Midlakes Swim &Dive League is committed to improving the development and safety of athletes and participants involved in swim, dive, and water polo. In an effort to prevent the emotional, physical, and sexual abuse of athletes, Midlakes has implemented both prevention,training and prevention policies through the SafeSport program. The goal of all trainings is to equip participants with knowledge on how to Prevent, Recognize, and Respond to abuse and misconduct and keep our league safe and fun for all participants. All athletes, coaches, parent representatives, and on-deck volunteers must take SafeSport training as part of belonging to the Midlakes Swim & Dive League. Each club has received the 2025 SafeSport Requirements document that details specific training requirements, reporting procedures, and training/reporting deadlines.

 
Coaches, Athletes, Directors, Board Members, and Parent Reps
  • must be trained before your sport’s first practice
  • coaches and athletes will not be allowed to enter the pool until their training is complete
 
How to Access the Required Training  For Kingsgate Monarchs
 
Log in to an Existing Account:
1. Go to https://safesporttrained.org/#/login and log in with your existing credentials.
 
Create a New Account:
1. If you do not already have a SafeSport training account, go to:
2. Select Enrollment Key on the landing page and enter the following key where it says “key name”: FSMIDLAKESkingsgatemonarchs (This will ensure your training is linked to Kingsgate Monarchs).
3. Fill in the required information to sign up. You will not have a Member ID #, so can ignore this. Your “Role” is explained below:
- Swimmer/Diver/Water Polo Player = Athlete
- Parent/Volunteer = Volunteer
- Coach = Instructor
- Board Member/Program Director = Staff
Enter Midlakes as the “Name of Sport or Community Organization”.
4. Once your info is entered correctly, click the light blue “Sign Up” button at the bottom of the web page. Read and accept the Terms and Conditions.
 
Access the Training:
1. From the Welcome/Dashboard page, select “Catalog” near the center of the page.
2. From the Catalog, select the appropriate training as detailed above by clicking “Enroll”. From there, you can begin the online training session.
3. ​If your athlete completes their training under the parent’s account, please let your Club know which parent and which email was used for the training. Once you and your athlete(s) have completed SafeSport training, your training certificate will be saved within the SafeSport training system. You can access it at any time to print your certificate in the future if needed.
 
Course:
Parents Guide to Misconduct in Sport (For parent on deck volunteers)
SafeSport for Youth Athletes (For all swimmers over 12)
SafeSport for Kids (For all swimmers 12 or under)
 
SafeSport Training through Another Organization:
If you or your athlete(s) have already completed SafeSport training for another sport within the U.S. Center for SafeSport system, please let your club know so we can link your training to your club.
 
Please e-mail your completion certificates to [email protected] It is fine if only one child's name is listed on the certificate, just let us know who viewed the training.
 
DUE DATE: MAY 23
 
 
Additional Important Midlakes Rules
 
  • Physical, mental, and verbal abuse of any of the participants, coaches, managers, employees, parents, and volunteers involved in our sponsored activities is not permitted.
  • Inappropriate touching of any kind is forbidden.
  • There will be more than one adult working at or overseeing every activity. If a child needs special attention (one-on-one training or an individual meeting), it will be handled with the assistance or presence of another adult.
  • Coaches/trainers should not ride alone with a child or participant in the car. Procedures will be established by each club for coaches to follow in the event a participant is stranded at an activity.
  • Photographs from behind swimming blocks or that exhibit a child climbing out of the swimming pool are not permitted (note: smartphone apps may be used for timing purposes only when photo capabilities are disabled).
  • Phones and photography are prohibited in locker‐rooms and/or bathrooms.
  • Action shots are to be a celebration of the sporting activity and not a sexualized image in a sporting context.
  • Action shots cannot be taken or retained where the photograph reveals a torn or displaced swimsuit.