Module one
Make sport safe by design.
Safety is the first module of becoming a professional coach. A certification and facility accreditation standard for coaches, children, girls and women in sport, designed to be adopted statewide.
Why sport first
In sport, trust is personal, physical, and immediate.
How it works
Coaches get certified. Centres get accredited.
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Facility accreditation
Every coach earns the baseline. Every centre learns how to prevent, respond and display accountability. Neither works alone. A certified coach inside an unprepared centre still has nowhere to escalate.
For coaches
Three certifications, renewed annually.
Safety in Sport Basics
Conduct around children, boundaries, supervision, recognising red flags, responding to concerns and building a safe team culture.
Professional Hygiene & Communication
Session readiness, presentation, language that builds athletes, what never to say, parent communication and session closure.
Women & Girls Safety
No-touch-first coaching, assisting exercises safely, respectful language, changing rooms, travel and privacy, reporting and support.
Clear voice orientation
Drona AI explains the standard, the test and what the coach should expect.
Expert lecture
Olympians, women athletes, trainers and safeguarding experts carry the credibility.
Scenario stories
Realistic situations make the standard memorable and behavioural rather than theoretical.
Assessment
Six situations are narrated and answered aloud in one simple, continuous flow.
For centres & academies
Be the centre parents choose.
Accreditation covers
A response playbook for every centre.
Prevention
Displayed code of conduct, clear coach boundaries, parent-visible standards and current staff training status.
Escalation
Incident classification, who to inform, timelines, and referral pathways to police, child welfare and women’s safety channels.
Documentation
Incident log, witness notes, evidence preservation, confidentiality, child-sensitive handling and an audit trail.
Support
Immediate safety of the child or athlete, parent communication, counselling referral and victim-sensitive language.
Governance
Named safeguarding officer, annual renewal, audit readiness and management accountability.
Visibility
Front-desk certificate, QR verification, renewal status and a public trust signal parents can check.
Visible trust
Parents should see the standard the moment they walk in.
A framed certificate at the front desk turns safety from an internal policy into a public promise. The QR code resolves to a live status page, so the certificate on the wall cannot outlive the accreditation behind it.
Safety in Sport Accredited Facility
This centre has completed the Safety in Sport accreditation process. Coaches and staff have met the mandatory training and annual renewal requirements.
AX-FAC-2026-0119
Valid until 31 July 2027
Scan to verify current status.
Illustrative certificate. Accrediting body and co-branding vary by partner.
For government
A state can set the floor for everyone at once.
Axio executes the platform, curriculum, certification, accreditation workflow and analytics. The state holds the standard and the leadership credit. Karnataka is the first partnership under discussion: a statewide Safety in Sport Standard beginning with government coaches and extending to every government sport facility.
Week 1–2
Finalise approved curriculum, expert panel, branding and legal review.
Week 3–6
Produce modules, scenarios, assessment, certificates and admin protocols.
Week 7–10
Pilot with selected coaches and facility administrators across sports.
Week 11–12
Publish the completion dashboard, lessons, renewal plan and rollout proposal.
Why this works
Safety is the standard no one can argue against.
It protects children, girls and women. Parents understand it without explanation. Departments and academies reduce real risk by adopting it.
It gives serious coaches a credible path to professionalism, and it gives facilities a visible way to show preparedness rather than claim it.
And it is module one of a professional coach. Everything else Axio certifies rests on this floor.