The safety of its participants is of paramount importance to USA Hockey. USA Hockey SafeSport is the organization's program related to off-ice safety.
USA Hockey has long had systems in place to protect its participants from physical abuse, sexual abuse and other types of abuse and misconduct that can be harmful to youth hockey players and other participants. These include without limitation Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Screening, Locker Room Supervision and Hazing Policies, in addition to Codes of Conduct applicable to administrators, coaches, officials, parents, players and spectators. The USA Hockey SafeSport Handbook is intended to update and collect USA Hockey’s various policies to protect its participants from all types of misconduct and abuse.
For all SafeSport questions and for information on how to file a report, please contact the DAYHA SafeSport Coordinator, or refer to the attached "SafeSport Handbook"..
For those interested in how and why USA Hockey developed the SafeSport program please check out this article published by the Denver Post. "USA Hockey aims to eliminate abuse by coaches with SafeSport program" It is very informative and offers some insight on the program.
Check out USA Hockey's SafeSport homepage to learn more about the SafeSport Program.
Click here to access the SafeSport Training Module.