of preschool age; grades K-2; grades 3-5; middle school and high school. These online trainings are designed as an introduction for Minor Athletes and their parents or other caregivers to understand the importance of positive, welcoming environments in sports, where misconduct like bullying or abuse is less likely to happen, and to know where to report abuse, should it occur.
Each course requires that a parent/legal guardian create an account to provide consent for their child to access the training. Once an account is created, parents can choose which course is best for their child based on their actual or developmental age. Each course will take less than 30 minutes to complete. A writeable PDF certificate is available at the conclusion of each training, and parents are encouraged to create one bearing their child’s name.
