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Child Protection Gymnasts |
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Written by Steve Hall
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Tuesday, 01 July 2008 14:44 |
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Feeling safe and happy (policy) When you come to gym, we hope that you will not only be working hard on your gymnastics but will also be enjoying yourself and making new friends. If you are new to the gym, it can seem a frightening place, with loads of new faces and lots of things happening. We think that: Everyone in the gym should be treated the same. You should always feel safe with the coaches, adults or other gymnasts, or when using the vault, bars, or other things in the gym. No one in the gym should ever say or do things that make you feel uncomfortable or unhappy. Everyone in the gym should be friendly, and no one should bully you or call you names you don’t like. No one should ever make you do or say things if you really don’t want to do or say them.
We want everyone to feel comfortable and safe, so we all need to think about how we behave ourselves, and about how everyone else behaves. What if something bad does happen? We hope you are always happy in the gym, but if something ever does make you feel unhappy or uncomfortable, we want to be able to help you. We don’t want you to keep quiet about it, or think it’s your fault. We want you to tell someone and let them help you. You can talk to any of the coaches about how you feel or what is happening, but we also have someone who is there especially to help. Michelle Stebbings’s job in the club is to listen to people’s worries and help them to sort them out. You can talk to her if you see her in the gym, or you can use the contact form on the web site to contact her. How we act in the gym (code of conduct) We want everyone to feel comfortable and safe in the gym, so we all need to think about how we behave. We think that everyone should: Follow the rules and respect coaches, judges and their decisions. Listen carefully to the coaches, and follow their instructions. Respect opponents and fellow club members. Keep to agreed times for training and competitions or inform their coach, if they are going to be late or need to leave early. Not miss sessions unless they really need to, and if so let the coaches know before the session. Wear suitable clothes for training and events as agreed with the coach. Treat all equipment with respect and only use it when told to by a coach. Tell their coach of any injuries or illnesses they may have before the warm-up begins. Not eat, drink or chew gum during a session, except when given permission. Not use bad language, or call people names. Not pick on anyone, or try to force them to do or say things they don’t want to. Stay with coaches at the end of a session until collected by their parent or guardian. Tell someone if you see or hear anything bad in the gym.
You can talk to any of the coaches about how you feel or what is happening, but we also have someone who is there especially to help. Michelle Stebbings’s job in the club is to listen to people’s worries and help them to sort them out. You can talk to her if you see her in the gym, or you can use the contact form on the web site to contact her.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 01 July 2008 20:09 |
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