ADULT ATHLETES
Effective for the 2021/22 seasonal year, there are new “Adult Athlete” Safe Soccer (risk) national requirements that all members of U.S. Soccer must implement by January 1, 2022. We understand the impact this has on our members and how challenging these requirements are.
“Adult Athletes” (defined as “Adult Participants”) are athletes who are 18 years of age or older who have regular contact participating on teams with “Minor Athletes” (this includes, but is not limited to training, scrimmages, games, etc.). “Adult Athletes” must complete annual SafeSport training. There is no substitute for this requirement. SafeSport training will be the only accepted training module to fulfill this requirement for our 18-year-old players on youth teams.
If an Adult Athlete is found to NOT have completed the required training through the process outlined below, his/her player pass will be suspended indefinitely (current and all future seasonal years) and only reinstated upon completion of SafeSport.
Players Turning 18-Years-Old During the Seasonal Year
Players can NOT take the training PRIOR to their 18th birthday. Once a player turns 18-years-old during the seasonal year, he/she has 30 days to complete the Adult Athlete Requirements.
Mandatory Reporters
“Adult Athletes” now have certain requirements to complete by law, including being mandatory reporters.
If you have questions about Adult Athlete requirements or need assistance completing the requirements, please contact Molly Vaughan – mvaughan@nebraskastatesoccer.org.
REQUIRED TRAINING
DO NOT COMPLETE THIS PROCESS UNTIL ATHLETES ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE
Adult Athletes: U.S. Soccer Learning Center: If you have never completed the SafeSport training before or if you have an existing U.S. Soccer Learning Center account you will select this option. The course can be accessed HERE, or by copying and pasting this link into your browser: https://learning.ussoccer.com/safe-soccer
Login or create a new account – complete the “SafeSport Course“. Once completed the course will update via an API and nothing further will be needed.
**If your team is going to regionals or nationals and has players 18 years or older they must complete this in order to participate.