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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.