Sport and Recreation
SportSafe

The SportSafe Program

• SportSafe Publications

British Columbia’s SportSafe program was introduced in 1998 to create a safer environment for kids in sport. SportSafe is designed to address safety issues such as harassment and abuse, violence, and sport and recreation injuries.

Sport BC (British Columbia’s federation for amateur sport organizations) administers the SportSafe harassment and abuse program, training workshops and sport’s harassment and abuse investigation and adjudication process. (For more information on training, policies and procedures for harassment and abuse prevention, phone 604 737-3005 or visit their website).

SportSafe resources help clubs, individuals, coaches, volunteers and organizations create a safer environment for sport and recreation.

SportSafe Publications

• Parents Brochure – Dealing with Harassment and Abuse [267kb] - this document helps parents identify and prevent harassment and abuse situations
• Parents Contract [185kb] - this code of conduct for parents is part of the SportSafe initiative.
• Coaches Game Plan [253kb] - this document outlines how you can create a safer environment for those you coach.
• Guide to Screening Volunteers [260kb] - this document outlines how to screen volunteers to ensure safety for sport participants.
• Sample Anti-Violence Policy for Recreation Facilities [82kb] - this suggested policy describes how to reduce or eliminate violence in sport and recreation facilities.

• Sport, Recreation and Leisure Injury Prevention - SportSafe has developed in partnership with the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit, the Ministry of Health and other partners involved in injury prevention, a resource toolkit that brings together links, initiatives, fact sheets and other information on how to prevent injuries in sport and recreation.

• Eliminating Violence in Hockey Report – Bernie Pascall [402kb] - this report is the result of a province-wide consultation on violence in hockey and recommendations for prevention.
• Frequently asked questions about abuse and violence prevention.

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