All Sports, One Goal
scroll down
Sports are good for the body and the mind. Whether it’s team sports like football, basketball and hockey, or individual sports like ballet, tennis and gymnastics, sports teach valuable skills that bolster childhood development physically, mentally and socially, both on the field and in life.
Student athletes are
more likely to suffer sexual abuse by a college authority figure.
According to a 2021 study,
current or former student athletes have been "sexually assaulted or harassed by someone in a position of power on campus”—most often a male professor or coach.
We need to start talking about the very real risks youth athletes face when they choose to take part in a sport and, most importantly, what can be done to protect them.
Sexual misconduct is a problem in all sports. But we can all work to solve it in our sport.
Source: K. Cyphers, 2021, Campus Sex Abuse by Authority Figure
Learn What You Can Do
All information entered into this field is confidential. You can feel safe knowing your story will be told safely.
Take Action
