Former senior, youth and extended U.S. national team players have signed a letter being sent to Congress with concerns around the U.S. Center for SafeSport. Congress created SafeSport in 2017 following reports concerning USA Gymnastics and Larry Nassar.
Administrative closure — The athletes say they believe administrative closure, or the closing of a case with no ruling in favor of either party, happens “too often.”
Exclusive jurisdiction — Per the letter, when SafeSport does administratively close a case, it cannot be re-evaluated or re-investigated by U.S. Soccer or any other outside body. The athletes said they want U.S. Soccer to be able to “investigate reports of abuse.” Appeals process — SafeSport’s decisions can be appealed by the accused party when the organization does make a ruling, starting an arbitration process the athletes said “can be damaging and retraumatizing for victims of abuse who have already participated in the process and shared their stories in full, only to have to do it all over again.” The athletes suggest an appeal “should not automatically result in arbitration.
In Wednesday’s letter, the athletes wrote that they “want to take a lead” in working with Congress and individual sports’ national governing bodies “in order to create a safe and supportive environment that allows soccer players — and all other athletes in the Olympic movement — to thrive both on and off the field.”
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