DEVELOPMENT: SAFESPORT
ERDBA's Ambassador Program includes Safesport training.  We are now partners with all the US Olympic Sports Programs in striving for supporting a safe environment through this training. As a sports community we - coaches, athletes, parents, officials, volunteers, team leaders, and sport leaders – can commit to prevention and speaking up. Beginning in 2018, ERDBA directors agreed to subsidizing SafeSport training for our members - taking the first step of any dragon boat organization in the USA to do so. Today, USDBF and other regions agree, SafeSport is for our sport.

SafeSport policies are aimed at eliminating any form of sexual misconduct, emotional misconduct, physical misconduct, bullying, harassment and hazing in our sport. This online training program offers tools and suggestions how how to keep your team safe by recognizing the things that hurt a team.  Bullying, harassment and being mindful of the misuse of power eventually hurt all of us. As a community we all can commit to prevention and we can commit to speaking up. ERDBA is fully committed to the SafeSport program. SafeSport is something we do, every day in all activities. We can create an environment where all members know the rules, are comfortable talking about it, and are empowered to recognize and report red flag behavior, boundary violations, and misconduct.

FREE SafeSport readings:   Preventing Bullying: what Great Coaches Need to Know  (44 page), and "Parent Toolkit"   (82 page document represents the natural progression from coaching coaches to coaching parents)
Covered Individuals:
ERDBA will fund the SafeSport training for all Executive officers, ERDBA Committee chairs, Individuals representing ERDBA on USDBF committees and the USDBF Board of Directors.

ERDBA will also fund two individuals from each member organization this season.
Registration:
  • Register via our ERDBA contact form
  • Registration instructions will be sent to the individual within the day with an access code.
TRAINING Info:
This is a 3 module training that is a mixture of video and reading training. you may stop and return to it at any time. This training is focused on youth, but applies to how we treat athlete of all ages and abilities.
  1. Create a SafeSport account via Safesporttrained.org
    1. Login in with your new email and Safesport password.
    2. Or login with your old email and Safesport password
  2. Click the Enrollment Key Box from the Dashboard.
  3. Apply the Enrollment Key assigned by ERDBA to access the ERDBA prepaid Program  ==> "Safesport Trained Eastern Regional Dragon Boat"
  4. There should not be a prompt for payment. If there is, ignore it!
  5. The 2.5 hour course has 3 modules:
    1. Emotional and Physical Misconduct.
    2. Mandatory Reporting
    3. Sexual Misconduct Awareness Education
    4. Follow the directions contained within the training course. The course takes about 1.5-2 hours to complete, but they don’t need to be completed all at once.
When certified:
Certificate presented at conclusion of the program. Email your certificate to [email protected] and we will note your club's training completion and you will be eligible for raffle at the ERDBA Regional Championships to win one of 6 dragon saddles. This certification is good for 2 years.

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