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The impact of social media use on young athletes' body image

In this podcast episode, we talk to Swim England about the impact that social media can have on young people's body image and what changes sport can make to ensure that their wellbeing is supported online.

Positive sports parents – supporting talented young athletes

This video for parents looks at how they can prepare and support talented young athletes to achieve to the best of their ability.

Keegan Hirst – Interview with the first openly gay rugby league player

We interview Keegan Hirst about his experiences of being involved in sport and the reactions of others when he came out as gay. Keegan provides advice and guidance for other young people in sport.

Anti-bullying activities for sport

These activities are designed to help young people in your sports club understand the negative implications of bullying.

Loneliness and mental health in sport

This webinar looks at how loneliness can be both a sign and symptom of mental ill health in children and young people, and what sports clubs and organisations can do to tackle loneliness.

Recruiting chaperones

This guidance highlights what you need to consider when recruiting chaperones to provide care for children and young people at training, events and competitions.

The evolution of parental involvement in sport

As part of the NSPCC How Safe 2022 conference, CPSU consultant Jude Toasland led a session looking at how parental involvement in sport has changed over the years.

Positive sports parents – videos for parents

These short clips for parents look at how they can help young people play and achieve to the best of their ability.

Overnight trips and international travel

This briefing discusses the additional considerations that you should plan for when going on overnight trips or travelling internationally with children and young people in your sports organisation

WhatsApp go-to guide for sports

This WhatsApp guide provides helpful safeguarding information for sports who are thinking of using or, already using the app to communicate with children and young people.

Online safety for sport

In this podcast, we explore the how sports organisations can keep children and young people safe whilst participating in virtual sport and physical activity.

Learning from lived experience of childhood sexual abuse

In this podcast, we talk with former swimmer Karen Leach about her experience of childhood sexual abuse and what we can learn from it to keep children safe in sport.

Creating safer cultures in sport – Learning from lived experience

In this podcast, we talk with former professional footballer Paul Stewart about the impact that childhood abuse has had on him and how to create a safer culture in sport.

Safe sport events, activities and competitions

This resource will help you to meet the safeguarding responsibilities for your event and to promote the wellbeing of all the young participants, volunteers and officials.

Event safeguarding checklist

A planning checklist for sports organisations to ensure they meet all their safeguarding requirements when running events and activities for children and young people.

Away day trips

This briefing highlights things that should be considered when taking children and young people away on trips – such as travel, ratios and insurance.

Example risk assessment for people under investigation or with DBS content

An example of a safeguarding risk assessment procedure from Basketball England.

ADHD, Autism and taking part in sport

This webinar looks at what sports can do to support young people with ADHD and Autism.

Managing challenging behaviour

This briefing provides practical guidelines for managing challenging behaviour from children and young people in sports activities.

Young athletes' perceptions on promoting positive parental behaviour in sport

In order to address a gap in the research into promoting positive parental behaviours in youth sport, Brunel University has interviewed a group of young athletes about their perceptions of the subject.