Mental Health Charter for Sport and Recreation
The charter aims to influence the sports sector to support athletes' mental wellbeing and change the stigma around mental health.
Negotiating the post-game conversation
Competitions can be emotional for children, parents and coaches, so ensuring that feedback is well-timed and delivered appropriately is very important.
Optimising parental involvement in sport
Useful guidance for parents that provides tips for how to support and encourage their child/children positively when participating in sport.
Parents workshops – best practice example
Use this model for parents workshops from Welsh Gymnastics to set-up regular meetings with parents and develop better relationships.
Physical contact and young people in sport
This briefing provides guidance on the appropriate use of physical contact between adults and young people in sports activities.
Pool lifeguards and DBS eligibility
This briefing outlines a consistent approach to decisions about the eligibility of pool lifeguards for Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.
Recruiting coaches and other staff from overseas
This briefing offers information and guidance on safeguarding considerations and recruitment processes that should be put in place when recruiting staff from overseas.
Responding to information about possible risks to children
Guidance to help sports clubs and organisations risk assess any safeguarding concerns around the membership of people with criminal records. This briefing paper highlights what needs to be done to ensure decisions made are fair and safe.
Responding to reports of non-recent abuse in sport
This guidance advises sports organisations on the types of procedures they should have in place to respond to reports of non-recent abuse in sport.
RFU guidance on obtaining best evidence from children
This guidance from the Rugby Football Union provides advice about how to support a child witness giving evidence during disciplinary hearings.