The role of parents in youth sport
The role that parents and carers play in their child’s sporting life is vital in helping them to thrive and to achieve their full sporting potential, whilst feeling safe and supported.
This webinar looks at what Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are, the effects this has on the developing brain and how sport can help overcome toxic stress.
What are safeguarding procedures?
Safeguarding procedures outline how you will protect children and young people and what practical safeguarding measures will be put in place to do so.
Social media best practice
There are several ways in which sports organisations and activity providers can reduce the risk of harm to children and young people whilst using social media platforms to communicate.
To select the right people for your sports club, activity or organisation, it’s essential to produce an application pack and any supporting information about your organisation.
Sport England - Uniting the Movement. A 10-year strategy, launched in 2021 with a vision to transform lives and communities through sport and physical activity.
Tuesday 5 July was a very exciting day for CPSU team member, Carole Billington-Wood, who helped carry the Queen’s Baton as part of the relay for the Commonwealth Games.
Safeguarding standards provide a benchmark to help those involved in sport to make informed decisions, promote good practice, raise lower-level concerns and help to create a safe sporting environment for everyone.
This report, published in April 2017, followed a review of the Duty of Care that sport has towards participants. The review was led by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.
This research article defines overuse injuries and overtraining syndrome. It looks at how prevalent they are in sport and how to reduce the risks for young athletes.
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.