{"id":1636,"date":"2021-07-10T14:24:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T18:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/?page_id=1636"},"modified":"2024-06-21T21:32:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T02:32:26","slug":"safesport","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/safeguarding-compliance\/safesport\/","title":{"rendered":"SafeSport"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1636\" class=\"elementor elementor-1636\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9a9c7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9a9c7e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d2d434\" data-id=\"6d2d434\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a72ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28a72ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SAFESPORT (CHILD\/SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0800308 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0800308\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99abb17\" data-id=\"99abb17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-114b732 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"114b732\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This page aggregates information and resources from other pages regarding the\u00a0<strong>Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017 (the &#8220;SafeSport Act&#8221;)<\/strong>, which was signed into law on February 14, 2018 and became effective immediately.<\/p><p><u>It applies to, among others, all US Club Soccer members<\/u>.\u00a0<u>Please read and share this information with your members, parents and all other relevant parties<\/u>.<\/p><p><em>This summary is not intended to supplant the need for every member to review the statute and we urge our members to contact us should you have any questions. In addition, you may also wish to consult your own counsel regarding how this new law will impact your organization. This web page is not intended to provide legal advice to our members.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fc9011\" data-id=\"1fc9011\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-636f560 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"636f560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/115th-congress\/senate-bill\/534\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the Legislation (S.534)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7512b53 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7512b53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/uscenterforsafesport.org\/response-and-resolution\/centralized-disciplinary-database\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Centralized Disciplinary Database<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12011a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12011a0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-218283a\" data-id=\"218283a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56f2cac elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"56f2cac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eac45ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eac45ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed2eafe\" data-id=\"ed2eafe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0d52b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0d52b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MANDATORY REPORTING PROVISIONS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f44fa30 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f44fa30\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9633fc6\" data-id=\"9633fc6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80e499c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80e499c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Pursuant to the SafeSport Act, <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">all mandatory reporters are required to report suspected child abuse, including sexual abuse, within 24 hours to the local law enforcement agency or local child protective services agency that has jurisdiction to investigate reports of child abuse or to protect child abuse victims, or to the FBI. This requirement applies to, among others, all Participants as described in US Club Soccer Policy 13.01.<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Beyond the obligations described in Section 13.03(a), Adult Participants also have an affirmative duty to report suspected abuse or other misconduct to US Club Soccer, and as many be applicable, the U.S. Center for SafeSport.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"text clearfix\">\n<p><em>These obligations are in addition to any state or local law requirements that an individual may have in a particular jurisdiction.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6e0b74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6e0b74\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3fae7e\" data-id=\"c3fae7e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c5b751 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8c5b751\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/reportaconcern\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More Info >> Report a Concern<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38dbb89\" data-id=\"38dbb89\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8ab6e8\" data-id=\"b8ab6e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41ad678\" data-id=\"41ad678\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-455f817\" data-id=\"455f817\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8cc6ae0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8cc6ae0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62d9f0a\" data-id=\"62d9f0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea6ef3b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ea6ef3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7210e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7210e7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e710dca\" data-id=\"e710dca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec132e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ec132e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">POLICY 13.09 \/ SAFESPORT CORE AND REFRESHER TRAINING<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-953634d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"953634d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">This is the primary training that has been required of all Adult Participants registering with US Club Soccer since the 2018-19 registration year. The online training covers the following subjects: sexual abuse, hazing, bullying, emotional misconduct, physical misconduct, harassment (non-sexual) as well as reporting obligations.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Pursuant to Policy 13.09,\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>SafeSport Core or Refresher Training is required of all <b>Adult Participants<\/b>, as follows:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Direct Adult Participants (DAPs)<\/strong> must complete or document compliance via the US Club Soccer player or staff registration process. <br \/><br \/><ul><li>Accordingly, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">US Club Soccer is making the training a registration requirement for all youth players who will be 18+ years old during the applicable registration year<\/span>. That means the training must be completed for registration to be complete and a passcard to be issued, and some 16- and 17-year-olds will be required to complete training with parental consent.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>For the 2021-22 registration year, impacted players are those who will be 18+ years old on or before July 31, 2022.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>GotSport and TGS are updating their technology to accommodate this. A separate communication and instructional article will follow shortly when that work is completed. In the meantime, and for impacted players who are already registered for 2021-22, passcards will not be rescinded, but compliance is still required and will be enforced via audit.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>For <strong>Third-party Adult Participants (TPAPs) or other individuals who are not Direct Adult Participants<\/strong>, US Club Soccer staff registration may be used to complete or document compliance, but it is not required. Those individuals are nevertheless required to abide by Policy 13.09(a), and compliance is the responsibility of the applicable Member Organization.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1640214 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1640214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7538663 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7538663\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19fed54\" data-id=\"19fed54\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca14094 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca14094\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ACCESS TO SAFESPORT ONLINE TRAINING PLATFORM (DEC 8, 2021)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7d15ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7d15ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As it relates to the SafeSport training resources provided below, please note that the U.S. Center for SafeSport is transferring all online courses to a new online platform (Absorb).\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Please email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:SafeSport@usclubsoccer.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SafeSport@usclubsoccer.org<\/a>\u00a0to receive an auto-reply with updates and instructions for platform access, course completion, and certificate downloads.<\/span><\/li><li>The URL for the new platform is:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/safesporttrained.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SafeSportTrained.org<\/a><\/li><li>The first time you try to log into the new platform, you will be required to either claim your existing account or create a new account.<\/li><li>The 16-digit U.S. Soccer access code previously used to access SafeSport Training no longer works. A new Enrollment Key is available.<\/li><li>Two other resources that may be helpful:\u00a0\u00a0<a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/uscenterforsafesport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FSS-CouseCatalog_vFinal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Online Course Catalog (.pdf)<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/uscenterforsafesport.org\/2021-access-to-courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accessing courses<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div><u style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Technical Support<\/u><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">:<\/span><br \/>For technical support with the online training, please <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/safesport.atlassian.net\/servicedesk\/customer\/portal\/4\/group\/9\/create\/40\">submit a ticket<\/a> to the U.S. Center for SafeSport Technical Support Help Desk.\u00a0<u>Do not contact technical support regarding the U.S. Soccer access code, as they are unable to help<\/u>. The access code may be obtained via the instructions above.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b08707 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9b08707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0ab093 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0ab093\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77da04f\" data-id=\"77da04f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfe06c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfe06c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c761c67\" data-id=\"c761c67\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87576ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87576ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TRAINING AND RESOURCES FOR PARENTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bb7f59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bb7f59\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95fbd09\" data-id=\"95fbd09\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db963ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db963ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text clearfix\"><p><strong>US Club Soccer strongly encourages all parents of Minor Athletes to take the U.S. Center for SafeSport&#8217;s Parent&#8217;s Guide to Misconduct in Sport Training on an annual basis.<\/strong><\/p><p>Designed for\u00a0parents of athletes of all ages, the free online course explains the issues of misconduct in sport and helps parents ensure their children have a positive and safe sport experience. Beyond the online training, a variety of parent toolkits are also available.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5aefcc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5aefcc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5e00df\" data-id=\"b5e00df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8232f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b8232f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/healthandsafety\/forparentsandplayers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More Info >> Online Training and Toolkits for Parents<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6868bdb\" data-id=\"6868bdb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a720bfb\" data-id=\"a720bfb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a69de79\" data-id=\"a69de79\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82d4c3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82d4c3b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ae23dd\" data-id=\"8ae23dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9be37a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d9be37a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a080919 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a080919\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e233a74\" data-id=\"e233a74\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45bc9a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45bc9a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TRAINING FOR MINOR ATHLETES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd5c7de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd5c7de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e721556\" data-id=\"e721556\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6008086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6008086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text clearfix\"><p><strong>US Club Soccer strongly encourages all Minor Athletes, subject to parental consent, to complete\u00a0the U.S. Center for SafeSport&#8217;s minor athlete training on an annual basis.<\/strong><\/p><p>These free 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.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71ca4fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71ca4fc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f95c451\" data-id=\"f95c451\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59e41fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"59e41fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/healthandsafety\/forparentsandplayers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More Info >> Minor Athlete Training <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cb343b\" data-id=\"7cb343b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a533d50\" data-id=\"a533d50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9fb066\" data-id=\"e9fb066\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a98bc8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a98bc8a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b32032f\" data-id=\"b32032f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9656bf1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9656bf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-678a5ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"678a5ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82d4b7f\" data-id=\"82d4b7f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-265ba78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"265ba78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OTHER RESOURCES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46603bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46603bc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ddff00\" data-id=\"1ddff00\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f69dfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f69dfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/safesport.org\/\">SafeSport.org<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0is not only a medium to make a child abuse report, but it also has numerous fact sheets, articles, downloadable graphics, and resources.<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childwelfare.gov\/topics\/preventing\/prevention-programs\/sexualabuse\/\">Child Welfare Information Gateway<\/a>\u00a0provides a variety of tools, training resources and programs to raise awareness and reduce risk. It also contains a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.childwelfare.gov\/topics\/systemwide\/laws-policies\/state\/\">searchable database of state statutes<\/a>, and US Club Soccer members are encouraged to become familiar with their respective state statutes.\u00a0<\/li><li>For parents, here are specific questions to ask your <a href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Tips-Coach_Questions.pdf\">child&#8217;s coach<\/a>, your <a href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Tips-Club_Questions.pdf\">child&#8217;s club<\/a> and your <a href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Tips-Camp_Questions.pdf\">child&#8217;s sports camp<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li><li>\u201cSafer, Smarter Kids\u201d \u2013 of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/laurenskids.org\/education\/resourcestrainings\/\">Lauren\u2019s Kids<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 creates abuse prevention education for elementary-aged children.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/safersmarterkids.org\/parents\/toolkit\/\">Here is a parent toolkit<\/a>\u00a0that encourages conversations between parents and children by leading families through sample scenarios<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childhelp.org\/\">ChildHelp.org<\/a>\u00a0operates a 24-hour national child abuse hotline, as well as programs for prevention, intervention and treatment.<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"text clearfix\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAFESPORT (CHILD\/SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION) This page aggregates information and resources from other pages regarding the\u00a0Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017 (the &#8220;SafeSport Act&#8221;), which was signed into law on February 14, 2018 and<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/safeguarding-compliance\/safesport\/\"> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":1585,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1636","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1636\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}