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Information for Skaters and Parents

See also Information for Coaches

You and Your Coach - a questionnaire for figure skaters
You and Your Child's Coach - a questionnaire for parents of skaters
What are Abuse and Harassment? - information for athletes
What Parents Can Do About Harassment and Abuse in Sport - from the Canadian Association for Advancement of Women in Sport
Young Skaters at Risk - a series of articles on understanding sexual misconduct in sports, with an emphasis on figure skating
Sexual Abuse Cases in Figure Skating - details of prosecuted cases
Abusive Skating Partners: One Skater's Personal View - a figure skater talks about her experiences
Sexual Harassment Survey - for skaters, parents, and skating professionals
Parent Survey - results of an informal web survey a variety of issues including expenses; communication with coaches, other parents and skating organizations; and abuse reporting procedures.
Athletes Confronting Sexual Abuse - quotes from athletes on their personal experiences with abuse by coaches
Views of Sexual Abuse in Sports - statistics
The Sheldon Kennedy/Graham James Case - a male athlete's experience
(in Canadian youth hockey)
More quotes from Kennedy on his experiences
Survivors of Educator Sexual Abuse and Misconduct Emerge (SESAME) - a site focusing on sexual abuse by teachers; of interest to those dealing with abuse by coaches
Understanding Sexual Harassment and the Abuse of Power in Athletic Settings - from Michigan State University's Institute for the Study of Youth Sports

Information for Coaches

"I have come to a frightening conclusion: I am the decisive element in the gym, on the field, or in the pool. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. As a coach, I possess tremendous power to make an athlete's life miserable or joyous. I can be the tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal.

In all situations it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated, and an athlete humanized or dehumanized."
--Dr. Tom Crawford, 1993 USOC Coaching Symposium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Silent Edge's Coach Survey results are available
Sexual Harassment Survey - for coaches, skaters, parents, and other skating professionals
Accused of Sexual Abuse - one figure skating coach's experience
Skaters and Coaches: One Skater's Personal View - a figure skater on her personal experience with coaches
Sexual Abuse of Athletes by their Coaches - radio transcript
Sexual abuse by coaches - a commentary by Richard C. Crepeau
Establishing Boundaries - an excerpt from Power and Ethics in Coaching, from the Coaching Association of Canada
What Coaches Should Know - from the Harassment in Sport website
USOC Coaching Code of Ethics