Child abuse occurs in sports as well. We may be shocked, horrified, and embarrassed, but it occurs. When we consider the possibility of unsupervised contact with young children, it is perhaps unsurprising, but it is a betrayal of trust that can be devastating and long-lasting. Children who participate in sports are vulnerable to both physical and emotional abuse. Sport Maltreatment: Sport provides numerous physical, psychological, and social benefits to the child athlete. Because sport is a highly child-populated domain, it is critical to implement child-protection measures to reduce the possibility of child maltreatment in sport. Concern for the protection of children in sport has a history as old as modern sport itself; however, concern for children's experiences of relational forms of abuse and neglect in this domain has only recently emerged. As a result, the purpose of this article is to review current developments in sport in terms of child-protection policy, education, and research. The authors believe that an athlete-centered philosophy of sport is perhaps the best way to address child safety in sports. The philosophy of an athlete-centered sport model is described, and recommendations for future implementation of child-protection measures are made through the integration of an athlete-centered approach to sport.