# SafeSport Will Now Alert Schools, Clubs if Coaches Sanctioned for Abuse Continue to Work With Kids

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/safesport-will-now-alert-schools-clubs-if-coaches-sanctioned-for-abuse-continue-to-work-with-kids/
- Published: 2026-11-05T10:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T10:27:24+00:00
- Original publisher: ProPublica (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.propublica.org/article/safesport-child-abuse-notification-system-impact
- Topics: Geopolitics, Politics

## Key points

- SafeSport will notify organisations about sanctioned coaches still working with children.
- Many schools and independent leagues are outside its authority.
- The change follows reporting that exposed gaps in enforcement.

## Summary

The U.S. Center for SafeSport is introducing measures to alert schools and other organisations when coaches on its abuse and misconduct sanctions list are still working with children. The move follows reporting by ProPublica and The Washington Post that found sanctioned coaches could continue coaching outside the sports bodies SafeSport oversees, leaving families and local organisations unaware of the bans.

SafeSport says it will encourage people to identify and report banned coaches, and send form letters to organisations when it learns a coach is still working with children. Its authority does not cover many schools, colleges or independent leagues, which are not required to follow its sanctions. The reporting highlighted volleyball coach Ryan Richardson, banned by USA Volleyball in 2024 after SafeSport found sexual misconduct with a minor, who continued coaching through a club led by former assistant Gavin Rudder; SafeSport later added Rudder to its database with restrictions on unsupervised coaching.

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