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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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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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2017 NCAA Inclusion Forum

NCAA

The NCAA Inclusion Forum brings together higher education and intercollegiate athletics leaders and student-athletes passionate about improving the educational and professional environment for student-athletes, coaches and staff. Sessions engage on a broad range of topics related to policy, research and best practices that support racial and ethnic minorities, women, international student-athletes, LGBTQ and athletes with disabilities.

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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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All Staff SV/DV Education Program - Year 3

NFL

This program was developed and implemented by the NFL in it's 3rd year (2017) of SV/DV, DUI, and Firearms Safety training for all NFL and associated club staff, players, and coaches. 

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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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Branded a Leader Training

Institute for Sport and Social Justice

Branded a Leader, created in 2008 by the National Consortium for Academics & Sports (NCAS),now officially the Institute For Sport & Social Justice (Institute SSJ) was developed in partnership with Michigan State University. Michigan State’s Student Athlete Support Services was seeking a training that would engage their student-athletes in educational discussions on key issues such as: Violence Against Women, Alcohol & Drugs, Hazing and Responsible Computing. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) adopted BAL as a conference-wide training initiative beginning in 2008.

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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 Initiative Grant (InSideOut Program)

InSideOut Initiative, Arlington School District, and Dallas Cowboys (NFL)

InSideOut Initiative began in January 2016 with the the Dallas Cowboys in coordination with the NFL Foundation on a character education program that has been endorsed by the UIL and the Texas High School Coaches Association. The Cowboys have helped host three InSideOut meetings with key superintendents and athletic decision-makers across the start to help bring awareness to this initiative.

Subsequently, the Arlington ISD was awarded nearly $30,000 in grants from the Gene and Jerry Jones Family Arlington Youth Foundation to support a character training initiative for 375 AISD secondary coaches with Joe Ehrmann, former NFL Colts player and co-founder of the InSideOut Initiative and Jody Redman, InSideOut Initiative co-founder and Minnesota State High School League associate director.

For more on the national InSideOut Initative, visit https://insideoutinitiative.org/

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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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Cleveland Says NO MORE Campaign

Cleveland Browns (NFL), Domestic Violence & Child Advocacy Center, and City of Cleveland's Division of Police

The Cleveland Browns partnered with the City of Cleveland’s Division of Police as well as the Domestic Violence & Child Advocacy Center to help create awareness for Domestic Violence during the month of October (2016) and to support efforts locally in Cleveland.  This included support of the Division of Police’s Cleveland Says NO MORE initiative, and the DVCAC’s programming and services offered to those affected by DV. Throughout the month of October, the City, community partners and sponsors hosted weekly events to raise awareness about domestic violence and ask Clevelander’s to join in the City’s campaign efforts to end violence.

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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 Video Series

Futures Without Violence & FISA Foundation

This site provides video resources to supplement the Coaching Boys Into Men dating violence prevention program for high school athletic coaches to use with their male athletes. If you have the curricula, you can proceed to Getting Started videos to help you prepare to deliver CBIM, or use the menu to skip to any of the topics in the card series. FISA Foundation, in partnership with The Heinz Endowments and the United Way of Allegheny County developed Southwest PA Says No More to showcase the important prevention-focused work happening here, and to make it easier for individuals and organizations to take action to stop gender-based violence. One area of focus is Sport and Athletics.

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Coaching For Change

Men As Peacemakers

Coaching for Change is an interactive on-line training that provides coaches on the ground examples of how to recognize and address issues of sexual harassment, sexual abuse, teen dating violence, and domestic violence.  The training focuses on the primary prevention of these behaviors by introducing skills and strategies which create a team culture of gender equity and respect. This is a mandated training by the Minnesota State High School League for MN state high school coaches’ licensure.

This free training is available to all- Just sign in with your email address and city/state and you'll receive access. 

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