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USEF Safe Sport Training Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
Consent is... - answer✔✔Active, informed, voluntary, and clear words or actions, not permanent
under safe sport the age of consent is... - answer✔✔18
when a power imbalance exists... - answer✔✔consent can not be given
compromised consent - answer✔✔incapacitation, coercion, force or threats, intimidation, power
imbalance
sexual abuse happens more in individual sports, not team sports. - answer✔✔myth
there is no connection between how much an athlete wears to compete and whether they are
more likely to be abused. - answer✔✔fact
women do not sexually abuse children - answer✔✔myth
a lot of child sexual abuse accusations are made up - answer✔✔myth
people who sexually abuse children make everyone around them feel uneasy - answer✔✔myth
Why do victims often fail to report sexual abuse? - answer✔✔Affection for their offender, fear
of being labeled promiscuous, fear of being labeled a homosexual if offender was the same sex,
fear of not being believed, and embarrassment
Why are coaches, volunteers, staff and officials in a good position to help prevent child sexual
abuse in their sport organizations? - answer✔✔they can closely observe athlete behavior
primal sexual abuse cannot happen between two minors (under age 18) - answer✔✔false
which of the following statements about consent is true? - answer✔✔a person who is
incapacitated cannot give consent, consent may be compromised if one person is in a position of
authority over another
child sec offenders focus their grooming on their targeted child only - answer✔✔false
after a night of drinking at a party, an athlete engages in non-consensual sexual activity with a
friend. Although both parties were impaired by alcohol this is still a case of sexual misconduct. -
answer✔✔true
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studies show that young children often falsely report abuse, probably due to over-active
imaginations - answer✔✔false
If a minor reports to you that one of their friends has told them in confidence that they were
sexually abused, you cannot make a report to law enforcement because this information is
second-hand. - answer✔✔false
Before reporting a concern about sexual abuse to law enforcement, you should be absolutely
certain that the allegation is true. - answer✔✔false
which of the following is good advice to follow who a child comes to you with a report of abuse?
- answer✔✔avoid looking shocked by what the child tells you
Only mandatory reporters (as defined by local, state or federal laws) need to know the guidelines
for reporting child sexual abuse. - answer✔✔false
which of the following situations in which sexual abuse should be reported to law enforcement -
answer✔✔a minor discloses they have been sexually abused, a minor discloses they have been
sexually abused but it was a year ago, a minor was asked to text an adult a sexually explicit
photo of themselves.
Which of the following is a reason victims often fail to report sexual abuse? - answer✔✔
Which of the following is an example of physical misconduct? - answer✔✔Throwing an object
in frustration, hitting someone with a water bottle.
Denying an athlete a water break as punishment.
Sending a concussed athlete back onto the field to play.
Sexual misconduct only includes contact behaviors, such as unwanted touching. -
answer✔✔False
Which of the following specifies which people in a sport organization are required to report
suspected child abuse to law enforcement? - answer✔✔State Law
SafeSport Code
Federal Law
The U.S. Center for SafeSport Code prohibits sexual contact between an adult and an athlete any
time there is an imbalance of power. - answer✔✔True
Which of the following statements is true? - answer✔✔Athletes who are "different" are more
vulnerable to harassment.
Harassment often includes an element of bias, like sexism or racism.
USEF Safe Sport Training Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
Consent is... - answer✔✔Active, informed, voluntary, and clear words or actions, not permanent
under safe sport the age of consent is... - answer✔✔18
when a power imbalance exists... - answer✔✔consent can not be given
compromised consent - answer✔✔incapacitation, coercion, force or threats, intimidation, power
imbalance
sexual abuse happens more in individual sports, not team sports. - answer✔✔myth
there is no connection between how much an athlete wears to compete and whether they are
more likely to be abused. - answer✔✔fact
women do not sexually abuse children - answer✔✔myth
a lot of child sexual abuse accusations are made up - answer✔✔myth
people who sexually abuse children make everyone around them feel uneasy - answer✔✔myth
Why do victims often fail to report sexual abuse? - answer✔✔Affection for their offender, fear
of being labeled promiscuous, fear of being labeled a homosexual if offender was the same sex,
fear of not being believed, and embarrassment
Why are coaches, volunteers, staff and officials in a good position to help prevent child sexual
abuse in their sport organizations? - answer✔✔they can closely observe athlete behavior
primal sexual abuse cannot happen between two minors (under age 18) - answer✔✔false
which of the following statements about consent is true? - answer✔✔a person who is
incapacitated cannot give consent, consent may be compromised if one person is in a position of
authority over another
child sec offenders focus their grooming on their targeted child only - answer✔✔false
after a night of drinking at a party, an athlete engages in non-consensual sexual activity with a
friend. Although both parties were impaired by alcohol this is still a case of sexual misconduct. -
answer✔✔true
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studies show that young children often falsely report abuse, probably due to over-active
imaginations - answer✔✔false
If a minor reports to you that one of their friends has told them in confidence that they were
sexually abused, you cannot make a report to law enforcement because this information is
second-hand. - answer✔✔false
Before reporting a concern about sexual abuse to law enforcement, you should be absolutely
certain that the allegation is true. - answer✔✔false
which of the following is good advice to follow who a child comes to you with a report of abuse?
- answer✔✔avoid looking shocked by what the child tells you
Only mandatory reporters (as defined by local, state or federal laws) need to know the guidelines
for reporting child sexual abuse. - answer✔✔false
which of the following situations in which sexual abuse should be reported to law enforcement -
answer✔✔a minor discloses they have been sexually abused, a minor discloses they have been
sexually abused but it was a year ago, a minor was asked to text an adult a sexually explicit
photo of themselves.
Which of the following is a reason victims often fail to report sexual abuse? - answer✔✔
Which of the following is an example of physical misconduct? - answer✔✔Throwing an object
in frustration, hitting someone with a water bottle.
Denying an athlete a water break as punishment.
Sending a concussed athlete back onto the field to play.
Sexual misconduct only includes contact behaviors, such as unwanted touching. -
answer✔✔False
Which of the following specifies which people in a sport organization are required to report
suspected child abuse to law enforcement? - answer✔✔State Law
SafeSport Code
Federal Law
The U.S. Center for SafeSport Code prohibits sexual contact between an adult and an athlete any
time there is an imbalance of power. - answer✔✔True
Which of the following statements is true? - answer✔✔Athletes who are "different" are more
vulnerable to harassment.
Harassment often includes an element of bias, like sexism or racism.
