BULLYING
Bullying is the use of threat, force, or coersion to abuse, intimidate, or aggressively dominate others. The behavior is often repeated over time. One essential prerequisite is the perception, by the bully or by others, of an imbalance of social or physical power, which distinguishes bullying from conflict. Bullying is any action directed toward any athlete that, to a reasonably objective person, has the effect of:
- Causing physical or emotional harm to the other athlete or damage to the other athlete's property.
- Placing the other athlete in reasonable fear of harm to himself/herself or of damage to his/her property.
- Creating a hostile environment for the other athlete at any U.S. All Star Federation activity.
- Infringing on the rights of the other athlete at any U.S. All Star Federation activity.
- Materially and substantially disrupting the training process (practices, workouts, etc.).
As a cheer family, we strictly prohibit bullying and take each individual case seriously. Any athlete who feels that he/she has been a victim of bullying is asked to do one or more of the following things:
- Talk to your parents.
- Talk to your team mom, coach, gym manager, gym owner, or other designated individual.
- Write a letter or email to the coach, gym manager, gym owner, or other designated individual.
There is no express time limit for initiating a complaint, but every effort should be made to bring the complaint to the attention of the appropriate team leader as soon as possible, so we can address the situation as quickly as possible.
We can sum it up best with the fact that we expect all of our athletes to be kind, considerate, and compassionate to each other.
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION POLICY
Per the new USASF guidelines, all electronic communication between a coach and athlete must be for the purpose of communicating information about team activities. Coaches, athletes, and all team personnel must follow common sense guidelines regarding the volume and time of day of any allowed electronic communication. If the athlete is under the age of 18, any email, text, social media, or similar communication must also copy or include the athlete's parent/guardian.
All minor athletes will not be allowed to "friend" or "follow" a personal social media site or similar online community of any adult affiliated with our program. Adults may not "private" or "instant" message minors affiliated with our program. Additionally, it is recommended that adults make their pages "private" to restrict athlete access.
Each team will have a closed group on the official Clarksville Cheer Extreme social media platforms to allow information to be disseminated to parents and minors. Owners, coaches, team parents, and participants may use email and text messaging to communicate. All email and text message content between coaches/team parents and athletes must be non-personal in nature and be for the purpose of communicating information about team activities.
To view the official USASF policy, please click HERE
Panther Pride Cheerleading
We believe that the safety and welfare of all of our athletes is the most important part of our program. Due to this, we have adopted clear policies, in accordance with USASF guidelines, to help proactively protect the athletes of our industry.
On February 12, 2018, the "Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act" was signed into law. Part of this law requires that we provide resources for our parents to educate themselves on different signs and indicators of sexual abuse and bullying.
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