Title: SafeSport Child Abuse Risk Management Plan for Non-NGB Organizations
Headings: Safe Sport Child Abuse and Other Misconduct Risk Management Plan for Non-NGB Organizations
Safe Sport Child Abuse and Other Misconduct Risk Management Plan for Non-NGB Organizations
Introduction
Purpose
Definitions
Types of Misconduct and Examples
1. Sexual Misconduct, including Child Sexual Abuse
2. Physical Misconduct
Non-contact offenses
3. Emotional Misconduct
4. Bullying
Difference Between Mean, Rude, and Bullying Behavior
5. Harassment
6. Hazing
Social Media and Electronic Communications
Social Media, including, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, etc.
Email, Texts, and Instant Messaging
Digital Photos and Videos
Locker Rooms and Changing Areas
Travel
Staff and Chaperone Responsibilities
Reporting Misconduct
Reporting Child Sexual and Child Physical Abuse
After Reporting to Law Enforcement
Reporting Other Misconduct, including Emotional Abuse, Bullying, Harassment, Hazing, or Grooming Behavior
Responding to Misconduct and Policy Violations
Whistle Blower Protection and Bad Faith Allegation
Dealing with the Media
Screening Volunteers
Administration of Criminal Background Checks
Monitoring and Supervision Compliance
Child Abuse Training For Minors
Distribution/Acknowledgment/Documentation

Content: Minors don’t have the legal capacity to consent to sexual activity with an adult, and as a result, any sexual interaction between a minor and adult is strictly prohibited. Types of sexual misconduct include: Sexual assault
Sexual harassment
Sexual abuse
Any other equal intimacies that exploit an athlete
Touching offenses include: Fondling a participant’s breasts or buttocks; Providing a sports-related reward (ex: playing time, position, lessons, award, praise) in exchange for sexual favors; Sexual penetration and sexual touching; Genital contact whether or not either party is clothed
Any intimacies or sexual relations between a staff member and participant when the staff member is in a position of authority, trust, control, or evaluative decision making over the participant. Permissible Physical Contact
Some level of physical contact between a coach and a participant may be appropriate, such as in instruction, celebration, or consolation of a distraught participant who has been injured or after losing a competition. Appropriate physical contact in training and instruction consists of the following elements: