The National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS) recently created the first bullying awareness and prevention training program specifically for youth sports participants. The free training helps coaches and parents prevent, identify, and respond to bullying. Over 2,000 youth coaches and parents have already completed the training. NAYS emphasizes the importance of bullying prevention in youth sports by citing data that children's experiences with bullying increase when participating in recreational sports, and hopes the training will help ensure a safe and fun environment for youth sports participants.

2.  Eric Schimpf, an experienced leader with
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director of Merrill Lynch’s Global Corporate
& Institutional Advisory Services group. In his
free time, Eric Schimpf enjoys staying active
and coaching his children’s sports teams.
The National Alliance for Youth Sports
(NAYS) recently released the first training
program for bullying awareness and
prevention targeted specifically at youth
sports participants.

3.  Created in honor of National Bullying
Prevention Month, the training is free for
those involved in youth sports, and helps
coaches and parents prevent, identify,
and respond to bullying. NAYS reports
that more than 2,000 youth coaches and
parents have already completed the
training.

4.  To emphasize the importance of bullying
prevention in youth sports, NAYS cites data
from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention that estimates children’s
experience with bullying increases when
they engage in recreational sports. The
organization hopes that improved anti-bullying
education and proactive
prevention measures will help ensure that
youth sports participants enjoy a safe and
fun sports environment.