USA HOCKEY SAFESPORT QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES & RESOURCES

SafeSport: Quick Reference for Coaches

SafeSport for Coaches: Bullying

Locker Rooms: Monitoring and Supervision

Zero Tolerance Policies

Connecticut Clippers Youth Hockey Association (CCYHA) & USA Hockey have ZERO TOLERANCE for abuse and misconduct.


This SafeSport Handbook includes the various Policies that apply to all USA Hockey Member Programs. Those Policies address:

  • Sexual Abuse
  • Physical Abuse
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Bullying, Threats and Harassment
  • Hazing


The Policies also address areas where misconduct can occur and are intended to reduce the risk of potential abuse, including:

  • Locker Room Policy
  • Electronic Communications Policy
  • Travel Policy
  • Billeting Policy


In addition to Policies, the SafeSport Handbook includes information about the available and required Training of USA Hockey and its Member Programs’ employees, volunteers, administrators, coaches, parents and players on recognizing and reducing circumstances for potential abuse to occur; information on USA Hockey’s Screening and Background Check Program; the availability and procedures for any person to Report suspected abuse or misconduct (including protections from any retaliation or repercussions for such reporting); the procedures and means by which USA Hockey and its Member Programs should Respond to allegations of abuse and misconduct; and how USA Hockey and its Member Programs will Monitor and Supervise the SafeSport Program to help ensure its effectiveness.

By combining all of these elements into a comprehensive SafeSport Program, USA Hockey intends to create the safest possible environment for participation in hockey.

USA Hockey SafeSport Program Handbook - Download Link

USA Hockey SafeSport Program Overview

SafeSport: Break the Silence

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