SmartTeams™ Talks: Safe4Athlete's Katherine Starr Says Four Steps To Preventing Sexual Abuse Of Athletes
In a powerful and frank SmartTeams Talk, two-time Olympic athlete and Safe4Athletes founder, Katherine Starr, says that there are four steps that need to be taken to prevent sexual abuse of athletes by coaches: (1) requiring coaches to become educated about sexual abuse and harrassment, setting boundaries with athletes, and teaching them to hold each other accountable; (2) establishing codes of conduct under which all coaches, regardless of their level of success, are held to the highest ethical standards; (3) appointing independent advocates for athletes to whom they can talk if they have a problem with a coach; and (4) investigating every alleged sexual abuse by coaches, not waiting until there are multiple allegations of abuse.
Links:
[1] https://www.momsteam.com/child-sex-abuse-dark-underbelly-of-youth-sports-culture
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[4] https://www.momsteam.com/health-safety/sexual-abuse/girls/is-your-daughters-coach-a-sexual-predator
[5] https://www.momsteam.com/health-safety/sexual-abuse/prevention/preventing-sexual-abuse-protection-for-kids-in-youth-sports
[6] https://www.momsteam.com/poisoned-waters-sex-abuse-by-male-coaches-of-female-swimmers-continues-despite-USA-Swimming-efforts
[7] https://www.momsteam.com/usa-swimming/usa-swimming-response-sexual-abuse-by-coaches-treat-it-as-public-relations-headache