DALLAS, March 25, 2021 – USA Cheer and Player’s Health are excited to announce a new partnership together. Player’s Health is a risk management and insurance services firm specializing in youth sports organizations and will manage USA Cheer’s athlete safety program with PH Protect.
PH Protect is an application for organizations to manage real-time incident reports and ensure their abuse reporting, incident protocols, and policies are being followed. Athletes, coaches, guardians, and volunteers can use PH Protect as a secure and private way to report abuse, allowing the organization to track everything in a centralized and reliable place. With this application, USA Cheer administrators will have a simple look at the organization’s safety status. In addition, Player’s Health also manages all documents and records on behalf of USA Cheer, ensuring all incidents and abuse reports are handled properly and timely, followed by investigations where necessary.
“We couldn’t be more excited to partner with USA Cheer,” said Player’s Health Founder and CEO, Tyrre Burks. “We’re proud of our abuse prevention and reporting tool and believe a caring and passionate organization like USA Cheer will be great in providing such an important piece of technology to so many young athletes.”
“Athlete protection is our highest priority and we are committed to providing the resources necessary to keep kids safe,” said USA Cheer Executive Director Lauri Harris. “Coupled with our existing safe sport education and policies, PH Protect will further strengthen our athlete protection programs, and help our organization continue to provide a healthy environment for our athletes and all those we serve.”
The mission of Player’s Health is to create the safest environment for athletes to participate in the sports they love. USA Cheer is proud to partner with Player’s Health which continues our joint mission for the care, support, and safety of all athletes.
About Player’s Health
Player’s Health provides digital risk management services and reporting tools to sports organizations to comply with the changing athletic environment and responsibilities. Working towards establishing the safest environment for athletes, Player’s Health views the health and safety of athletes as a priority in today’s sports landscape. This requires creating and maintaining products that provide a circle of care for safety, trust, accountability, and accessibility for athletes. In doing so, Player’s Health is a company where the mission drives the business and creates an environment where fun and peace of mind lives in sports. For more information, visit www.playershealth.com.
About USA Cheer
The USA Federation for Sport Cheering is a not-for-profit organization and is the national governing body for all disciplines of cheerleading. USA Cheer exists to serve the entire cheer community, including club cheering (All Star), traditional school based cheer programs and the new sport of STUNT. USA Cheer has three primary objectives: help grow and develop interest and participation in cheer throughout the United States; promote safety and safety education for cheer in the United States; and represent the United States of America in international cheer competitions. For more information, visit usacheer.org