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 Just finished re-taking my annual abuse/harassment/hazing training for my coaching credentials and I'm surprised that more coaches have not been reported for violating child safeguarding standards wherein all coach/minor athlete communications must include the parent/guardian, that training sessions must have advance written parental consent, that one-on-one interactions between adult participants and minor athletes must be observable and interruptible, or that adult participants cannot change or shower around minor athletes.  When I read news reports of teacher/student interactions, I see how they violate these regularly and with impunity, including that one male coach who showered in front of his minor female athletes only to get re-hired.

Safeguarding standards have not changed, but enforcement seems to only apply to those who fail to invoke the magic words: I identify as.