Creating a Safe Environment to Prevent Abuse in Youth Sports: A Parent Checklist
| • Review organization hiring procedures: background checks, interviews, applications, references |
| • Ensure formal abuse-prevention training is conducted |
| • Ask about organization codes of conduct, travel policies, and reporting requirements |
| • Rules of communication between coaches and athletes should be present (social media, texting, e-mail) |
| • Rules for coach and athlete contact during individual training should be established |
| • Sport facilities should be well maintained and provide areas for athlete privacy and safety |
| • Review organization hiring procedures: background checks, interviews, applications, references |
| • Ensure formal abuse-prevention training is conducted |
| • Ask about organization codes of conduct, travel policies, and reporting requirements |
| • Rules of communication between coaches and athletes should be present (social media, texting, e-mail) |
| • Rules for coach and athlete contact during individual training should be established |
| • Sport facilities should be well maintained and provide areas for athlete privacy and safety |
Adapted from LaBotz M. Creating a safe environment to prevent abuse in youth sports: a parent checklist. 2018. Available at: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/sports/Pages/Creating-a-Safe-Environment-to-Prevent-Abuse-in-Youth-Sports-A-Parent-Checklist.aspx. Accessed April 27, 2018.