According the just-released results of the 2025 National Coaches Survey, conducted by the U.S. Center for SafeSport, 46% of youth sports coaches say they’ve been verbally harassed, and more than half of those say the mistreatment most often comes from parents, not athletes or officials. Women coaches, coaches with disabilities, and coaches from racial or sexual minority groups reported higher rates of mistreatment and discrimination. Safety Policies Do Exist, But Parents Can Undermine ThemIn the survey, most coaches said they feel confident recognizing abuse and misconduct. Parents don’t go through the training. Many also reported parents misusing or bending rules to benefit their own child.