Player Safe Sport Training

Players who are a 2007 birth year or earlier, you will be required to take the SafeSport Core Training or Refresher Course prior to participation for the 2025-26 season. 

The USA Hockey Safe Sport Program is the online training/education that is available to help our members become aware of the information necessary to help prevent abuse from occurring in our sport.

The safety of its participants is of paramount importance to USA Hockey. USA Hockey Safe Sport is the organization's program related to off-ice safety. USA Hockey has long had systems in place to protect its participants from physical abuse, sexual abuse and other types of abuse and misconduct that can be harmful to youth hockey players and other participants. These include, without limitations, Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Screening, Locker Room Supervision and Hazing Policies, in addition to Codes of Conduct applicable to administrators, coaches, officials, parents, players and spectators. The USA Hockey Safe Sport Handbook is intended to update and collect USA Hockey’s various policies to protect its participants from all types of misconduct and abuse.

The Safe Sport Training and Refresher Training are each valid for twelve (12) months.

USA Hockey has ZERO TOLERANCE for abuse and misconduct.

This Safe Sport 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 Safe Sport 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 Safe Sport Program to help ensure its effectiveness.

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

A list of players required to complete the SafeSport Training can be found below.

Upon completion of your SafeSport Training you will receive an email from USA Hockey titled “USA Hockey SafeSport Completion Receipt”. Please forward that email to Lauri Griebel, AHSHA Administrator. Please be patient. You may not receive the email immediately following the completion of the course. If you do not receive the email, you may forward a screenshot of the player's dashboard from the USA Hockey Portal HQ that shows both the player's name and the SafeSport expiration date.

Players who are on the list must complete the USA Hockey “Core Center for SafeSport Training or the SafeSport Refresher Course Training, before you can begin practicing with your team. 

Players that have not completed training will not be permitted on a roster  and will be unable to participate in any AHSHA Sanctioned Practices. In addition, the player will be placed onto the AHSHA Suspension list and will be prohibited from participating ALL AHSHA sanctioned scrimmages, practices, games or events.