PLAY SAFE WEEKEND 28/29 SEPTEMBER 2024
Play Safe weekend 28th – 29th September 2024
The Play Safe Weekend comes around every year to celebrate our collective effort, support, and care. For Play Safe 2024, we’re asking everyone to know their role in safeguarding. This means no matter what role you have in football, you know your role and responsibility in making it a safe space for all.
Parents/Carers:
Parents and carers remain responsible for checking their child is taken care of in football.
· Complete the free, 30-minute online ‘Safeguarding Awareness for Parents/Carers’ course.
· Know what unacceptable behaviour looks like and the club’s Codes of Conduct.
· Know who your child’s coach/manager is and how to contact them.
· Know how to contact your club’s welfare officer and where to report a concern.
· Ask about FA DBS Checks and safeguarding qualifications of the staff at your club.
· Keep on checking in with your child(ren) – make sure they know how to report a concern.
· Supporters should keep the sidelines positive and supportive. This way, the game is better for all.
· Never shout abusive or negative things during a match. Keep it positive. Clap for everyone.
· If there’s something that feels off or unsafe, report it to the club welfare officer, or member of staff.
· Let The Coaches Coach - If you are telling your son or daughter – or any other player for that matter – to do something different from what their coach is telling them, you create distraction and confusion.