2025 Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies

The full model text of the Center’s education, training, and prevention policies binding U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement organizations and relevant individuals, effective January 1, 2025. These minimum standards may be bolstered by others adopted by national governing bodies in sport-specific, center-approved MAAPP policies.

2025 MAAPP At-A-Glance

An eight-page primer summarizing essential attributes of MAAPP scope and application, as well as important definitions.

2025 MAAPP Manual

Providing detailed information on MAAPP standards, how participants and organizations should implement these policies, sample scenarios, and best practices for appropriate operations and interactions.

Minor Athlete Dual Relationship Consent Form

These model consent forms allow parents or guardians to authorize Dual Relationships exceptions (defined in the MAAPP) to certain sport-related activities involving their minor athlete, to help organizations administer consent as required by the MAAPP.

Personal Care Assistant Consent Form

These model consent forms allow parents or guardians to formally authorize exceptions to MAAPP requirements (based on exceptions related to personal care assistants), to help organizations administer that consent as required by the MAAPP.

Lodging Consent Form

These model consent forms allow parents or guardians to formally authorize exceptions to lodging requirements (based on in-program-contact rules or the Close-in-Age exception, outlined in the MAAPP), to help organizations administer consent as required by the MAAPP.

Minor Athlete General Consent Form

These model consent forms allow parents or guardians to authorize Dual Relationships exceptions (defined in the MAAPP) to certain sport-related activities involving their minor athlete, to help organizations administer that consent as required by the MAAPP.

2025 Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies: US Bowling Congress

The full policy text applicable for the US Bowling Congress, for which the model MAAPP sets a minimum basis of required standards. This document may include added standards specific to the sport and approved by the Center and NGB.

2025 Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies: US Bobsled & Skeleton

The full policy text applicable for US Bobsled & Skeleton, for which the model MAAPP sets a minimum basis of required standards. This document may include added standards specific to the sport and approved by the Center and NGB.

2025 Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies: US Biathlon Association

The full policy text applicable for the US Biathlon Association, for which the model MAAPP sets a minimum basis of required standards. This document may include added standards specific to the sport and approved by the Center and NGB.

2025 Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies: Fencing

The full policy text applicable for USA Fencing, for which the model MAAPP sets a minimum basis of required standards. This document may include added standards specific to the sport and approved by the Center and NGB.

2025 Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies: National Wheelchair Basketball Association

The full policy text applicable for the National Wheelchair Basketball Association, for which the model MAAPP sets a minimum basis of required standards. This document may include added standards specific to the sport and approved by the Center and NGB.

2025 Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies: USA Wrestling

The full policy text applicable for USA Wrestling, for which the model MAAPP sets a minimum basis of required standards. This document may include added standards specific to the sport and approved by the Center and NGB.

2025 Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies: USA Artistic Swimming

The full policy text applicable for USA Artistic Swimming, for which the model MAAPP sets a minimum basis of required standards. This document may include added standards specific to the sport and approved by the Center and NGB.

2025 Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies: US Speedskating

The full policy text applicable for US Speedskating, for which the model MAAPP sets a minimum basis of required standards. This document may include added standards specific to the sport and approved by the Center and NGB.

2025 Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies: USA Racquetball

The full policy text applicable for USA Racquetball, for which the model MAAPP sets a minimum basis of required standards. This document may include added standards specific to the sport and approved by the Center and NGB.

Do I Need to Follow the U.S. Center for SafeSport’s Education & Training Policy?

This one-sheet flowchart outlines four key questions to help you determine whether the Education & Training Policy in the MAAPP applies to you.

In-Program Contact Policy

This one-sheet document outlines how In-Program Contact is defined in the MAAPP, listing its three essential components, and outlining scenarios to help users assess whether certain interactions meet the In-Program Contact standard. 

MAAPP Event Signage – Locker Rooms

These sign templates can be used by national governing bodies, local affiliate organizations, and their event directors to inform their attendees of MAAPP rules at key event locations. 

MAAPP Event Signage – Poster

These sign templates can be used by national governing bodies, local affiliate organizations, and their event directors to inform their attendees of MAAPP rules at key event locations. 

The RoadMAAPP Episode 6: Summary

This one-minute animated video on the MAAPP summarizes learnings from five previous episodes that detail various aspects of these policies.

The RoadMAAPP Episode 5: Locker Rooms and Athletic Training

This 90-second animated video introduces MAAPP requirements related to locker rooms and athletic training, and is the fifth in a series of six episodes detailing various aspects of these policies.

The RoadMAAPP Episode 4: Transportation and Lodging

This one-minute animated video introduces MAAPP requirements related to sport-related transportation and lodging. It is the fourth in a series of six episodes detailing various aspects of these policies.

The RoadMAAPP Episode 3: Electronic Communications

This 90-second animated video introduces MAAPP requirements related to electronic communications as well as the Open and Transparent standard. It is the third in a series of six episodes detailing various aspects of these policies.

The RoadMAAPP Episode 2: In-Program Contact; One-on-One Policy

This two-minute animated video introduces key definitions related to the MAAPP, including In-Program Contact and the Observable and Interruptible requirement, and is the second in a series of six episodes detailing various aspects of these policies.

The RoadMAAPP Episode 1: Why the MAAPP is Important

This two-minute animated video introduces the purpose of the MAAPP and is the first in a series of six episodes detailing various aspects of these policies.