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Safety / Risk Management Certification

Course Description:
The primary goal of this course is to increase safety and risk management awareness. The course has been designed for a variety of audiences - gymnastics coaches, teachers, instructors, club owners, meet directors, judges, athletes and others. The course focuses on risk management, including environmental, program and legal factors, as well as sports injury care and special gymnastics safety factors. The course addresses the two basic areas of risk in gymnastics - risk of injury, which is the primary risk, and risk of a lawsuit. Safety/Risk Management Certification helps better prepare the gymnastics professional to be more vigilant and more likely to foresee potential problems. Certification appears to reduce the incidence of catastrophic injuries and enhances professionalism.

Additional Course Information:

The Safety/Risk Management Certification course is offered as an online course and as a live course. Individuals can choose which course they prefer to take.
Safety/Risk Management Certification is required for all Professional Members, Junior Professional Members and Introductory Coach Members of USA Gymnastics.
Certification is valid for 4 years. (Notice regarding safety expiration dates: USA Gymnastics no longer aligns the safety expiration month with the month of membership expiration for professional members. Safety expiration dates are now four years from the month the course is taken. For those re-certifying prior to their expiration date, four years will be added on to their current expiration date. Safety expiration dates are always the last day of the month.)
Minimum age for Safety/Risk Management Certification is 15 years.

Online Course

Cost for the Online Course is $65 for all members - this cost is for first time certification or re-certification.
To take the online course, you must be a current Instructor, Professional, Pending Professional, Junior Professional, Pending Junior Professional, Athlete, Introductory Coach or Pending Intro Coach member. Become a member!
Individuals will have access to the online course for 30 days. The course must be completed during that time.
The online course takes approximately 4 hours to complete. There is a final exam which must be passed with 75% or better score.
Participants will receive an online certificate at the end of the course. Certification cards and certificates will also be mailed to participants within 3-4 weeks of course completion.
Online course fees are non-refundable and cannot be transferred to another individual.

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Register for the Online Safety Course
You must click the E-Learning button after entering payment information. You, or the person you are registering, will not be able to log in or take this course unless the button is clicked. Permits you to register for and begin taking the online Safety Course. You will be asked to log in with your Professional, Instructor, or Athlete Member number and a personal password. Remember, you must have a current membership to register for a safety course online. *ONLY USE THIS LINK IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY PAID FOR THE ONLINE COURSE* REGISTER • You MUST login with the user ID and password of the person who will be attending the safety course.
• Your Individual USER ID (your current 6 digit USA Gymnastics membership number) and password (initially set to your birthdate in MMDDYYYY format).
Valid credit card.

Begin Taking the Online Safety Course Permits you to begin taking the Online Safety Course after payment has been submitted. You will be asked to log in with your Professional, Instructor, or Athlete Member number and a personal password. BEGIN COURSE • You MUST login with the user ID and password of the person who had registered for this online course.
• Your Individual USER ID (your current 6 digit USA Gymnastics membership number) and password (initially set to your birthdate in MMDDYYYY format).

Continue Taking the Online Safety Course Permits you to continue taking the Online Safety Course . You will be asked to log in with your Professional, Instructor or Athlete Member number and a personal password. CONTINUE COURSE • You MUST login with the user ID and password of the person who had registered for this online course.
• Your Individual USER ID (your current 6 digit USA Gymnastics membership number) and password (initially set to your birthdate in MMDDYYYY format).

Face-to-Face Course
Face-to-face courses are conducted at USA Gymnastics National Congress and Regional Congresses as well as various locations around the country by a National Safety Instructor. To schedule a live Safety/Risk Management Certification course in your area, contact a National Instructor. Be sure to pre-register for live courses to secure a spot in the course.

Dates and events subject to change or cancellation.
The live course is 5 hours long and includes an open book exam. Exams must be passed with 75% or better score.
Pre-registered course participants will receive the certification card and certificate at the course.
Late and on-site registrants will receive a Safety Certification Course Attendance Verification form which verifies certification. These are valid for 60 days. Please keep your verification form with you to present at USA Gymnastics' sanctioned events. Official certification cards and certificates will be mailed within 4-6 weeks of course.

Registration Fees for Face-to-face Courses

Pro-member with current Safety Certification wishing to re-certify at a face-to-face course... no charge
Pro-member or Junior Pro-member with expired or new Safety Certification... $65
Instructor or Athlete member... $65
Non-member or any other USA Gymnastics memberships... $115
Late or on-site registration fee... $25 (in addition to registration fee above)

How to Register for Face-to-face Courses

The registration deadline is two weeks prior to the course for mailed and faxed registrations and one week prior for online registrations.
Registrations received after the deadline and on-site registrations will be charged an additional $25 and will not be processed prior to the course.
Late registrations are not guaranteed a book or a spot on the list.
Safety Course Registration Form (Use this form for mail and fax registrations)

Face-to-face Safety Course Schedule - Be sure to select Safety Certification in the "Certification Type" search box.

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Register for a Face-to-face Safety Course Permits you to register for a face-to-face safety course via the Internet. You will be asked to log in with your Professional, Instructor or Athlete Member number and a personal password. Remember, you must have a current membership to register for a safety course online.
2008 FACE-TO-FACE SAFETY COURSE REGISTRATION
• You MUST login with the user ID and password of the person who will be attending the safety course.
• Your Individual USER ID (your current 6 digit USA Gymnastics membership number) and password (initially set to your birthdate in MMDDYYYY format).
Valid credit card.

Safety Certification Links

List of National Safety Instructors - List of instructors certified to teach a face-to-face Safety Course. Contact a local instructor to set up a course in your area.

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Desired Action	Description...	Instructions	You Will Need...
Register for the Online Safety Course You must click the E-Learning button after entering payment information. You, or the person you are registering, will not be able to log in or take this course unless the button is clicked.	Permits you to register for and begin taking the online Safety Course. You will be asked to log in with your Professional, Instructor, or Athlete Member number and a personal password. Remember, you must have a current membership to register for a safety course online. *ONLY USE THIS LINK IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY PAID FOR THE ONLINE COURSE*	REGISTER	• You MUST login with the user ID and password of the person who will be attending the safety course. • Your Individual USER ID (your current 6 digit USA Gymnastics membership number) and password (initially set to your birthdate in MMDDYYYY format). Valid credit card.
Begin Taking the Online Safety Course	Permits you to begin taking the Online Safety Course after payment has been submitted. You will be asked to log in with your Professional, Instructor, or Athlete Member number and a personal password.	BEGIN COURSE	• You MUST login with the user ID and password of the person who had registered for this online course. • Your Individual USER ID (your current 6 digit USA Gymnastics membership number) and password (initially set to your birthdate in MMDDYYYY format).
Continue Taking the Online Safety Course	Permits you to continue taking the Online Safety Course . You will be asked to log in with your Professional, Instructor or Athlete Member number and a personal password.	CONTINUE COURSE	• You MUST login with the user ID and password of the person who had registered for this online course. • Your Individual USER ID (your current 6 digit USA Gymnastics membership number) and password (initially set to your birthdate in MMDDYYYY format).