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Safe Sport
A Pathway to Safer Sport
Awareness, Prevention & Action
What is Safe Sport?
Safe Sport is an environment where individuals can have a healthy, supportive, and respectful sport experience, free from all forms of harassment and abuse.
Developed in partnership with Sport Law, Sport Manitoba has created a comprehensive set of tools, templates, and resources designed to elevate good governance. It also delivers on our promise to build on our collective vision of a more inclusive and welcoming sport community.
Awareness : setting standards for a quality sport experience
Prevention : training and education for sport leaders
Action : sound advice and support to objectively resolve conflict in sport
Create a Positive Sport Culture
The following action items protect participants and coaches while fostering a positive sport culture:
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Engage in Safe Sport Training.
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Ensure your organization has taken the RCM Pledge.
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Support your organization by having key policies, like a Travel Policy, Code of Conduct, Screening Policy, Electronic Communications and Social Media Use, and Rule of Two; and see that these are current and enforced. Use any of the provided CAC templates for this.
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Ensure that all coaches and volunteers are appropriately screened.
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Encourage coaches and volunteers to take training, such as NCCP Make Ethical Decisions, Commit To Kids, Respect in Sport, Mental Health in Sport, and NCCP Creating a Positive Sport Environment training.
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Commit to the True Sport Principles.
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Ensure all staff, parents and volunteers actively apply the Rule of Two in all interactions and communications, for all in-person and in digital/virtual settings.