Champion in Every Corner

The U.S. Center for SafeSport believes that all athletes deserve to participate in sports free from any form of emotional, physical and sexual misconduct. This podcast series includes valuable information, shareable tips, and helpful resources on how to keep your sport safe.

2022 Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies (MAAPP)

Join members of the U.S. Center for SafeSport's Audit and Compliance team as we learn more about the important changes to the 2022 MAAPP.

09-22
31:31

Mental Wellbeing - Taking Care of Athletes

This podcast engages coaches and parents to check in with their athletes and ensure they are mentally well. It includes tips on how to identify signs and symptoms of a struggling child and how to ensure they get the help they need.

06-04
20:13

Child Abuse Prevention Month Podcast

Learn about Child Abuse Prevention Month and Prevent Child Abuse America. Dr. Melissa Merrick addresses the challenges of staying connected to your children, promoting child safety, and engaging community members in the mission that child abuse and neglect can always be prevented.

05-04
16:50

Sexual Assault Awareness Month - What You Need to Know

Learn from Monika Johnson-Hostler about the history of Sexual Assault Awareness Month and what the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence and North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault does throughout April. Listeners can learn how to best support survivors and how to get involved in their community.

04-24
14:40

Conversations with Your School-Aged Athlete

Listen to this podcast for tips and tools on how to best check-in with your young athlete's well-being and how to identify if they have been the victim of misconduct.

03-13
20:00

Conversations with Your Middle School Athlete

This podcast, aimed towards parents and coaches, highlights how to gain insight into your athlete's sport, how to support positive and insightful conversations, and tips and tools to ensure your athlete's experience is safe and positive.

02-04
15:32

Conversations with Your High School Athlete

Tips and tools for parents to navigate conversations with high school athletes on physical, emotional, and sexual misconduct in sports.

12-05
16:20

Recognizing and Responding to Child Abuse

Tips and tools for parents to handle a situation in which their child discloses they have been abused. How best to respond and what actions a parent should take to ensure their child's safety.

10-01
18:27

Technology and Youth Athletes: Maximizing Safety and Minimizing Opportunities for Harm

Advice on keeping children safe as digital citizens; cyberbullying; communication with coaches & athletes

07-23
12:55

Creating a Positive Environment to Prevent Bullying

On this episode of Champion in Every Corner, Judy French, from PACER joins us to discuss how bullying erodes team cohesion and how it impacts athlete’s mental health. Disclaimer: This podcast episode features a guest who is not an employee of the United States Center for SafeSport. The opinions, recommendations, comments, or representations made by the podcast guest do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the Center.

09-13
20:16

Supporting Whole Athletes

On this episode of Champion in Every Corner, Kelly Kratz, National Lead Trainer, from Positive Coaching Alliance joins us to discuss how coaches can create positive sport environments for their athletes, and some simple steps they can take to enhance their team culture. Disclaimer: This podcast episode features a guest who is not an employee of the United States Center for SafeSport. The opinions, recommendations, comments, or representations made by the podcast guest do not necessarily ...

08-12
18:45

Coaches Role in Creating Positive Environments

On this episode of Champion in Every Corner, Dr. Peter Scales from the Search Institute, joins us to discuss how coaches play an important role in creating a positive sport environment.Learn more about Compete-Learn-Honor at www.competelearnhonor.comand Coach Pete Scales YouTube. Disclaimer: This podcast episode features a guest who is not an employee of the United States Center for SafeSport. The opinions, recommendations, comments, or representations made by the podcast guest do not n...

07-21
20:04

Communicating MAAPP Requirements as a Parent

On this episode of Champion in Every Corner, Tammy Foster-Johnson, joins us to talk about the importance of effectively communicating MAAPP requirements to your child athlete. Disclaimer: This podcast episode features a guest who is not an employee of the United States Center for SafeSport. The opinions, recommendations, comments, or representations made by the podcast guest do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the Center.

07-21
10:47

Leading Culture Change in Sport

To change culture, we need to change the conversation. Dive in with Ju’Riese Colon, CEO of the U.S. Center for SafeSport and Jessica Herrera-Flanigan, Board Chair of the Center and VP of Policy & Philanthropy, Americas at Twitter about the hopes and challenges to create safer sport culture.

07-01
14:28

The Role Adult Athletes Play in Preventing & Responding to Abuse

On this episode of Champion in Every Corner, Erin Zimmermann White, joins us to kickoff our Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies (MAAPP) miniseries. She discusses how adult athletes pay a role in preventing and responding to abuse and misconduct in sport.Disclaimer: This podcast episode features a guest who is not an employee of the United States Center for SafeSport. The opinions, recommendations, comments, or representations made by the podcast guest do not necessarily represent the posi...

06-30
16:41

MAAPP FAQs

Who should be locker room monitors? How should we handle team text messages? Cynthia Mejia, Training Manager at the U.S. Center for SafeSport, answers the most asked questions from MAAPP trainings.Note: In this recording, our host Mariah Bures and guest Cynthia Mejia discuss who the MAAPP applies to. Here is some additional information for reference: The MAAPP applies to any NGB, LAO, or USOPC member or employee over the age of 18 who has been approved or authorized by an NGB, LAO, or th...

03-09
12:10

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