Making sure you have these policies

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There have been many changes to how clubs and coaches operate over the last year. And now that contact coaching can finally return, you need to ensure that both your members and your coaches are safe throughout the process.

As you’ll know, you have the responsibility to make sure all of the necessary policies are in place to support everyone at your club. In this article, we discuss the steps you need to take to do so.

Ensure you are up to date with safeguarding policies and procedures
Firstly, you need to ensure your safeguarding, welfare germany rcs data and all other relevant policies are up to date. Not only that, but they must be available for members and parents to view.

We recommend that you make your club’s welfare officers known to everyone – display their picture, name and title in your clubhouse. That way, new members know exactly who to speak with, should they ever need to. This removes an unnecessary barrier of having to ask who to talk to; something that could put people off speaking out about the support they need.

You could implement ‘young leaders’, too. If members don’t feel confident enough to speak to the welfare officers in the first instance, there’s then someone closer to their age that’s a little more approachable.

However, remember that these young leaders must receive the correct training to be able to handle this responsibility. They need to attend safeguarding courses in the same way your welfare officers do.

And processes in place, and they’re well known to everyone at the club, demonstrates that you are providing the best support you can for your members and their parents.

But don’t forget that as a club, you need to provide your coaches with the relevant tools to implement these processes. That could mean offering additional training to ensure they feel confident they can do their job successfully.