Three SafeSport courses now available online at USABaseball.Education
DURHAM, N.C. - USA Baseball announced on Wednesday the addition of three new, online courses from the U.S. Center for SafeSport to the USA Baseball Online Education Center. All three courses are immediately available free of charge at USABaseball.Education.
The U.S. Center for SafeSport is a 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on preventing physical, emotional and sexual abuse in sport. The Center, initially chartered by the U.S. Olympic Committee, is an independent organization with a nine-member board of directors, including subject-matter experts in abuse prevention, child abuse and sexual assault investigation, ethics compliance and sport administration.
The new online courses are part of a series of efforts by the U.S. Center for SafeSport to foster a culture of safety by raising awareness, developing best practices, and providing education and training to promote respect and prevent abuse. The courses include:
- Emotional and Physical Misconduct
- Mandatory Reporting
- Sexual Misconduct Awareness Education
The courses are each approximately 30 minutes in length, and provide critical information about the nature of misconduct in sport, how to recognize it, how to prevent it and how to take action. The information in the courses aims to help keep sport a positive experience for every athlete, coach and volunteer.
In addition to these training courses, USA Baseball has further supported the SafeSport initiative with the inclusion of a series of articles produced by the USOC through the USA Baseball Sport Development Blog, relating to the physical and emotional protection of athletes.
"USA Baseball is the National Governing Body for the sport within the United States Olympic Committee structure and as a result we are closely aligned and connected to the SafeSport initiative," said Paul Seiler, Executive Director and CEO of USA Baseball. "USA Baseball is passionate about raising awareness of the SafeSport initiative and providing our athletes unparalleled development and competitive opportunity in a safe environment."
The U.S. Center for SafeSport mandates all National Governing Bodies require its staff to complete SafeSport training prior to working directly with any youth athletes or at participating youth events. In coordination with this policy, all coaches and staff members, as well as volunteers, of USA Baseball and its national teams will complete these courses as part of the educational component of the SafeSport training.
All courses on the Online Education Center are free of charge and aim to provide a positive baseball experience for all.
