NEW STUDENT-ATHLETES

Hillsborough High School Rowing Club requires student-athletes under 18 to complete a free, online SafeSport course. This course will take approximately 20 minutes. New student-athletes are to complete the SafeSport training by the end of the two week trial period.

  1. Before starting, please make sure you have purchased the USRowing Basic Membership. You need to have your USRowing Membership number in order to complete registration. Please visit this page for instructions and link to USRowing Membership.
  2. Please follow this link to start the registration process: https://safesporttrained.org/
  3. When registering, select Enrollment Key on the landing page and enter the following key: NGBUSR-RFKt8f
  4. Please have your student-athlete create an account (please list your organization/club as ‘Hillsborough High School Rowing Club’ at the bottom of registration).
  5. Student-athletes will include their MembershipID, which is your USRowing member number (you would have received this when completing the USRowing Membership and waiver).
  6. Once registered, you can access “Catalog” on the SafeSport Trained homepage, and you will see options for available courses. Your student-athlete will need to complete “SafeSport for Youth Athletes”.
  7. Student-athletes will select SafeSport for Youth Athletes course to “Enroll” from the list of options. Your student-athlete may then “Start” the course. The high school course focuses on bullying and hazing prevention, supporting friends who have experienced abuse or inappropriate conduct, and resources for reporting abuse or misconduct. This course will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
  8. Once the course is completed, you will receive a PDF certificate of completion, which shows the athletes name and date of course completion. Please forward the certificate or screenshot of the certificate to hhsrowingclub@gmail.com.

Please note: Completing a SafeSport course is required each year. Upon a student-athletes 18th birthday, there is an additional required SafeSport training to be completed in order to compete in regattas and also a requirement to participate on the team. Per USRowing 2023 SafeSport Policy, any member of USRowing who is a Relevant Adult Participant is required to complete the 90-minute SafeSport Trained course or one of it’s refreshers as applicable. 18 year old Student-Athletes will need to complete the 90-minute SafeSport Trained course to be compliant. For more information, check out the USRowing website. (edited 2/21/23).