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2 Take Part. Get Set For Life.™ National Federation of State High School Associations Avoiding Problems with Sexual Abuse Becky Oakes NFHS Director of Sports 2013 NISCA Convention Indianapolis, IN March 29, 2013

3 National Federation of State High School Associations

4 National Federation of State High School Associations  NFHS National leadership organization for high school sports and fine arts activities; Writes playing rules for 17 boys and girls sports at the high school level; National authority on interscholastic activity programs. Conducts national meetings; Sanctions interstate events; Produces publications for high school coaches, officials and athletic directors; National source for interscholastic coach training; and national information center.

5 NFHS Learn Home Page

6 All Course Offerings

7 NFHS Learning Center Courses  Core courses Fundamentals of Coaching  Elective courses Engaging Effectively with Parents Teaching and Modeling Behavior  FREE courses Creating a Safe and Respectful Environment The Role of the Parent in Sports

8 Fundamentals of Coaching  Fundamentals of Coaching provides a unique student- centered curriculum for interscholastic teacher/coaches, assisting them in creating a healthy and age-appropriate athletic experience that supports the educational mission of our nation's schools. This course presents content that all coaches should know and be able to do.

9 Engaging Effectively with Parents  Engaging Effectively with Parents provides a unique student-centered curriculum on essential techniques and methods for coaches to effectively communicate and interact with students, parents and guardians.  This course features specific guidance for speaking, listening, implementing a communication system, and strategies for dealing with problematic parents and guardians. The extensive resources section includes additional information, including a communication guide, sportsmanship guidelines, tips for dealing with difficult parents, and more.

10 The Role of Parents in Sports  In the Role of the Parent in Sports, the NFHS has provided information and resources to help educate you on the importance of proper behavior by parents in school sports and the role you must play to ensure your child has a positive sport experience. As a parent of a student who participates in athletics, you make a huge difference in the quality of your child's sport experience, as well as what is being taught and learned by our youth.

11 Teaching and Modeling Behavior  Teaching and Modeling Behavior was written by Bruce Brown, Director of Proactive Coaching and a master clinician, to help the teacher/coach understand the definition of modeling behavior and sportsmanship. Coaches will understand how inappropriate behavior affects how they and their teams are perceived by students, fans and officials. Coaches will learn the benefits of taking a proactive approach in teaching and modeling behavior, and will learn specific approaches for rehearsing appropriate behavior and sportsmanship. Coaches can start and complete a course immediately after a course purchase is approved, and will have up to one year after purchase to review and access all printable resources.

12 Creating a Safe and Respectful Environment  This course educates the user about their responsibility to provide a safe and respectful environment for the students in their care.  Creating a Safe and Respectful Environment will define and provide recommendations in three specific areas; inappropriate relationships and behaviors, hazing, and bullying, including cyberbullying. Every coach should complete this course before having contact with students or players.

13 NFHS High School Today

14 How to Avoid These Headlines

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16 “It Just Happened-Really?”  Sexual abuse does not just happen  Risky behavior  Lack of respect  Lack of having or following policies  Lack of meeting responsibilities  Lack of boundaries  Lack of clear expectations for conduct of the adult  Student accountability  Just not thinking!!!!

17 “Unclear Water”  What is sexual abuse  Where as coaches do we have a bad start Conversations Physical contact E-mail Texting Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat…. Socializing Weak policies Becoming the friend and not the coach

18 “Clear Water”  School policies  Team policies  Coach policies  Communication  Establishing boundaries  Consistency  Respect  Necessary discipline

19 “The Three Legged Stool” Coach is the seatLeg 1- administrationLeg 2- parentsLeg 3- students Solid foundation to avoid sexual abuse requires: good policies, expectations and leadership from administration; communication with parents of how school program conducted and clear communication and meeting all expectations as set forth with students

20 “Know the Rules and Avoid the DQ”  Let’s see how we do

21 Take Part. Get Set For Life.™ National Federation of State High School Associations Thank You for your support of High School Athletics! www.nfhs.org


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