Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport campaign

Play your part

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Bring out the best in your child

The part you play in your child’s sport can have a big impact on how your child feels about sport and physical activities.

We want to make it easier for you to talk to your child about what support means to them and how you can help to bring out their best.

Whether your child’s goal is to achieve a winning score, a personal best, be a good teammate or to simply enjoy their sport, your positive support can help them achieve their goals.

How to play your part

Listen to your child – do they play sport for fun, for friendship or because they enjoy the competition? And how do they want you to support them? Some children love loud cheers of encouragement, while others prefer a quieter show of support like a hand signal or a smile.
Keep sport fun – make children feel good by praising effort and progress as well as performance. Help them cope with difficult situations like team selections and competitions with encouragement and constructive feedback.
Respect everyone – show what great sportsmanship looks like by cheering on the whole team, and respecting the coach and officials (even if you disagree with their decisions).
See something, say something - are adults shouting insults, criticising mistakes or challenging official decisions? Raise any issues with your club’s welfare officer or match day official.

What you do and what you say will make a difference to how your child feels, but it also makes a difference to how safe they are in their sport.

See something, say something

If you understand what your child needs to be their best, you will find it easier to spot when others are doing things that could be potentially harmful.

For example, are adults shouting from the sidelines? Are they criticising mistakes? Are they focusing on a child’s weight? Do they challenge official decisions? Do they disrespect others? Are they pushing competitions when the child is too young?

If you see something, say something. Your club or activity organisation should have a welfare officer and you can raise anything you see or hear with them.

And if you are worried about anything that may cause harm to your child’s wellbeing, you can always contact the NSPCC Helpline 0808 800 5000 or email help@nspcc.org.uk

Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport - for parents

Keeping Your Child safe in Sport is a year-round campaign, with a key focus week that runs in early October every year.

History of the campaign

We started our Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport campaign in October 2016 (then known as Parents in Sport Week). Over the years we have had a number of different key messages, but at its heart the campaign is always about how parents and carers can support their children in sport and keep them safe.

2025 - Play Your Part and bring out the best in your child by being the best supporter
2024 - Build a safer sporting community - Be part of a Team Huddle
2023 - Be their biggest fan - 'My No. 1 Fan'
2022 - Helping parents understand their role in safeguarding their child in sport

Welsh language videos

Chwarae eich rhan

Lawrlwytho cardiau cwestiynau

Sut i helpu eich plentyn i ddisgleirio

Cynhelir ein hymgyrch flynyddol Cadw eich Plentyn yn Ddiogel mewn Chwaraeon rhwng 6 a 12 Hydref 2025.

Gall y rhan rydych chi’n ei chwarae yn chwaraeon eich plentyn gael effaith fawr ar sut mae eich plentyn yn teimlo ynglŷn â chwaraeon a gweithgareddau corfforol.

Mae arnom eisiau ei gwneud hi’n haws i chi siarad â’ch plentyn ynglŷn â beth mae cefnogaeth yn ei olygu iddo a sut y gallwch chi ei helpu i ddisgleirio.

Beth bynnag yw nod eich plentyn – cael sgôr sy’n ennill, cael ei amser personol gorau, bod yn aelod da o dîm neu ddim ond mwynhau ei chwaraeon – gall eich cefnogaeth gadarnhaol ei helpu i gyflawni ei nodau.

Sut i chwarae eich rhan

Gwrando ar eich plentyn – a yw eich plentyn yn cymryd rhan mewn chwaraeon i gael hwyl, oherwydd y cyfeillgarwch neu oherwydd ei fod yn mwynhau’r gystadleuaeth? A sut mae arno eisiau i chi ei gefnogi? Mae rhai plant wrth eu bodd yn clywed cefnogwyr yn gweiddi anogaeth, tra mae’n well gan eraill weld cefnogaeth dawel, fel arwydd llaw neu wên.
Cadw chwaraeon yn hwyl – gwnewch i blant deimlo’n dda drwy ganmol ymdrech a chynnydd yn ogystal â pherfformiad. Helpwch nhw i ymdopi â sefyllfaoedd anodd fel dewis tîm a chystadlaethau ag anogaeth ac adborth adeiladol.
Parchu pawb – dangoswch sut mae ymddygiad cwrtais mewn chwaraeon yn edrych drwy gymeradwyo’r tîm cyfan, a pharchu’r hyfforddwr a’r swyddogion (hyd yn oed os nad ydych yn cytuno â’u penderfyniadau).
Gweld rhywbeth, dweud rhywbeth – a yw rhieni neu hyfforddwyr yn gweiddi pethau sarhaus, yn beirniadu camgymeriadau neu’n herio penderfyniadau swyddogion? Cyfeiriwch unrhyw broblemau at swyddog lles eich clwb neu’r swyddog ar ddiwrnod y gêm
Bydd beth rydych chi’n ei wneud a beth rydych chi’n ei ddweud yn gwneud gwahaniaeth i’r ffordd mae eich plentyn yn teimlo, ond mae hefyd yn gwneud gwahaniaeth o ran pa mor ddiogel yw eich plentyn yn ei gamp.

Gweld rhywbeth, dweud rhywbeth

Os ydych chi’n deall beth mae ar eich plentyn ei angen er mwyn gallu disgleirio, bydd yn haws i chi sylwi pan fydd pobl eraill yn gwneud pethau a allai fod yn niweidiol i’ch plentyn chi neu unrhyw blentyn arall.

Er enghraifft, a yw rhieni neu hyfforddwyr yn gweiddi pethau sarhaus o’r ochrau? Ydyn nhw’n beirniadu camgymeriadau? Ydyn nhw’n canolbwyntio ar bwysau plentyn? Ydyn nhw’n herio penderfyniadau’r swyddogion? Ydyn nhw’n amharchus tuag at rieni eraill? Ydyn nhw’n gwthio cystadlaethau pan mae’r plentyn yn rhy ifanc?

Os ydych yn gweld rhywbeth, mae angen dweud rhywbeth. Dylai eich clwb neu sefydliad gweithgareddau fod â swyddog lles a gallwch gyfeirio unrhyw beth rydych yn ei weld i’w sylw ef/hi.

Ac os ydych chi’n poeni am unrhyw beth a allai amharu ar les eich plentyn, gallwch bob amser gysylltu â Llinell Gymorth yr NSPCC ar 0808 800 5000 neu anfon ebost at help@nspcc.org.uk

Edrychwch ar ein Hwb Rhieni i weld rhagor o wybodaeth, fideos ac e-ddysgu i’ch helpu yn eich rôl fel rhiant chwaraeon.

Watch the experts

Advice from young people - how parents can play their part in sport

Hear from Fionn as he chats with Chesley from the NSPCC. They talk about the things that matter when supporting children and young people in sport and physical activity. He includes tips and advice for parents and carers on talking to their child, listening, having fun and finding balance.

Advice for parents - why you matter in your child's sport

Hear from Professor Camilla Knight, Director of Impact at Greenhouse Sports, as she explains why parents and carers matter so much in a child's experience of sport and physical activity.

She gives advice, hints and tips on what you can do to offer your child support - all based on more than 20 years of study and research into parental involvement in youth sport.

Explore our Parents' Hub for more information, videos and elearning to help you in your role as a sport parent.

Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport – for parents