Extracts taken from the SafeguardingSPORT online training
Designed and Developed by Paul M. Critchlow © 2025,
“The Safeguarding Blueprint – Coach Programme”, released 2 Dec 2025.
Parents today choose programmes where children feel safe, valued, and protected.
Talent alone is not enough.
A club with no safeguarding framework cannot compete with one that has structured systems and predictable adult behaviour.
SafeguardingSPORT demonstrates how safe environments directly improve performance. When children feel safe, they take risks, learn better, try harder, and stay longer in sport.
When coaches feel safe, they communicate more effectively and lead with confidence.
Delegates in the course learn how to:
Build a team culture grounded in respect
Reduce fear and increase trust
Spot emotional distress early
Use communication that builds resilience
Create environments that retain players and attract parents
But the reverse is also true.
Without safeguarding, organisations experience:
High dropout rates
Emotional distress among players
Conflict between adults
Disrupted team culture
Complaints that divert time and energy
SafeguardingSPORT offers the framework that modern sport desperately needs: a system that protects children, protects coaches, and strengthens your club or school from the inside out.
If you want your environment to be safe, respected, trusted, and future-ready—this course is your next step.
#AthleteWellbeing #SafeSportCulture #PositiveCoaching #BuildingStrongerTeams