Puget Sound Region SafeSport Coordinator Cindy Compoc
Phone: 425-673-4103
The US Center for SafeSport, USA Volleyball, and the Puget Sound Region are Committed to Provide Safety for All Participants
USA Volleyball believes that volleyball has many positive things to offer those who participate. First, and most importantly, whether one is a gifted athlete or a recreational player, volleyball is FUN! It is a lifetime sport enjoyed by players from 8 to 80. Participation in volleyball is not only good exercise, but also involves team cooperation and spirit. Athletes enjoy a wide range of physical, emotional and social benefits. Sports develop general physical fitness, and physical exertion has a documented positive mental effect. Athletes have a greater sense of self-worth, demonstrate better collaboration skills, and maintain healthier peer relationships.
Unfortunately, sports, including volleyball, can also be a high-risk environment for misconduct, including physical and sexual abuse. All forms of misconduct are intolerable and in direct conflict with the values of USA Volleyball.
Misconduct may damage an athlete's psychological well-being. Athletes who have been mistreated may experience social embarrassment, emotional turmoil, psychological scars, loss of self-esteem and negative impacts on their relationships with family, friends, and the sport. Misconduct often hurts an athlete's competitive performance and may cause enough harm for them to drop out of our sport entirely.
report all concerns to USA Volleyball and the Puget Sound Region Safe Sport Coordinator(s)
If you are aware of any inappropriate behavior or suspect misconduct of a sexual, physical, or abusive nature, you MUST report it. Please do not hesitate. It is everyone's responsibility to keep our athletes safe!
You may submit your complaint directly to USA Volleyball. Complaints submitted using this form will go to USA Volleyball who will send the complaint to the US Center for SafeSport AND the Region Commissioner.
To report any other form of Misconduct including Physical and Emotional misconduct (such as bullying, hazing harassment), retaliation, violations of the MAAPP, or any other violations of the SafeSport Code, you may file a concern with USA Volleyball at the following link:
report a concern of sexual misconduct directly to the us center for safesport
The U.S. Center for SafeSport has exclusive jurisdiction over allegations of Sexual Misconduct. To report sexual misconduct, please click the following link to report directly to the U.S. Center for SafeSport:
Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy (MAAPP)
MAAPP Summary
The goal of Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies is to limit one-on-one interactions with minor athletes--interactions with minors should be observable and interruptible. Any violation of MAAPP is reportable.
MAAPP AT A GLANCE
The policy covers six areas:
- Limiting one-on-one interactions, including meetings and individual training sessions
- Massages and rubdowns/athlete training modalities
- Locker rooms and changing areas
- Social media and electronic communication
- Local travel
- Team travel
MAAPP Legal Guardian Consent Forms
- Dual Relationship
- Meetings & Training Sessions
- Athletic Training Modalities, Massages, & Rubdowns
- Transportation
- Lodging
- Personal Care Assistant (PCA)
General Forms; Not Sport Specific
- Minor Athlete Dual Relationship Consent Form
- Personal Care Assistant Consent Form
- Lodging Consent Form
- Minor Athlete General Consent Form
Click the image for additional SafeSport Resources!
Safesport & Background Screening
All individuals associated with junior activities such as Club Directors, Club Administrators, Team Reps, Coaches, Chaperones, Trainers, Officials, and any junior Tournament Director/Site Director/On-Site Tournament Administrator/Manager must complete SafeSport training and consent to a background screening by completing and submitting the required forms. These forms must be submitted and the applicant cleared before the applicant may participate in sanctioned junior events and/or activities (a minimum of one week should be expected to complete the screening).
SafeSport Training
- Parent & Youth Training Courses: The U.S. Center for SafeSport has launched parent and youth courses. This training is not mandatory and will be offered through the Center's website. U.S. Center for SafeSport (safesporttrained.org)
- These free courses are for minor athletes and their parents to understand the importance of positive, welcoming environments in sports, where misconduct like bullying or abuse is less likely to happen, and to know where to report abuse, should it happen.
- To log in to the training use the guardian's SportsEngine email address, many times the SportsEngine password will work, if it doesn't request a password reset.
- U.S. Center for SafeSport "Core" Training: This is required training for adults who have regular contact with amateur athletes who are minors, and/or have regular contact with or authority over an amateur athlete who is a minor. The training must be completed before regular contact with an amateur athlete who is a minor begins, or within the first 45 days of initial membership, or upon beginning a new role subjecting the adult to the MAAPP. Available to USAV members for free.
- 30-Minute Refresher: This is conducted annually following "Core" Center for SafeSport Training. This training is 30 minutes and is a review of the information shared in the Core Center for SafeSport Training. Available to USAV members for free.
- Athletes turning 18 during the season, whose teammates are minors, will be required to take "Core" Center for SafeSport training. To prevent any disruption in play, the center will allow athletes who are 17, turning 18 during the season to take "Core" given parental consent. The parental consent form is included in the U18 Player membership. Athletes using this membership will be required to complete Core training before they are allowed to be rostered.
