{"id":19570,"date":"2023-05-22T11:40:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T16:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/?p=19570"},"modified":"2023-05-22T11:49:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T16:49:29","slug":"safesport-online-training-for-players-and-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/safesport-online-training-for-players-and-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"SafeSport online training for players and parents"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19570\" class=\"elementor elementor-19570\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad8988f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad8988f\" 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-83446e0\" data-id=\"83446e0\" 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-d3e5d4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3e5d4c\" 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 online training for players and parents<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f2a591 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f2a591\" 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 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May 22, 2023<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear members and parents,<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We understand that as parents, you want to ensure the safety and well-being of your children, especially when they are involved in youth sports. One of the best ways to prevent abuse and misconduct abuse is to recognize the signs of grooming and bullying behavior. With that in mind, below are some free resources from the U.S. Center for SafeSport that may help you, as a parent, as well as your child.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>We encourage each of you to complete these trainings on an annual basis and share them throughout your club.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To complete the training, please log in or sign up for a SafeSportTrained.org account using this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/safesporttrained.org\/?KeyName=JJFAQsQPWNRj01edWcPr\">https:\/\/safesporttrained.org\/?KeyName=JJFAQsQPWNRj01edWcPr<\/a><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will then be able to enroll in the applicable course via the <a href=\"https:\/\/safesporttrained.org\/#\/catalog\">Catalog<\/a> section of your account.<\/p>\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-e13fba3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e13fba3\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04c85a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b04c85a\" 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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SafeSport for Kids \/ Youth Athletes:<\/h4>\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-9e2da48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e2da48\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f90bf0c\" data-id=\"f90bf0c\" 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-076f127 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"076f127\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/safesporttrained.org\/#\/catalog\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"268\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-22-at-12.44.21-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19575 lazyload\" alt=\"\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-22-at-12.44.21-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19575 lazyload\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86cef9a\" data-id=\"86cef9a\" 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-66a82d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66a82d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/safesporttrained.org\/#\/catalog\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"268\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-22-at-12.44.34-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19574 lazyload\" alt=\"\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-22-at-12.44.34-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19574 lazyload\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-8b82ba5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b82ba5\" 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-99d4126\" data-id=\"99d4126\" 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-d06e7c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d06e7c5\" 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 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two free online courses are offered for children of varied ages and their parents or caregivers. A parent or legal guardian should create an account to provide consent for their child to access the training. Once that account is created, parents can choose from either:<\/p><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li><strong>SafeSport for Kids<\/strong>\u00a0(ages 5-12, 15 minutes). This course educates young athletes about the difference between discipline and abuse and encourages them to reach out to a trusted adult when something is not right. It also stresses the importance of being a good teammate, positive sportsmanship, and having a healthy sport environment focused on fun and safety.<\/li><li><strong>SafeSport for Youth Athletes<\/strong>\u00a0(ages 13-17, 15 minutes). This course (15 minutes) is intended for youth athletes ages 13+ and educates them about bullying and hazing prevention, tips for positive online interactions, and reporting of sexual abuse and misconduct.<\/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-c14bfaa elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c14bfaa\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3147cc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3147cc7\" 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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Parent's Guide to Misconduct in Sport:<\/h4>\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-03a730c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03a730c\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6f9abf\" data-id=\"f6f9abf\" 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-feddd7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"feddd7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/safesporttrained.org\/#\/catalog\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"268\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-22-at-12.44.47-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19573 lazyload\" alt=\"\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-22-at-12.44.47-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19573 lazyload\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9dd44c\" data-id=\"a9dd44c\" 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-c8c0719 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8c0719\" 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-568fc4c\" data-id=\"568fc4c\" 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-f0538a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0538a9\" 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 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This course (30 minutes) educates parents of minor athletes about types of abuse and misconduct in sport, with guidance on fostering positive and safe sport experiences for children.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may also access the U.S. Center for SafeSport\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/uscenterforsafesport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Parent-Toolkit_Complete-1.pdf\">Parent Toolkit<\/a>.<\/p>\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-e6d5a5d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e6d5a5d\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c4e172 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c4e172\" 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 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These courses complement the separate SafeSport Trained Core or Refresher courses required as part of US Club Soccer staff and player registration (for those players who are 18 years old or older by the last day of the applicable registration year). That is, the SafeSport for Youth Athletes and Parent\u2019s Guide to Misconduct in Sport courses do not satisfy US Club Soccer\u2019s registration requirement for staff and applicable players.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also encourage you to frequent <a href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/healthandsafety\/\">usclubsoccer.org\/safety<\/a>, which aggregates a variety of information and resources related to Safeguarding and Compliance, such as applicable policies, how to report a concern, reporting obligations pursuant to the SafeSport Act, and more.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks for your time and shared commitment to safeguarding.<\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SafeSport online training for players and parents May 22, 2023 Dear members and parents, We understand that as parents, you want to ensure the safety and well-being of your children, especially when they are involved in youth sports. 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