CAST is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for your kids. We follow the USA swimming safe sport guidelines. If you witness any behavior in or around the CAST environment which would jeopardize the safety or well-being of any individual, please see this link showing who to contact.
CAST Safe Sport contact: Sarah Flora E-mail
Policies
Bullying: Policy and Action Plan Photography policy Electronic Communication Policy
Grievance resolution procedure Safe Sport Best Practices guidelines
CAST Minor Abuse Prevention Policy - MAAP 2025
Code of Conduct - Athlete Code of Conduct - Parent Code of Conduct - Coach
Forms
Team Travel consent form Permission for licensed massage therapist to treat minor swimmer
Travel - Permission for unrelated adult athlete to share lodging with minor athlete
Permission for unrelated adult to provide local transportation
Permission for unrelated adult to provide travel to competition
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Written Acknowledgement of MAAPP - must be filled out and sent to the team annually
It is important to address any Safe Sport concerns you have. Questions about policies, can be directed to the board or staff. Concerns about interactions between swimmers should be addressed to both board and staff (Example: bullying situation). Concerns about interactions between adults and swimmers, if minor (Example: Billy's dad yelled at my son for false starting during a relay), should be directed to the board . If you are concerned and don't know who to address, see the link at the end of the first paragraph.
From USA swimming rulebook - CHILD ABUSE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
306.1Pursuant to federal law, it is every member’s responsibility to immediately (i.e., within 24 hours) report any incident of child abuse, including physical or sexual abuse, to law enforcement and the U.S. Center for SafeSport. Reporting must occur when an individual has firsthand knowledge of misconduct or where specific and credible information has been received from a victim or knowledgeable third party. A report to the U.S. Center for SafeSport may be made via telephone at 833-5US-SAFE (587-7233) or online at www.uscenterforsafesport.org/report-a-concern. Various state laws may also require reporting to law enforcement or to a designated child protection agency.306.2 Filing a knowingly false allegation of child abuse and sexual misconduct is prohibited and may violate state criminal law and civil defamation laws. Any person making a knowingly false allegation of sexual misconduct shall be subject to disciplinary action by USA Swimming.306.3 Neither civil nor criminal statutes of limitation apply to reports of cases of sexual abuse
To deal with a Safe Sport concern, contact USA Swimming at (719) 866-4578 https://www.usaswimming.org/safe-sport/report-a-concern Contact the U.S. Center for Safe Sport to make a report. Call 833-5US-SAFE (587-7233) or use the online reporting form at https://safesport.i-sight.com/portal or find more information at http://www.uscenterforsafesport.org/)
