managers, volunteers, and others
with regular access to or authority
over minor-aged athletes.
YOUTH ATHLETE TRAINING:
Free, age-specific Safe Sport courses
are available to youth athletes
through the U.S. Center for
SafeSport, from preschool age
through high school, to help kids
and their families understand what a
safe, welcoming sport environment
looks like and how to report abuse.
MANDATORY REPORTING:
All adults registered with USA
Hockey, or authorized by a USA
Hockey program to have regular
access to or authority over minor-
aged participants, are mandatory
reporters. They are required by law
to report actual or suspected sexual
misconduct or child abuse to the
U.S. Center for SafeSport and
law enforcement.
A USA Hockey member or parent
who violates any Safe Sport
Program policy may be denied
eligibility within any USA Hockey
program and is subject to
disciplinary action, including
suspension, permanent suspension,
and referral to law enforcement.
If you have a concern about your
child's safety, on the ice or off, you
can report it directly.
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To report a concern, or to learn
more information please visit:
The U.S. Center for SafeSport also
offers free parent training here:
usahockey.com/safesportprogram
UScenterforsafesport.org
