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A review of safeguarding in grassroots football: Children and young people's perspectives.
- Source :
- Child Abuse Review; Nov/Dec2023, Vol. 32 Issue 6, p1-9, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- In 2021, Birmingham County Football Association (BCFA) in partnership with Newman University carried out a quantitative online review to assess coaches, volunteers, parents and young people's understanding of safeguarding information, policies and procedures in relation to football. This paper examines the findings from the children (aged 5–11) and young people (aged 12–17) using the Six Principles of Safeguarding to assess the current safeguarding measures in place to protect children and young people (CYP) playing grassroots football. The review found that whilst most CYP felt safe when playing organised football, there were some concerns raised from the young people in relation to angry parents, abuse and racism. Most children in both groupings had heard of the term safeguarding, but fewer had heard of the term welfare, and struggled to explain what welfare meant. A key finding and concern is that many CYP are not aware of the role of the Club Welfare Officer at their football club or that this might be someone to whom they can disclose issues concerning them. Furthermore, it became evident that further research, awareness raising and implementation of listening to and acting on children's voices needs to be fully embedded into safeguarding practice in children and young people's organised football. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SOCCER for children
CHILDHOOD attitudes
PREVENTION of child abuse
CHILD welfare
COMMUNITY support
SOCCER
RESEARCH funding
SELF-efficacy
PSYCHOLOGY of school children
PARENT-child relationships
RESPONSIBILITY
CHILDREN'S accident prevention
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
QUANTITATIVE research
EXPERIENCE
RACISM
AMATEUR athletes
TEACHER-student relationships
ATHLETIC associations
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09529136
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Child Abuse Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173486103
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/car.2829