Helping to keep you safe and make sure that badminton is great fun – A young person’s guide
As a badminton player and member of BADMINTON England we hope that you have a lot of fun and enjoyment whilst you are playing and that you make lots of friends in the process.
Whilst you are playing badminton, during or after training or in competitions, no one should ever make you feel unhappy or uncomfortable, not other players, people watching or the coaches.
Click here to access the Junior Players Code of Conduct
Something is wrong if someone:
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Constantly teases you, shouts at you or calls you names
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Threatens, kicks or punches you
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Touches you or does anything that makes you feel uncomfortable
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Makes suggestive remarks or tries to pressurise you into sexual activity
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Damages or steals your belongings
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Does anything that makes you feel lonely, upset, worried, unsafe, hurt or embarrassed
At your club there should be someone called a Welfare Officer or Child Protection Officer whose role is to look after you and make sure you are safe, you should ensure that you know who this person is.
What to do if you are worried or upset about something that is happening
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If you are ever unhappy or uncomfortable about anything that happens to you, you should tell your parents or you can tell the welfare officer/child protection officer about it and they will try to help.
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If the child protection officer is not available then you should tell an adult who you trust, or ask one of your friends to speak to an adult for you if you don’t want to do it yourself.
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Try to remember when the things that made you unhappy happened, by writing down the date, time and place as well as what made you unhappy. If someone else saw what happened, write that down too.
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There are other people who can help you, the following have free 24hour helplines
o NSPCC - 0808 8005000
o Childline – 0800 1111
REMEMBER – don’t keep quiet if you are unhappy, tell someone about it and make sure that badminton is great fun – always.
Staying safe
There are things you can do to stay safe:
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Always tell someone you trust straight away if there is anything that worries you
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Avoid being alone with just one other person
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If your parents can’t take you to training or competition, travel with a friend and try to avoid travelling in someone else’s car on your own. Always ensure your parents know who you are travelling with.
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Avoid going into someone else’s home on your own
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Make sure you are able to make a phone call, carry a phone card, spare change or make sure you have enough credit on your phone
BADMINTON England Contact Details
Child Welfare Lead Officer - Katherine Taylor
Safeguarding Children Administrator - Laura Godfrey
Office number - 01908 268 400
EMail Address - childprotection@badmintonengland.co.uk
Other Useful Websites
The website below www.there4me.com has loads of useful advice for young people, why not take a look.
For more information about staying safe whilst on the internet, take a look at the following website http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/
Click here to link to the BADMINTON England section of the website, where you will find our Child Protection Policy (in Downloads on the right hand side) BADMINTON England Rules and Regulations
To link to the Child Protection in Sport Unit website please click on the link below
