SAFESPORT POLICY
Hello Parents!
The U.S. Center for SafeSport created the Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies (MAAPP), a collection of proactive prevention and training policies for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement to help create a safer and healthier environment in which minor athletes can thrive.
The MAAPP was originally released in 2019 to support organizations and individuals in preventing abuse in sportand meeting requirements under federal law. As a member of USA Triathlon and Participant at a USA Triathlon sanctioned event, you are required to follow these policies.
The MAAPP focuses on in-program contact between an Adult Participant and a minor athlete and covers the following Required Prevention Policies: One-on-One Interaction, Meeting and Training Sessions, Athletic TrainingModalities, Massages and Rubdowns, Locker Rooms and Changing Areas, Electronic Communications, Transportation, and Lodging.
All Required Prevention Policies apply at all facilities or locations that are partially or fully under the jurisdiction ofUSA Triathlon. Partial or full jurisdiction includes the following:
Mandatory Reporting
As a reminder, all Adult Participants – including those with one-day memberships – are Mandatory Reporters. If you see or hear a report of any form of abuse, whether it is sexual, physical, mental or another type of abuse you arerequired to report that abuse within a 24-hour period. You can file a report through either USA Triathlon or the U.S. Center for SafeSport. Reporting to the U.S. Center for SafeSport may be completed through its online reporting formor by phone at 833-587-7233.
If you have any additional questions or concerns, please email trisafe@usatriathlon.org.
Thank you,
Mindi Straw, USAT Certified Race Director
The U.S. Center for SafeSport created the Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies (MAAPP), a collection of proactive prevention and training policies for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement to help create a safer and healthier environment in which minor athletes can thrive.
The MAAPP was originally released in 2019 to support organizations and individuals in preventing abuse in sportand meeting requirements under federal law. As a member of USA Triathlon and Participant at a USA Triathlon sanctioned event, you are required to follow these policies.
The MAAPP focuses on in-program contact between an Adult Participant and a minor athlete and covers the following Required Prevention Policies: One-on-One Interaction, Meeting and Training Sessions, Athletic TrainingModalities, Massages and Rubdowns, Locker Rooms and Changing Areas, Electronic Communications, Transportation, and Lodging.
All Required Prevention Policies apply at all facilities or locations that are partially or fully under the jurisdiction ofUSA Triathlon. Partial or full jurisdiction includes the following:
- Any event or competition sanctioned by USA Triathlon
- Any facility that USA Triathlon owns, leases, or rents for competition, training, or practices
- Any hotel or lodging that the team is using when traveling to a sanctioned USA Triathlon event or competition
- A member or license holder of USA Triathlon
- An employee or board member of USA Triathlon
- Within the governance or disciplinary jurisdiction of USA Triathlon
- Authorized, approved, or appointed by USA Triathlon to have regular contact with or authority over Minor Athletes
Mandatory Reporting
As a reminder, all Adult Participants – including those with one-day memberships – are Mandatory Reporters. If you see or hear a report of any form of abuse, whether it is sexual, physical, mental or another type of abuse you arerequired to report that abuse within a 24-hour period. You can file a report through either USA Triathlon or the U.S. Center for SafeSport. Reporting to the U.S. Center for SafeSport may be completed through its online reporting formor by phone at 833-587-7233.
If you have any additional questions or concerns, please email trisafe@usatriathlon.org.
Thank you,
Mindi Straw, USAT Certified Race Director