ATHLETE SAFETY POLICY

Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies

  • The MAAPP is a collection of proactive prevention and training policies for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Movement. It has three primary components: an Education and Training Policy, Required Prevention Policies, and Recommended Prevention Policies. The Center developed the MAAPP to assist National Governing Bodies, Paralympic Sport Organizations, Local Affiliated Organizations, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, and other individuals to whom these policies apply in meeting their obligations under federal law.

    Click here to view the Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies.Please note, the MAAPP goes in effect on January 1, 2022.

  • In addition to USAD MAAPP the following policies are effective for RipFest athletes, parents, volunteers, staff, and coaches as of January 1, 2022.

    Click here to view the RipFest Additional Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies.

  • RipFest highly encourages all parents, guardians, and minor athletes to take the SafeSport training designed specifically for parents/guardians and minor athletes.

    Parent Training

    These courses explain the issues of misconduct in sport and helps parents ensure their children have a positive and safe sport experience. This course is free and available here.

    Parent Toolkit

    Click here to access resources for parents.

    Youth Athlete Training Courses

    These resources include courses for children of pre-school age; grades K-2; grades 3-5; middle school and high school. These free online trainings are designed as an introduction for minor athletes and their parents or guardians 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.

    Click here to access the training The training requires that a parent/legal guardian create an account to provide consent for their child to access the training. Once an account is created, parents can choose which course is best for their child based on their actual or developmental age. Each course will take less than 30 minutes to complete. A writeable PDF certificate is available at the conclusion of each training, and parents are encouraged to write their child's name on the printed certificate.