i-Protect aims to help your club develop and implement a holistic and comprehensive child safeguarding strategy, in which you have a part to play.

This is the first general course aimed at all adults involved in the i-Protect Programme. It includes some general remarks, a glossary section and an introduction to the 10 key messages to be worked with the children in the club setting.

Child safeguarding is every adult’s responsibility and we want you in our team. The i-Protect Team.

Physical activity is good for children (and adults) not only because of health reasons, but also because of mental, social, emotional and cognitive benefits. But participating in these activities does not guarantee positive outcomes. Adults and clubs involved in the sport need to set good examples and behaviours that will lead to positive sport environments. 

Sport and physical activity promote social and core values that are key to a child’s development.

Adults must always be an example of good behaviour so that these values can be learned through sport.

Thanks to sport and physical activity children will:

• Improve their health and physical skills
• Learn cooperation and self-control
• Deal with success and failure
• Acquire coping mechanisms and leadership skills
• Develop autonomous decision-making and risk-taking
• Minimize feelings of isolation
• Increase self-confidence
• Gain feelings of acceptance and respect 

When participation in physical activities “fun” acts as the main motivator for children. 

Fun increases: 

• Joyful experiences 
• Participation in physical activity

This course aims at providing you with information on how to respond to a child disclosing concerns or allegations of violence or abuse against him/herself or against another child. Research suggests that the perpetrators of violence against children in sport can be both men and women; coaches, athletes, medical staff, volunteers, etc; but also children and young people. In some countries, there is a legal requirement to report concerns about allegations of violence against children.

On completion of this course, coaches will gain knowledge and draw practical applications about:

• What child abuse in sport is
• What we know about child abuse in sport
• The impact and signs of child abuse
• The preventing of child abuse in sport
• Actions taken against child abuse in sport