Bear National Team ~ USAC ~ Safe Sport

SafeSport is a national sporting community initiative to recognize, reduce and respond to misconduct in all sport disciplines. The six primary types of misconduct are bullying, harassment, hazing, emotional misconduct, physical misconduct, and sexual misconduct, including child sexual abuse.

We, at Bear, acknowledge sports, such as cycling, allow athletes a chance to perform – on and off the bike. Unfortunately, participating in our sport can also be a high-risk habitat for misconduct and abuse. For example, studies indicate that as many as 1 in 8 athletes will be sexually abused within their sport. Misconduct is a critical issue in sport, and one which we all need a game plan to prevent.

All of us involved in sport, from coaches, to athletes, to parents, to officials, play a role in reducing misconduct and abuse in sport. SafeSport provides resources for all members of the sports community – organizations, coaches, parents and athletes – to understand what misconduct is, implement ways to reduce it and identify plans to respond to it. 

Educational information links & documents

SafeSport: https://usacycling.org/resources/safesport

Training: https://usacycling.org/resources/safesport/usac-policies

MAAPP: https://usacycling.org/resources/safesport/minor-athlete-abuse-protection-policies

Bear National Team’s Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy (MAAPP) Download PDF

USA Cycling Code of Conduct 2020 Download PDF