Athlete voices shaping safer sport
The SSI Athlete Voice Group ensures athlete insight and lived experience helps shape safe sport standards, policy and practice worldwide
The SSI Athlete Voice Group provides expert input strengthening SSI’s influencing, standards, events, and knowledge mobilisation work. Members are athletes and advocates for safe and inclusive athlete experiences in sport with diverse experiences and perspectives, working together to strengthen safe sport.
Collective Voice
We provide a place for individuals dedicated to advocating for safe and inclusive athlete experiences in sport to connect and collectively amplify athlete voices for safe sport.
Safe Space
We offer a safe and caring space for athletes who may have experienced abuse in sport to share insights, experiences where they choose to, and support one another with compassion.
Member Development
We provide development support and mentorship for members, strengthening their contribution to the Athlete Voice Group and SSI’s wider work.
Interested in joining the Athlete Voice Group?
Read the Terms of Reference to learn more about the Group’s purpose, membership expectations and ways of working.
Joining the Athlete Voice Group offers an opportunity to connect with others committed to safer, more inclusive sport, strengthen your advocacy and leadership skills, and help ensure athlete insight shapes SSI’s work worldwide.
Join us if you are:
- Passionate about safe and inclusive sport
- Committed to listening to and amplifying athlete voices
- Able to contribute respectfully in a safe, caring and collaborative space
- Interested in strengthening safeguarding practice through lived experience and advocacy
- Able to commit to 6 meetings per year plus follow-up and contribution to agreed Group activities between meetings
Marcus Puddephatt
Chair, SSI Athlete Voice Group
Location in world: United Kingdom
Amy McClintock
- Location in world: Aotearoa, New Zealand
- Sport / athlete background: Athletics, Netball, Touch Rugby, Rugby
- Professional role: SafeSport NZ, Safeguarding and Culture Change consultant
Kim Shore
Location in world: Canada
Norris Ferguson
Location in world: Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean.
Sport / athlete background: Former national-level athlete, with a particular background in football and cricket.
Professional role: Highly experienced sport administrator and consultant, with leadership roles across football governance, club management, licensing, compliance and match commissioning, including assignments connected with the TTFA, CFU, Concacaf and FIFA. He received Trinidad and Tobago’s Hummingbird Medal (Bronze) for his contribution to sport in 2022.
Rose Mae Lanticse
Location in world: Philippines