Safe Sport Training Unit 1 Expected Questions and Verified
Answers (2026-2027)
Question 1.
Sexual or gender-related harassment
Correct Answer: Sexual or gender-related harassment is any unwelcome sexual
advance, request for sexual favors, or other unwanted conduct of a sexual
nature, whether verbal, non-verbal, graphic, physical, or otherwise, related to
gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression when:
~submission to or rejection of such conduct is made a condition of or limits
employment or participation in sport; or ~the conduct is sufficiently severe,
persistent, or pervasive that it limits the opportunity to participate in sport.
Example:
A coach practices alone with a player repeatedly, comments on the player's
physical appearance, rubs the players back and shoulders, and asks the player
on a date. When the player rejects the date, the coach removes the player from
the starting line-up.
Question 2.
Nonconsensual Sexual Contact/Intercourse
Correct Answer: Contact behaviors of a sexual nature or sexual intercourse
without consent. Contact behaviors include: any intentional touching of a sexual
nature, however slight, with any object or body part (as described below), by a
person upon another person, including (a) kissing, (b) intentional touching of
the breasts, buttocks, groin or genitals, whether clothed or unclothed, or
intentionally touching of another with any of these body parts; and (c) making
another touch themselves or someone else with or on any of these body parts.
Sexual Intercourse includes any penetration, however slight, with any object or
body part of another's intimate areas. Example:
One player fondles another player's breast without consent.
Question 3.
Sexual Exploitation
Correct Answer: Sexual Exploitation includes observing, allowing observation of,
recording, or photographing private sexual activity or intimate parts without
consent of all parties involved, or disseminating images of the same. Sexual
Exploitation also includes engaging in prostitution, trafficking, or intentionally
exposing another to a sexually transmitted disease without that person's
knowledge.
, Question 4.
Child Sexual Abuse
Correct Answer: The U.S. Center for SafeSport utilizes the broadest possible
definition of child sexual abuse under federal or state laws. Broadly, child sexual
abuse includes the employment, use, persuasion, inducement, enticement, or
coercion of a child to engage in, or assist another person to engage in, sexually
explicit conduct or sexual exploitation of children, including child pornography.
Legal definitions vary by state or province. To find guidelines concerning your
area, visit in the U.S. or Canadian Sexual Abuse Laws by Jurisdiction in the
Resources section. Non-sexual Child Abuse is also a violation of the SafeSport
Code. Child sexual abuse will be addressed later in this section. Example:
A coach sends nude photos of himself to a 12-year-old athlete.
Question 5.
Intimate Relationship
Correct Answer: A close personal relationship (other than a familial relationship)
that exists independently and outside of the sport relationship when there is a
Power Imbalance. Whether a relationship is intimate is based on the totality of
the circumstances, including:
~Regular contact and/or interactions outside of or unrelated to the sport
relationship (electronically or in person) ~Parties' emotional connectedness
~Exchange of gifts ~Ongoing physical or intimate contact and/or sexual conduct
~Identity as a couple ~Sharing of sensitive personal information, and/or
intimate knowledge about each other's lives outside the sport relationship It is
considered a serious breach the SafeSport Code for a coach (or someone in a
similar position) to initiate or acquiesce to an intimate or sexual relationship
with an athlete who is being instructed by that coach or whose performance is
being supervised or evaluated by that coach. Example:
A 30 year-old soccer coach dating her 18-year-old athlete.
Question 6.
Exposure to sexual imagery or private areas
Correct Answer: An adult exposing a minor to sexual imagery. Also, an adult
intentionally exposing breasts, buttocks, groin, or genitals (or induces another
to do so) to a minor or another adult where there is a power imbalance exists.
Answers (2026-2027)
Question 1.
Sexual or gender-related harassment
Correct Answer: Sexual or gender-related harassment is any unwelcome sexual
advance, request for sexual favors, or other unwanted conduct of a sexual
nature, whether verbal, non-verbal, graphic, physical, or otherwise, related to
gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression when:
~submission to or rejection of such conduct is made a condition of or limits
employment or participation in sport; or ~the conduct is sufficiently severe,
persistent, or pervasive that it limits the opportunity to participate in sport.
Example:
A coach practices alone with a player repeatedly, comments on the player's
physical appearance, rubs the players back and shoulders, and asks the player
on a date. When the player rejects the date, the coach removes the player from
the starting line-up.
Question 2.
Nonconsensual Sexual Contact/Intercourse
Correct Answer: Contact behaviors of a sexual nature or sexual intercourse
without consent. Contact behaviors include: any intentional touching of a sexual
nature, however slight, with any object or body part (as described below), by a
person upon another person, including (a) kissing, (b) intentional touching of
the breasts, buttocks, groin or genitals, whether clothed or unclothed, or
intentionally touching of another with any of these body parts; and (c) making
another touch themselves or someone else with or on any of these body parts.
Sexual Intercourse includes any penetration, however slight, with any object or
body part of another's intimate areas. Example:
One player fondles another player's breast without consent.
Question 3.
Sexual Exploitation
Correct Answer: Sexual Exploitation includes observing, allowing observation of,
recording, or photographing private sexual activity or intimate parts without
consent of all parties involved, or disseminating images of the same. Sexual
Exploitation also includes engaging in prostitution, trafficking, or intentionally
exposing another to a sexually transmitted disease without that person's
knowledge.
, Question 4.
Child Sexual Abuse
Correct Answer: The U.S. Center for SafeSport utilizes the broadest possible
definition of child sexual abuse under federal or state laws. Broadly, child sexual
abuse includes the employment, use, persuasion, inducement, enticement, or
coercion of a child to engage in, or assist another person to engage in, sexually
explicit conduct or sexual exploitation of children, including child pornography.
Legal definitions vary by state or province. To find guidelines concerning your
area, visit in the U.S. or Canadian Sexual Abuse Laws by Jurisdiction in the
Resources section. Non-sexual Child Abuse is also a violation of the SafeSport
Code. Child sexual abuse will be addressed later in this section. Example:
A coach sends nude photos of himself to a 12-year-old athlete.
Question 5.
Intimate Relationship
Correct Answer: A close personal relationship (other than a familial relationship)
that exists independently and outside of the sport relationship when there is a
Power Imbalance. Whether a relationship is intimate is based on the totality of
the circumstances, including:
~Regular contact and/or interactions outside of or unrelated to the sport
relationship (electronically or in person) ~Parties' emotional connectedness
~Exchange of gifts ~Ongoing physical or intimate contact and/or sexual conduct
~Identity as a couple ~Sharing of sensitive personal information, and/or
intimate knowledge about each other's lives outside the sport relationship It is
considered a serious breach the SafeSport Code for a coach (or someone in a
similar position) to initiate or acquiesce to an intimate or sexual relationship
with an athlete who is being instructed by that coach or whose performance is
being supervised or evaluated by that coach. Example:
A 30 year-old soccer coach dating her 18-year-old athlete.
Question 6.
Exposure to sexual imagery or private areas
Correct Answer: An adult exposing a minor to sexual imagery. Also, an adult
intentionally exposing breasts, buttocks, groin, or genitals (or induces another
to do so) to a minor or another adult where there is a power imbalance exists.
