ATHLETE ABUSE PREVENTION EDUCATION
To be considered for membership in the USASF , all owners , coaches , adult athletes and personnel members are required to complete ATHLETE ABUSE PREVENTION EDUCATION through Safe At All Star . This is in addition to other eligibility requirements .
Safe At All Star provides an in-depth foundation in abuse awareness and prevention for :
• Mandatory reporting and understanding your responsibilities ;
• Sexual misconduct awareness education ; and
• Emotional and Pphysical misconduct .
PENDING CONFIRMATION
To be in compliance at USASF-sanctioned competitions , all athletes are required to have birth certificates ( or another state-issued proof-of-age document ) uploaded to their membership profiles . Once a document has been uploaded , the athlete ’ s age-verification status will state PENDING CONFIRMATION . The USASF has a team to manually verify each birth certificate which can take time . A pending confirmation is perfectly fine and does not prevent an athlete from being placed on a roster or competing . Should there ever be an age challenge at a competition , a member of our team would be able to access the athlete ' s birth certificate in the USASF membership system and provide age verification .
Once a birthdate has been confirmed , the uploaded document is no longer stored . If you have questions about providing proof-of-age documents , please email
allstar @ usasf . net .
ADULT ATHLETES
The USASF member database calculates athlete age based on the birth year . ADULT ATHLETES are athletes who are at least 18 or will turn 18 on or before May 31 of the current membership season . For example , an athlete born February 14 , 2005 is considered an adult athlete during the 2022-23 membership season because they will turn 18 during the current competition season . Adult athletes are required to complete background screenings and abuse prevention education before competing at USASF-sanctioned competitions .
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