Trash Talk
U.S. Center for SafeSport Summer Safety Checklist: Eight Questions to Ask Before Your Child Starts a Summer Program
Whether your child is attending summer camp or a sports league, the answers to these questions can help you evaluate a program’s preparedness to prevent and respond to [...]
5 Things Every Parent Should Know Before Their Child Joins a Sport
Your child is ready to start their first sport. It’s an exciting time! While you’re setting schedules, arranging carpools, and getting the right equipment, don’t forget to spend [...]
Get SafeSport ® Trained. End Abuse in Sport.
We all want to feel safe. This is especially true in sport environments, where athletes at every level should be empowered to learn, grow, thrive, and reap the [...]
Resources to Help Prevent Abuse and Misconduct in Sport
Headlines covering abuse and misconduct in sport can seem too big, too daunting. Where do we turn for answers? How do we become part of the solution? [...]
Sport Should Be a Safe Place for Everyone. You Can Help.
At its essence, sport is a place where we can go to learn, grow, and thrive, both physically and emotionally. And no matter the ages of the participants [...]
Tools to Help Parents and Coaches Keep Young Athletes Safe
Every young athlete deserves to be safe, supported, and strengthened. This idea is at the core of what the U.S. Center for SafeSport does in communities across America [...]
Zach Brown Trash-Talked Kirk Cousins, Then Cousins Lit Up His Defense, Then He Got Cut
Zach Brown just learned how bad trash talk can backfire in the NFL. Brown, a veteran linebacker who made the Pro Bowl in 2016, was released by the Philadelphia Eagles [...]
Kawhi Leonard’s College Teammates Reveal His Bizarrely Hilarious Trash Talk
Kawhi Leonard is a silent assassin. The Toronto Raptors superstar has long been a man of few words, preferring to let his game do the talking. After the 2013 NBA [...]
Jalen Ramsey and the NFL’s 5 Most Savage Trash-Talkers
Talking trash. It’s an art that’s almost as old as sport itself. The best trash-talkers speak with a purpose. They want to rattle their opponent’s focus and inflame their emotions. [...]
Tim Duncan is So Nice That His Trash Talk Consisted of Offering Tips and Encouragement to Opposing Players
San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan retired Monday. Arguably the best power forward to ever play in the NBA, he could do it all—score, defend, pass and rebound. But one [...]
