Protecting youth in sport: an examination of harassment policies

Donnelly, Peter; Kerr, Gretchen; Heron, Amanda; DiCarlo, Danielle

doi:10.1080/19406940.2014.958180

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“…Emotional abuse is much less documented than, for example, sexual abuse (Brackenridge, 1997(Brackenridge, , 2001Brackenridge and Kirby, 1997;Hartill, 2009); however, it seems to be much more common (Alexander et al, 2011). Analysis of content addressed in sport policies shows that emotional abuse is discussed to a much lesser extent than sexual abuse (Donnelly et al, 2014). Emotional harassment seems not to have previously received attention at different levels of the social actor network of children's sport, though discussion of it is obviously required and relevant for the child athletes' experiences and well-being in sport life.…”

Section: The Experience Of and Construction Of Meanings Of Children'smentioning

confidence: 99%

The gap between formalised children’s rights and children’s real lives in sport

Eliasson

2015

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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The purpose of this paper is to use the theoretical standpoint of sociology of childhood to enhance understanding about how children's rights, as outlined by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, are experienced by child athletes and adult coaches in the context of sport clubs in Sweden. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews with children and coaches in floorball and equestrian sports during the years 2011 and 2012. The results showed that neither child athletes nor adult coaches were aware that the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child has been incorporated into Swedish sport policy; they also lack knowledge of the convention's content. After interviews about selected rights were conducted, it was evident that children and adults both considered the themes of those rights to be of utmost importance. However, they did not find the convention meaningful as a policy document, and no systematic, deliberate or preventive work with regard to the rights of the child was experienced in the sport clubs. This paper discusses some challenges in the children's sport context, including children's rights, the social ordering of children and adults and the goal of making children's sport a safe activity for children.

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Section: The Experience Of and Construction Of Meanings Of Children'smentioning

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The gap between formalised children’s rights and children’s real lives in sport

Eliasson

2015

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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“…The reluctance of sport organisations to implement child protection activities has been confirmed by other studies in this field (e.g. Donnelly and others, ; Hartill and Lang, ; Hartill and Prescott, ). Most studies focus on sport governing bodies (e.g.…”

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confidence: 54%

“…Most studies focus on sport governing bodies (e.g. Donnelly and others, ); thus, their subsidiaries (i.e. the VSCs at the basis of many sports systems) are not adequately monitored.…”

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Child Protection in Voluntary Sports Clubs in Germany — Factors Fostering Engagement in the Prevention of Sexual Violence

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Based on the theoretical framework of organisational capacity and using data from an online survey of 8571 sports clubs in Germany, this study investigates clubs’ engagement towards child protection and the prevention of sexual violence. Only half of the clubs indicate that the prevention of sexual violence is a relevant topic for them, and on average, the clubs have implemented between two and three prevention measures. Pertaining to organisational capacity, human resource capacity (e.g. share of volunteers, share of women on the board) and structural capacity (e.g. club culture) exhibit significant effects on clubs’ activation towards child protection.

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“…While harassment and abuse has long been documented in sport (Donnelly, Kerr, Heron, & DiCarlo, 2016), recent high-profile cases (e.g., Fisher & Anders, 2019), legislative and policy efforts (e.g., Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2018), and broader social movements (#MeToo, 2018) have highlighted the need for action. The call to action is imperative as non-accidental violence (e.g., physical, psychological, and emotional abuse) has many negative consequences that impact all facets of a person's life including physical (e.g., illness), cognitive (e.g., lack of focus), emotional, mental (e.g., depression), behavioral (e.g., dropout), social (e.g., social withdrawal), and economic (Mountjoy et al, 2016).…”

Section: Special Section On Harassment and Abuse In Sportmentioning

confidence: 99%