Ever ask the question: What are my responsibilities to the children I coach? Or, where does my responsibility start and end? Coaching Manitoba is offering an evening of information for coaches and volunteers that will answer these and other questions. Sport Manitoba will be hosting a Duty of Care session for coaches and volunteers. Our guest speaker will be Bruce Wood, M.A., D.A.A. is the Project Coordinator for the RespectED Support Line Project of the Canadian Red Cross. He will cover the topic of responsibilities of coaches and volunteers to their athletes and teams. These sessions will be held in the Sport for Life Centre Theatre. Two sessions (2pm and 6:30pm) have been planned for June 14 allowing your sports key volunteers to attend the evening session. There is no cost for this session. For more information...
Sport Manitoba
Volunteer and Coach Session
Ever ask the question: What
are my responsibilities to the children I coach? Or, where does my responsibility start and
end? We are offering an evening of
information for coaches and volunteers that will answer these and other
questions.
What – Duty
of Care for Coaches and Volunteers in Sport
When – June 14, 2012
Time – Two sessions will be held at 2:00pm until 3:30pm and 6:30pm
until 8:00pm. Please indicate below
which session you will attend.
Where – Sport Manitoba Sport for Life Centre
Theater
Cost – No fee all sport organizations and coaches
are encouraged to attend
Duty of Care
Coaching and volunteering in
sport has always been a complex fusion of responsible teaching, modelling,
encouraging and creative thinking. Increased, and necessary focus on Coaches
and Volunteers obligation to ensure that sport is a safe and respectful
environment have added another element to that list. The “Duty of Care’ refers
to the responsibility that coaches and volunteers have to be mindful of and
attentive to the potential for abuse, harassment, bullying and hazing with
regards to the young athletes in their care. This session will discuss what
exactly is meant by your “Duty of Care” and will provide coaches and volunteers
with a straightforward framework for ensuring that they are doing their very
best in this regard.
Session
speaker – Bruce Wood
Bruce Wood, M.A., D.A.A. is
the Project Coordinator for the RespectED Support Line Project of the Canadian
Red Cross. The Support Line provides services to adults (coaches, parents and
Boards) affiliated with Sport Manitoba, Sask Sport, SPRA, SaskCulture, Cross
Country Ski Canada and the Government of Yukon Sport and Recreation. The focus
of the Support line is on enhancing the safety of play and competition for
children and youth through guidance, risk management practice, education and
intervention on abuse, harassment, bullying and hazing. The Support line has
been in existence since 2002 and has assisted with over 700 specific complaints
in that time.
Bruce is the author of several
published books on identifying and preventing violence and aggression, works
extensively with First Nations groups across Canada and provides
consultation services to Justice Canada on male violence in the family.
He is also a father, partner, a member of the Bad Golfers Association and
coaches youth basketball.
To register please contact Gena Cook at
204-925-5692 or submit information below to gena.cook@sportmanitoba.ca:
Duty of Care - Registration
Sport Manitoba Sport for Life
Centre
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Please RSVP to Gena Cook at 925-5692 or
by completing, copy and pating the above form into an email to... gena.cook@sportmanitoba.ca