SAFESPORT TRAINING

RECREATION LEAGUE COACHES:

Follow the instructions below.

TRAVEL COACHES/MANAGERS/TRAINERS:

Click on "Start Course" within your GotSport dashboard to launch SafeSport directly, or follow the instructions below.

PLAYERS WHO ARE 18+ OR WILL TURN 18 BEFORE THE END OF THE SEASON (July 31st):

Safe Sport Training is REQUIRED to be completed by any player who is 18 or will turn 18 years old during the playing season before they can be added to a team’s league roster.

USYS Players (GotSport):
- SafeSport Instructions for Players Age 18+
- SafeSport Instructions for Players Turning 18 Before the End of the Seasonal Year (July 31st)
ECNL-RL Players (Athlete One):
- Click HERE for instructions and follow the steps within the Athlete One Player Profile. The player will need to upload their SafeSport certificate into Athlete One. If the date on the certificate is before the player's 18th birthday, a parent will also need to provide an electronic signature.

SAFESPORT TRAINING - ADULTS

If this is your first training, it will take over an hour. If this is a refresher for you, it will take 30 minutes

TRAINING INSTRUCTIONS:

Re-Connect or Sign Up.
- Returning U.S. Soccer learners: Go to: www.safesporttrained.org. Log-in or follow the Forgot Password steps on the top right to get a new password on the new training site. (If prompted for an Enrollment Key, email admin@ymssoccer.net to obtain it.)
- New learners from U.S. Soccer: CLICK HERE to sign up. To complete the Sign Up process add your information, including your Membership ID (if available), Sport Team is your team’s name.
Find. From the home screen, locate your required training course and select Enroll.
Go. Click the Start button when you are ready to begin. You may pause the course as needed. (Do not navigate away from your screen during videos or it will interrupt progress.)
Save. After completion, download your certificate of completion.
- Select the “Menu” icon at the top right of your page.
- Select “Transcript”.
- Once the transcript page displays, locate the most current completion for the course under the “Certificates” section.
- Download the certificate by selecting the “Download” button at the right of the completed course.
Upload. Upload your certificate of completion to the appropriate portal.
- Travel Coaches/Managers & Trainers: GotSport
- Recreation League Coaches: BackgroundManager
Trust. You are supported. Please reach out to the US Center for SafeSport should you have any concerns about your safety in sport.

COURSE TRAINING PLAN:

Training runs on a four-year cycle. If you have never completed SafeSport training, or it has been more than four years prior, start with the course: “SafeSport Trained – U.S. Soccer Federation”. The following year you should take the next available Refresher Course. After taking “Refresher 3” your next course would be the “SafeSport Trained – U.S. Soccer Federation” course again.

Year 1: SafeSport Trained – U.S. Soccer Federation
Year 2: Refresher 1
Year 3: Refresher 2
Year 4: Refresher 3
Year 5: SafeSport Trained – U.S. Soccer Federation (the cycle begins again)

Note: There are supplemental courses available in the catalog. These are provided to you at no cost, but they are optional and DO NOT meet the training requirements established by the Center for SafeSport.

LEARNER SUPPORT:

For SafeSport access issues, email Meghan Petroski at EPYSA: mpetroski@epysa.org

For log-in, certificate, or tech support - please create a SafeSport support ticket at: https://safesport.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/4/group/9/create/32