PSA Grievance Process

As of May 24, 2021, the PSA Board of Governors approved the decision to stop accepting grievance applications and discontinue the grievance process. Any outstanding duly filed grievance which has been accepted will proceed forward under the current PSA Grievance rules. The PSA Board will be amending its Bylaws to reflect this change.

The PSA began the grievance process 50 years ago to fill a need to resolve disputes between coaches by individuals who understood the skating industry. Today, a party may file a grievance with U.S. Figure Skating, ISU, another member federation, and the U.S. Center for SafeSport. Each entity has their own rules, procedures, burden of proof, and legal resources.

The PSA’s grievance rules requires that only evidence submitted by the parties be reviewed. Other organizations, particularly U.S. Figure Skating and the U.S. Center for SafeSport, conduct their own independent investigations into the allegations with professional expertise. PSA does not have the infrastructure or bandwidth to conduct its own investigations. This will allow PSA to focus on its core mission of education, accreditation, and training quality coaches around the world.

PSA currently recognizes disciplinary actions of other member organizations and will continue to do so in the future. Notice of the PSA PSA Board of Governor’s decision was first announced during the General Assembly of the 2021 PSA Summit. The ethics page of the PSA website has been temporarily disabled and is under revision due to this change. Updated information and a revamped ethics page are coming soon!

Notice of the PSA PSA Board of Governor’s decision was first announced during the General Assembly of the 2021 PSA Summit. The ethics page of the PSA website has been temporarily disabled and is under revision due to this change. Updated information and a revamped ethics page are coming soon!