USA Swimming is committed to providing a healthy and positive environment free from abuse for all its members. USA Swimming’s Safe Sport program, a comprehensive abuse prevention program, consists of a multi-layered approach to keep kids safe, including: required policies and best practice guidelines; mandatory screening, including criminal background checks and employment screening; training and education; monitoring, supervision and mandatory reporting. These measures are informed by experts in the field of child safety and are among the strongest safeguards found in youth-serving organizations.
Great policies are a part of every healthy team.
Did you know that every team must implement the Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy?
Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies
(M.A.A.P.)
Safe Sport requires that all USA Swimming members clubs have the following policies in place which must be reviewed and agreed upon on an annual basis.
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Effective Jan 2025 - USA Swimming, Zones, LSCs and member clubs are required to implement this Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy in full. The Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy must be reviewed and agreed to in writing by all athletes, parents/legal guardians, coaches and other non-athlete members of member clubs on an annual basis with such written agreement to be retained by the club or LSC, as applicable. (LINK)
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Plan to Address Bullying (LINK)
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Grievance Procedure provides swimmers, parents, coaches, club leaders and employees a system to address and report grievances in a productive, systematic way. (LINK)
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Flushing Flyers YMCA Photography Policies (LINK)
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The following Best Practice Guidelines are strongly recommended for all USA Swimming members. (LINK)
Contact Information:
U.S. Center for SafeSport: 833-5US-SAFE (587-7233)
Coach Richard Finkelstein, Safe Sport Representative: finkfly33@aol.com