Are you aware of the 2017 SafeSport Act which now requires abuse awareness training for all youth sports organizations, including volunteers, coaches and managers that interact with your athletes?

Information about USA Hockey SafeSport

The safety of its participants is of paramount importance to USA Hockey. USA Hockey SafeSport is the organizations program related to off-ice safety.

USA Hockey has long had systems in place to protect its participants from physical abuse, sexual abuse and other types of abuse and misconduct that can be harmful to youth hockey players and other participants.  These include without limitation Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Screening, Locker Room Supervision and Hazing policies, in addition to Codes of Conduct applicable to administrators, coaches, officials, parents, players and spectators.

The USA Hockey SafeSport Handbook is intended to update and collect USA Hockey's various polices to protect its participants from all types of misconduct and abuse.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR PINE CITY YOUTH HOCKEY?

• Mandatory abuse/misconduct awareness training
• Background screening
• Mandatory reporting

HOW DOES PINE CITY YOUTH HOCKEY COMPLY?

• Require and track SafeSport training through USA Hockey
• Require background screening through MN Hockey/NCSI National Screening Program
• Locker Room Monitors to protect our athletes (trained parent volunteers)

Once completed with Safesport Training please email the PCYH Registrar your USA Hockey # to verify completion.

More information on the USA Hockey SafeSport Program can be found at:

http://www.usahockey.com/page/show/908023-usa-hockey-safesport-program

For information about reporting a SafeSport violation:

http://www.usahockey.com/page/show/908963-safesport-program-reporting-policy