In 2018, the “Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and SafeSport Authorization Act of 2017” became Federal law. As part of SafeSport, abuse awareness training has been highly encouraged for participants and volunteers in the Little League program.
Beginning in 2024, this training will now be a required part of the annual Little League Volunteer Application, along with the annual background check. The training must be completed before any individual can assume any duties for the current season.
It is important that all volunteers in a league complete the training on an annual basis. Even though it may be a training an individual has completed in the past, it is important to keep the information that is taught through Abuse Awareness Training fresh in everyone’s mind. The more individuals involved in a league that have the information that Abuse Awareness Training provides, the better.
All Octorara Area Little League volunteers must complete the Little League Abuse Awareness Course, now available at LittleLeague/org/AbuseAwareness. This course, which serves as a replacement for the programs previously available, is custom to the Little League program and provides an easy learning experience for our volunteers.
To complete the free Abuse Awareness for Adults course:
- Visit LittleLeague/org/AbuseAwareness
- Scroll down and click "Abuse Awareness Training Course"
- Login to training portal OR Create account
- Login to Learner Dashboard and click "Abuse Awareness Training"
- Complete course
- Email certificate to the Safety Officer at [email protected]