SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER 2020

Hello

Welcome to our first monthly newsletter! 

I'm writing to you from Melbourne, at the tail-end of a stage 4 lockdown. Winter sports have essentially shut down here while summer sports are preparing for their turn to attempt play during a pandemic. 

Other parts of Victoria and the rest of the country have had varying degrees of better luck, but the constant threat of a lockdown and the additional COVID safety requirements have had a negative impact on club culture and the wellbeing of sport club administrators. 

Yet, we still strive to play on. We still connect with our teammates. We miss our clubs and the easy way we could play, share and be among our friends. 

We're here for clubs and believe we have a really useful resource for clubs to consider how they will look in the next couple of years. Our monthly newsletter will keep you updated on new content, blogs and all the latest responses from our Panel of Expertise. 

Regards,
Tarik Bayrakli
Manager, Club Respect

CLUB RESPECT BLOGS

How can you progress your club while in isolation?

Sport clubs around the country are pushing on through the pandemic. All clubs, whether they're in a Melbourne lockdown or a Sydney club in hypervigilance, need to find ways to bring everyone in the club into the rebuilding phase. A focus on club culture and acknowledging the power of the sports club to bring us together. 

PANEL OF EXPERTISE RESPONSES

Our Panel of Expertise provides sports clubs with easy access to free, qualified and highly skilled advice. Is there something you’ve noticed in your club that’s stopping it from being safe, kind or fair?

POSITIVE CLUB CULTURE CASE STUDY

Football squad surprise teammate with hearing impairment by learning their club song in sign language

This is a great example of clubs setting a standard for teams. They become a ‘destination club’; a place well known for connection, belonging, collaboration, safety, enjoyment and respect. One where people, including high-quality players, coaches, and volunteers, want to be.

Club Respect is a national harm-prevention initiative by the Dugdale Trust for Women & Girls, of which the Victorian Women’s Trust is Trustee

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