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FGC Age Group Champs (Formerly JO’s) has some major changes for 2023-24. Please see below for specific changes and the reasoning behind them. 1. Name change from JO’s to FGC Age Group (AG) Champs. The term Junior Olympics (JO’s) is no longer permitted for use by the United States Olympic Paralympic Comittee (USOPC). This ruling was emphasized at the 2022 USA Swimming Annuall Business meeting in September. During the meeting LSCs were specifically asked to stop using the term, per the USA Swimming rule book. FGC renamed our Age Group...
October is Bullying Prevention Month With October being Bullying Prevention Month, it is the perfect time to freshen up on FREE USA Swimming Safe Sport resources. Click HERE for the October Safe Sport News Letter
Reporting can be difficult, but it is vital to providing a safe and healthy environment for our athletes. Pursuant to federal law, all adults authorized to interact with minor or amateur athletes, who learn of facts that give reason to suspect that a child had suffered an incident of abuse, including sexual abuse, must make a report of the suspected abuse to law enforcement and/or your state's designated agency within 24 hours. Read more from the monthly Safe Sport News Letter HERE
Good morning coaches, Please review the information below. 1) LCM Records have been updated. If you do not remember how to access records, please review THIS, brief PowerPoint video. 2) Your support is needed for the upcoming Championship Special Olympics meet. Please send this volunteer link to all your parents and swimmers along with this information: The 2022 Special Olympics Florida, Area 8, Championship Competition is being held Sunday, August 14, 2022 at Nova Southeastern University, Davie, FL. This is a wonderful event where over 200 swimmers with exceptionalities get...
Mandatory Reporting Reporting can be difficult, but it is vital to providing a safe and healthy environment for our athletes. Pursuant to federal law, all adults authorized to interact with minor or amateur athletes who learn of facts that give reason to suspect that a child has suffered an incident of abuse, including sexual abuse, must make a report of the suspected abuse to law enforcement and/or your state's designated agency within 24 hours. The SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movements and the USA Swimming Code of...
How to Help Athletes Have Difficult Conversations Difficult conversations are never easy. Read this months Safe Sport News Letter to help improve your athlete's ability to handle difficult conversations.
Summer season is upon us and that means more team travel. Make sure you are following the Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy (MAAPP) in all travel. Click here for the latest Safe Sport News Letter
