Who Must Be Trained

The follow matrix is a list of those individuals who are required to obtain SafeSport Trained Core. If you have questions, please email usawrestlingsafesport@usawrestling.org.

Adult Participant Type	Regular Contact with a Minor	Authority Over a Minor	SafeSport Trained Core
USA Wrestling Program Staff		X	Yes
USA Wrestling Program Board Members		X	Yes
USA Wrestling Coaches	X	X	Yes
USA Wrestling Adult Athlete Members (all athletes that will turn 18 years old within a membership year and older) - regardless of Regular Contact or Authority			Yes
Other USA Wrestling Adult Members (all members that will turn 18 years old within a membership year and older) - regardless of Regular Contact or Authority			Yes
USA Wrestling Team Leaders		X	Yes
USA Wrestling Program Volunteers if Regular Contact and/or Authority*	X	X	Yes
USA Wrestling Program Volunteers if no Regular Contact or Authority			Center Volunteer Course or SafeSport Core Training RECOMMENDED
USA Wrestling Medical**	X		Yes
Credentialed Media - regardless of Regular Contact and/or Authority			Yes
Contractors/Vendors that have Regular Contact and/or Authority	X	X	Yes

*Each event may have a different assortment of event volunteers. That written, the following event volunteers will be deemed to have Regular Contact with and Authority over minors: director of event, lead event coordinator, venue/operations director, director of security, media director, locker room monitors, director of escorts and Minor Athlete escorts, bus drivers, and as such, must complete SafeSport Core Training.

**Medical includes the following: athletic trainers, masseur, chiropractors, dieticians, mental health care professionals, and medical doctors. The Center’s Health Professionals Course may substitute for the SafeSport Core Training.