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Athletic Trainers as Leaders in Sexual Violence Prevention

RALIANCE

Athletic trainers are committed to using the best available evidence and practices to support the total development of the student-athlete.  Research has shown the damaging physical and mental health impacts of sexual harassment, assault, and abuse on youth and young adults. Beyond assessing for violence, reporting disclosures of sexual violence, and connecting survivors for resources – there’s a critical need for coaches, athletic directors, sport medicine professionals, and athletic trainers to take action toward preventing sexual violence before it happens.

At RALIANCE, we know and believe in the potential of sport to prevent sexual and domestic violence, both in the world of athletics and beyond. In 2019, we partnered with Michigan State University (MSU) to host an invitation-only listening session that brought together athletic trainers from across the B1G (Big Ten) Conference and selected Division II and Division III universities to discuss the role of athletic trainers in preventing sexual violence.

Our new report, Athletic Trainers as Leaders in Sexual Violence Prevention, draws on the perspectives of this group to outline the unique role of athletic trainers in the sport pipeline, opportunities athletic trainers identified to promote sexual violence prevention, and the supports needed to carry out this vision.

This report looks at:

• How the role of athletic trainers is unique in the sport pipeline
• Why athletic trainers are poised to promote sexual violence prevention
• What athletic trainers need to be leaders in preventing sexual violence
• The barriers athletic trainers face to realizing this role and priorities to overcome them

Attachment: AT_SVP_Report_final(2).pdf

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PCA Development Zone Resource Center

Positive Coaching Alliance

Search thousands of resources to develop better athletes, better people. Search by "Topic in Sport" to reach Preventing Sexual Abuse specific resources.

General resource sections include, Recruiting, 1st time coaching, tryouts, playing time, and parent/coach conflict. You can search by role as well (Coach, Parent, Athlete, Admin/Leader, and Official/Referee). 

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How to be Trauma Sensitive & Responsive in your Coaching

Play Like A Champion

Young people today are exposed to a variety of situations that may induce trauma. Play Like a Champion provides the following information to help coaches understand trauma and to respond to trauma and its impact on today’s youth. This page includes several downloadable resources for coaches on this critical topic.

Attachment: Trauma Responsive Coaching.pdf

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IMPACT Administrators' Toolkit

Men As Peacemakers

A 6-step guide to saftey & gender equity in sports.

This toolkit includes resources for Executive Directors, Club Presidents, Coaching Directors or other leaders of community athletic organizations. The resources included will teach your coaches to promote safety, respect, and gender equity with all players. This guide is meant to provide examples and a framework for the development of your organization’s policies and procedures. Our previous work with the Minnesota State High School League, Arrowhead Youth Soccer Association, Winona Youth Soccer Association, and other sports organizations, has taught us that every organization is unique. We encourage you to work with us directly to tailor your approach to your specific community of coaches and players. Contact Men As Peacemakers at info@menaspeacemakers.org or 218-727-1939 to get started.

Attachment: Administrators-Toolkit_9-25.pdf

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#SafeOutside

#SafeOutside

From the #SafeOutside website: "#SafeOutside is an independent grassroots initiative designed to combat sexual harassment and sexual assault (SHSA). Organizations from climbing and outdoor communities around the world have joined forces to collect data, drive conversation, share best practices, provide press coverage and address the issues."

As a result of data collection and collaboration across sectors, #SafeOutside created a report on sexual harassment and sexual assault in climbing communities, and a toolkit for addressing sexual harassment and sexual assault in outdoor recreation and other other industries.  Also available on the site media examples for raising awareness about sexual harassment and sexual assault in climbing and outdoor recreation communities.

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10 Commandments for Sport Parents

Play Like A Champion

Tip sheet for parents to positively engage youth athletes in discussion, goal-setting, and framing sport participation. 

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A CALL TO COACHES Training Events

A CALL TO MEN

A CALL TO COACHES is a series of educational training events where coaches are empowered to build young men of character, to promote healthy, respectful manhood, and prevent violence and discrimination against all women and girls.  Often in partnership with members of the sport community, these events speak to sport leaders in a language that can be understood and used in a sport setting. 

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A CALL TO MEN Speakers

A CALL TO MEN

A CALL TO MEN speaks at hundreds of events annually.  From introductory workshops, multi-day trainings, and community and government events, to corporate trainings and national conferences, A CALL TO MEN can customize programming to meet the needs of the organization.

With a seasoned group of Core Trainers, A CALL TO MEN also offers subject matter experts that specialize in the following:

• Preventing sexual assault, sexual harassment, violence and discrimination in the military

• Preventing sexual assault, violence and discrimination in college and universities

• Preventing gang and community violence

• Preventing violence and discrimination in faith communities

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Academy for Youth Sport Administrators

National Alliance for Youth Sports

The Academy for Youth Sports Administrators is a comprehensive certification program offering cutting-edge information on critical topics for professional youth sports administrators. The Academy’s primary goal is to provide professionals with the foundation and tools needed to positively impact the youth sports experience for all children in their communities. It is designed as an interpersonal, educational and networking opportunity that no youth sports administrator should miss.

The Academy is offered Online or Onsite and is the only place where the Certified Youth Sports Administrator (CYSA) credential can be earned! Attendees gain a foundation of knowledge as well as new perspectives on developing workable solutions to challenges and issues faced while on the job.

Topics covered within the Academy include:

• Youth sports philosophy
• Policies & procedures
• Volunteer management
• Child abuse and bullying prevention
• Parent management
• Conflict resolution
• Insurance & risk management
• Emergency preparedness and injury prevention
• Inclusion of children with disabilities
• Evaluation & marketing of your program
• Model youth sports program
• Professional development

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Adaptive Sports Abuse Prevention (ASAP) Train-the-Trainer Conference

IMPACT Boston

IMPACT Bosten hosts a free train-the-trainer conference for the Adaptive Sports Abuse Prevention (ASAP) curriculum. ASAP is one of the few curricula designed specifically for coaches, trainers, volunteers and leaders of programs that work with athletes with disabilities. This conference will equip participants to teach the 5-session curriculum within their organizations. The event is made possible by the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation and is held in collaboration with the U.S. Center for SafeSport.

ASAP is a dynamic, interactive program in which participants learn to:

• Recognize abuse and sexual misconduct
• Interrupt unsafe or inappropriate interactions that could escalate to abuse
• Think critically and productively about safe touch and healthy relationships
• Report sexual abuse and collaborate with a local rape crisis center

The training conference takes place March 29 and 30, 2022 in Colorado Springs.

Attachment: ASAP Conference 2022.pdf

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All Pro Dad Campaign

Family First & Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Family First and the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence (FCADV) partnered to take a stand against domestic violence throughout Florida. The partnership provides the opportunity to collaborate and share common messages about domestic violence prevention, strong families, and healthy relationships, focusing on engaging boys, men and especially fathers.Family First is a national nonprofit organization that reaches millions of parents each day through its three primary programs: All Pro Dad, iMOM and the Family Minute with Mark Merrill. 

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Beyond Sport United 2017

Beyond Sport

Beyond Sport United 2017 brought to life social movements, advocacy and activism through two days of thought provoking and engaging content.

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Bullying Prevention Training for Coaches and Parents

National Alliance for Youth Sports

The National Alliance for Youth Sports is aware that bullying in sports is an extremely important topic for coaches and parents of young athletes regardless of the age of the players. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have found 20% of high school aged kids have experienced some form of bullying on school grounds alone in their lifetime. Those numbers only increase when incorporating recreation sports.

Because this is such an important subject, we have created optional bullying prevention training courses for NAYS Coaches and NAYS Parents as a supplement to the information they received during their training. NAYS has also decided to offer this course to everyone, completely FREE!

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Champions Building Champions

Men As Peacemakers

Champions Building Champions is a highly successful athletic mentoring program that connects Duluth youth with college athletes. With the help of our partners, Arrowhead Youth Soccer Association, UMD athletics, the Boys and Girls Club, and Duluth Parks, we run weekly sports sessions for youth. Our activities are free and open to everyone. We provide athletic opportunities for all youth, regardless of economic background.

All activities are facilitated by collegiate athletes who focus on building constructive relationships with the youth involved.  By providing kids with strong male and female role models we strive to instill positive values: respect, gender equity, commitment, and leadership.

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Character Playbook Online Training

NFL & United Way

The NFL and United Way launched a new digital learning initiative that teaches students the skills to cultivate character and maintain healthy relationships throughout their lives. 

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Child Safety Packet

National Council on Youth Sports

NCYS has developed a NCYS Child Safety Packet as a valuable resource and essential tools for those who participate in the amateur youth sports/youth serving industry. NCYS, through this gold standard of best practices national template, has established the minimum industry standard that a youth-serving organization should incorporate when establishing its own policy to protect the interests of youth participants within the organization.

Contents of the NCYS Child Safety Packet include:

• NCYS Recommended Guidelines©
• NCYS Codes of Conduct Template©
• NCYS-NCSI Member Benefit Discount
• NCSI Introductory Presentation
• NCSI Prevention & Response Training
• D2L Additional Resources for Youth Serving Orgs
• NCYS Membership Application

The NCYS Recommended Guidelines, 2nd edition, The Gold Standard of Best Practices for Background Screening and Managing Risk In Nonprofit Youth-Serving Organizations© were created to assist those who are responsible for the children in youth programs to no longer have to reinvent the wheel of minimum standards for policies, procedures, and best practices. The NCYS Recommended Guidelines have become the national template for promoting safety while protecting children and athletes.

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Circles of Safety

Stop It Now!, USA Football, Center for Violence Prevention

The Center for Violence Prevention (CVPR), Stop It Now!, and USA Football have received funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to evaluate Circles of Safety, a child sexual abuse prevention program that teaches adults how to identify and interrupt boundary violating behavior with youth. The evaluate will examine outcomes from the program in community-based youth football leagues.

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Coach and Administrator Training Programs

Up2Us

Sports and physical activity help kids build strong bodies and brains. Interactions with trained coaches help them build the skills they need for life. All of our trainings focus on creating capable, thoughtful youth development practitioners who use sport as the vehicle through which they build strong relationships with youth. To accomplish this, coaches must be able to create an inclusive, positive team culture, design practices with high levels of physical activity, and help youth translate the skills they learn on the field into other areas of their lives.

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Coach Toolkit for Creating a Safe Space

Up2Us

Up2Us Sports and StandUP have created this toolkit to assist coaches and program administrators as they work to address negative behaviors, educate their peers, and create safety for all youth. The purpose of this toolkit is to help coaches address and prevent situations in their programs that make young people feel unwelcome or unsafe through evidence-based best practices and strategies.

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Coaching Boys into Men Program

Futures Without Violence

FUTURES’ Coaching Boys into Men (CBIM) program facilitates these connections by providing high school athletic coaches with the resources they need to promote respectful behavior among their players and help prevent relationship abuse, harassment, and sexual assault")

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