Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport is our national campaign aimed at getting parents involved in their child's sporting life. Each October, we run a focus week to raise awareness of parents' critical role in safeguarding their children in sport.
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.
The correct safeguarding training for you will depend upon your role within sport, as well as your existing safeguarding experience and knowledge. These pages cover what you need to know to choose the right training.
Throughout the career of an elite young athlete, parents who are positively involved play a key role in their health and wellbeing as well as their overall success.
Photography by parents and spectators at events
Most spectators – especially competitors’ family and friends – will want to take photos or videos at sports events.
The NSPCC helpline is a free service available to adults to seek advice or report safeguarding concerns. The service is open to all adults, including parents and professionals.
Starting and maintaining the life of a performance or pathway athlete can be exciting and daunting as it takes time to adjust and balance training and all the other things in one's life.
A young athlete on the talent pathway will undoubtedly experience change and challenges, which may make them feel under pressure at times – the pressure to succeed, to be selected and to meet their own expectations as well as the expectations of those around them.
Further and refresher safeguarding training
Training courses will need to be followed up with refresher courses – typically every 3 years or when there is a significant change in legislation or guidance.