Youth Sports Legislation

On February 14th, 2018, the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017 was enacted by Congress and became federal law.

This legislation is a response to sexual abuse revealed in and around USA Gymnastics — but the impact of the legislation reaches far beyond Olympic-level sport.

The Act creates a new ‘standard of care’ for all organizations providing youth sport programming: youth sport ministries, school leagues and athletics, camps, country club leagues, and more. In short, the new Act requires Prevention Training and Prevention Policies.

Abuse Prevention Systems provides analysis of the Act allowing youth sport organizations to better understand WHO is impacted, WHAT is required and HOW to comply.