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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? [...]
3 Strategies to Prevent Youth Baseball Injuries
With baseball season right around the corner, young players all across the country are getting ready to get on the diamond and perform. However, just as...
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 [...]
How Sports Parents Ruin The Car Ride Home
Great sports parents have great timing. There are good times to talk with your son or daughter about the game or practice, and then there are bad times....
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 [...]
How Much Exercise Today’s Youth Needs to ‘Offset’ a Day of Sitting
Think about it. You sit for about six hours a day at school. And when you go home, you head straight to the couch to watch TV, play video games, [...]
62 High School Athletes Identify the Most Embarrassing Sport Parent Behaviors
While some seem fairly obvious, a few may surprise you.