Why Not In My Sport

POLICY SETS THE FLOOR.

CULTURE RAISES THE BAR.

SafeSport is an important part of abuse prevention and accountability in the United States. Not In My Sport exists to help turn formal requirements into a visible culture people choose to strengthen together.

REQUIRED MATTERS.
CHOSEN MATTERS TOO.

Rules establish expectations. People bring them to life by learning, speaking up, supporting others, and refusing to normalize abuse.

A coach and athlete reviewing safeguarding information together in an open training environment.

Two parts of one standard

Rules create structure. People create culture.

Formal safeguarding systems

In the United States, the U.S. Center for SafeSport, the SafeSport Code, and MAAPP establish important requirements within the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement.

Education and trainingRequired learning gives participants shared language for recognizing, preventing, and reporting misconduct.
Prevention policiesRules address interactions, communication, travel, training environments, and other situations where safeguards are needed.
Reporting and responseDefined routes help concerns reach organizations and authorities with responsibility to assess them.
AccountabilityStandards have meaning when they are applied consistently, regardless of status or success.

A voluntary public commitment

SafeSport’s reach is limited to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement. Not In My Sport helps people everywhere recognize warning signs, strengthen prevention, support those affected, and act responsibly when concerns arise.

Take the pledgeMake a personal commitment to safety, professional boundaries, responsible reporting, and fair process.
Educate yourselfLearn to recognize sexual misconduct, grooming, coercion, retaliation, and other forms of abuse.
Make the standard visibleStart conversations and show people in your sport that concerns will not be dismissed or hidden.
Stand up responsiblySupport immediate safety, share direct facts through the appropriate route, and let qualified authorities assess reports.

An invitation beyond one system

FROM U.S. SAFEGUARDS TO A GLOBAL STAND.

SafeSport and MAAPP apply within the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement. Organizations elsewhere can use Not In My Sport to reinforce their own safeguarding policies, reporting routes, education, and legal responsibilities without implying that the U.S. system applies to them.

For sport leaders

BRING NOT IN MY SPORT TO YOUR COMMUNITY.

Share the educational topics, publish the reporting routes that apply where you operate, and use the campaign alongside your own policies and legal responsibilities.

Send an email to Not In My Sport to find out how to get involved.

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Mandatory reporting and our campaign standard

REPORT IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT WAIT BEYOND 24 HOURS.

Do not investigate, confront the person involved, or wait for proof before passing on a good-faith concern.

FOLLOW THE LAW

U.S. child-abuse reporting duties depend on the facts, your role, and the law where you are. When child abuse is known or reasonably suspected, contact the appropriate law-enforcement or child-protection authority as soon as possible and follow every applicable state and federal requirement.

FOLLOW THE SAFESPORT CODE

Adult Participants in the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement must report suspected Sexual Misconduct to the U.S. Center for SafeSport immediately, no later than 24 hours. Suspected Child Abuse requires separate immediate reports to law enforcement and the Center, plus any report required by state law.

CHOOSE THE SAME STANDARD

Not legally required and not covered by the SafeSport Code? Use the links below to find out how to report in your location, then make that report immediately and never later than 24 hours. This is our campaign standard, not a statement that the same law applies everywhere.

Report to the U.S. Center for SafeSport Outside the United States? Find the right route

Immediate danger: Contact emergency services where you are. Reporting to a sport organization does not replace a report to law enforcement or child-protection authorities when one is required.

REPORT CONCERNS

If anyone may be in immediate danger, contact emergency services where you are located.

In the United States, report abuse or misconduct affecting the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement through the appropriate U.S. Center for SafeSport or organizational route. Outside that jurisdiction, use the responsible federation, safeguarding authority, child-protection agency, law-enforcement body, or other applicable local route.

Do not investigate, confront, or broadcast a concern yourself. Preserve direct information, protect privacy, and let the responsible authority assess it.

United States reporting optionsThe link and phone number below are for the U.S. Center for SafeSport and do not apply as a universal reporting system.

Report to the U.S. Center for SafeSport Call the SafeSport hotline833-587-7233

Outside the United States?Review the international reporting guide.