Respect in Sport - Parent Program

The Respect In Sport - Parent module is mandatory for all families who register their children with our Club.   Parents/Guardians will be asked for their certification number at the time of the club's online registration.  Once certification is complete, it is not necessary to repeat.

The certification takes approx. 1 hour to complete.  The program is an  online module for parents/guardians, reinforcing their role in their child’s activities, encouraging positive sport behaviours and providing insight into the various roles other individuals play, such as coaches and officials. This program empowers parents to ensure the safety of their children, encourage positive and effective communication and to enhance a child's overall enjoyment of soccer.

The online course costs $12.00 and is transferable to other sports involved in Respect in Sport. Only one parent/guardian per family is required to attain the certification (if a family has more than one child participating, that parent can use their certification for each child).

Parents with players in U19 & older are not required to take Respect in Sport as these are considered Adult Leagues.

Durham Region Soccer Association has made the Respect in Sport - Parent program mandatory for one parent or guardian to complete the program. 

Question:  I already took the Parent Program through hockey. Do I have to take it again?

Answer:  No. You can port your hockey parent certification over to the soccer parent program database. Porting instructions are very simple, and can be completed in a couple of minutes. There is no cost to port your certification data over to soccer.

• You may port your certification to another Association or Sport, so long as it is the same program.
• To port an existing certification and user to Ontario Soccer's Respect in Sport Parent Program:  
  • you need your exact certification number and click this link:   https://osaparent.respectgroupinc.com/secure/
  • Click on "Register a New User" at the top of the registration page, enter the exact certification number click the "Check" button.  If the certification number is found in the system, elements of your profile will be transferred to the new system. Complete the registration page including Child Management (very important) and select "Submit"

Question:  I have taken the Respect in Soccer program - Activity Leader (Coach). Do I still have to take the Parent program if I have a child playing soccer?

Answer:  Respect in Sport - Activity Leader (Coach), may not be ported to the Respect in Sport - Parent program, as it is a different program, with different content.

Question:  What if I don't have my exact certification number?

Answer:  Click on this link https://validation.respectgroupinc.com/ and enter your user information to retrieve your number.