SafeSport- 18 Year Old Players

Athletes that are 18 or will turn 18 during a current playing season and play on a team with minor athletes (17 years old and younger) are required to take the SafeSport Core Abuse Prevention training to participate; per SafeSport definition, these players are Adult Athletes.

  • 2022 MAAPP Need to Know: For Adult Athletes This one-page document summarizes essential information about the MAAPP as it applies to adult athletes.
    • Players do not complete an adult registration
    • Background checks are not required

Below is current information regarding the SafeSport Adult Athlete (players) Abuse Prevention Training Requirement.

Youth Athletes who are 18 years old and older are considered Adult Athletes per SafeSport

A communication was sent from Mass Youth Soccer regarding the new SafeSport and U.S. Soccer Adult Athlete requirements that are mandatory starting January 1, 2022. After that communication was released, SafeSport changed the training URL and how it is accesses, see below.

  • Athletes that are 18 or will turn 18 during a current playing season and play on a team with minor athletes (17 years old and younger) are required to take the SafeSport Core Abuse Prevention training to participate.
    • Players who are currently 17 years old should take the training with parental consent prior to being rostered to a team.
  • For Adult Athletes to connect the training to U.S. Soccer and access the required SafeSport Abuse Prevention Core training for free, administrators will need to provide the U.S. Soccer SafeSport Training Link and Enrollment Key to those athletes. 
    • This code cannot be posted on any public platform and is for players only.
    • The code can be requested by emailing Mass Youth Soccer at CORI@mayouthsoccer.org
    • Adult Participants, (coaches, volunteers, BOD members) will find the SafeSport Abuse Prevention training enrollment key in their adult registration account under their certificates tab.
    • The Adult Participant and the Adult Athlete enrollment keys are different.
  • Click HERE for the new SafeSport Adult Athlete Abuse Prevention training guide.

How to manage the new Adult Athlete SafeSport Abuse Prevention training requirement is found in the initial communication from Mass Youth Soccer located on the right-hand side of this page.

 
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