Safe Sport Training

Safe Sport Training for Coaches

All Coaches registered with Swim BC are required to take Safe Sport training. The following courses can be used to meet that requirement. If you are a Volunteer or Parent, these are also great courses to learn about Safe Sport.

Coaching Association of Canada Safe Sport Training

Safe Sport is a program developed by the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) that works to ensure that every athlete can participate in their sport without physical, sexual, or psychological abuse.  More information is available below and at Safe Sport Training.

Respect in Sport

The Respect in Sport Activity Leader program is an on-line training course for coaches, sport leaders and leaders of youth in virtually any activity. The course is primarily designed as a tool to assist leaders to identify and respond to abuse, neglect, harassment, and bullying.

Other Training for Coaches

• Creating a Positive Sport Environment
• Commit to Kids for Coaches: Foundation
• Bystander Empowerment
• Making Ethical Decisions
• Modelling Healthy Relationships
• Gender-based Violence in Sport 
• Mental Health in Sport 
• Managing Conflict
• Understanding Teen Dating Violence 

Safe Sport Training for Swimmers

The following courses are suggestions for initial training for swimmers. If you are a Volunteer or Parent, these are also great courses to learn about Safe Sport.

• Safe Sport – Athletes
• Bystander Empowerment 
• Mental Health in Sport 
• i-Protect
• Gender-based Violence in Sport 

Safe Sport Training for Board / Club Leaders

The following courses are suggestions for initial training for Sport Leaders. If you are a Volunteer or Parent, these are also great courses to learn about Safe Sport.

• Commit to Kids 
• Creating a Positive Sport Environment
• Safe Sport – Decision Makers 
• Mental Health in Sport 
• Modelling Healthy Relationships
• Respect in the Workplace
• Understanding Teen Dating Violence 
• Gender-based Violence in Sport

Safe Sport Training for Officials

The following courses are suggestions for initial training for Officials. If you are a Volunteer or Parent, these are also great courses to learn about Safe Sport.

• Creating a Positive Sport Environment
• Commit to Kids 
• Respect in Sport – Officials
• Mental Health in Sport 
• Modelling Healthy Relationships
• Understanding Teen Dating Violence 
• Gender-based Violence in Sport

Safe Sport Training for Parents / Guardians

The following courses are suggestions for initial training for Parents / Guardians.

• Commit to Kids 
• Respect in Sport – Parent Program
• Mental Health in Sport 
• Modelling Healthy Relationships
• Bystander Empowerment 
• Understanding Teen Dating Violence 

Podcasts

• “Champion in Every Corner”, US Center for Safe Sport https://uscenterforsafesport.org/podcasts/
• “Play by the Rules” podcast from Australia https://www.playbytherules.net.au/resources/podcasts
• “Sportopia” podcast by Sport Law https://sportopia-episode-1.castos.com/

Websites

• True Sport https://truesportpur.ca/
• Conflicts of Interest in Sports-Related Decision-Making, Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada http://crdsc-sdrcc.ca/eng/documents/SDRCC_COI_Brochure_ENG_final_web.pdf