Common Issues

Community clubs and associations can encourage positive and safe sideline behaviours by everyone involved. Our tips will help you drive a culture of respect that fosters the attraction and retention of players, officials, coaches, and volunteers.

Children and young people should be able to participate in sport and recreational activities that are fun, safe, welcoming and inclusive.

On this page we provide an overview of grooming as it relates to child sexual abuse. We explore what grooming is and what actions a club or association can take to prevent grooming.

Sport members are online everyday using a wide range of apps and platforms to engage in their sport. Poor conduct like disrespect, bullying, or racism can happen online, as it does in-person, and poorly impacts members and sports as a whole.

Information about the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations plus state and terriroty legislations.

This page explores what child abuse disclosures are, how and why children and young people may or may not disclose abuse, and provide some tips and strategies to respond to a disclosure of abuse by children.

On this page, we outline what to consider if your club or association is involved in a police investigation of child sexual abuse involving current or past members.

Taking and sharing images and videos is part of sport, from community to professional levels. It offers benefits like real-time competition viewing, performance analysis, getting promotional assets and sharing the great stories and moments from your club.

This template is for clubs and associations to modify and adapt for your purposes. It is aligned to the Play by the Rules junior team selection principles.