NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER 2020
Hello friends,
It's AGM (annual general meeting) season for many clubs around the country and in Melbourne, after 12 consecutive days of 0 COVID cases (now known as "donut days"), indoor and outdoor sports are starting to welcome back members.
Being COVID-safe at your club
Strict compliance of regulations is required to get everyone playing again. Club processes and communication need to be strong during this period as club integrity comes under the microscope. With cases remaining quite low there will be pressure from players and parents to loosen regulations. This will be a tough time for your club. Stay strong and stick to it.
Club Respect website resources
We've established a series of 'What you can do' info sheets for 8 specific roles at your club. This month we're focusing on 'The Committee Member'. We encourage you to print them all out (front and back!) if possible and hand them to the people in your club.
Integrity in sport
Doping and match-fixing issues have been at the heart of global sport integrity issues. The recently established Sport Integrity Australia will tackle these issues and in addition, cover the creation of safe, fair and inclusive sporting environments. What does this mean for clubs? Check out Iain Roy's piece below.
Regards,
Tarik Bayrakli
Manager, Club Respect
CLUB RESPECT JOURNAL
Protecting your club: New approaches to building sports integrity capability
By Iain Roy
"... Quickly dubbed the 'blackest day in Australian sport' and followed immediately by scandals that engulfed the Essendon and Cronulla clubs, this announcement squarely put the broad topic of sports integrity into the consciousness of the Australian public."
Dealing with complaints and discipline matters
By Margot Foster
"... One of the biggest challenges clubs face in dealing with either of these matters is that everyone usually knows everyone. Then there is the gossip and social media that goes with the territory of people being nosey, taking sides or just weighing in generally because they can."
CLUB RESPECT WEBSITE
Tips for The Committee Member | Club Respect
Club culture is the sum of all of its parts; the values, beliefs and attitudes and the behaviours of all the people in and around the club. Club Respect places a 'right actions' lens over each of these roles. We encourage you to print them out if possible and hand them to the people in your club who you think will benefit.
The committee member, our focus for this month, helps shape and direct the culture of the club.
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?
Retaining players during COVID: What should clubs focus on for the upcoming season?
By Julia Walsh
VOX POPS
“How has your club culture been impacted by COVID?”
SPORT DEVELOPMENT
Equality and Respect in Sport website | Our Watch
Our Watch has launched a new website, Equality and Respect in Sport, which has been designed for national sporting organisations to support them to embed gender equality at all levels of their organisations.
2020 Diversity and Inclusion in Sport Forum | Play by the Rules
A live-streamed panel discussion with Beau Newell, Moya Dodd, Dr Ben Gauntlett and Sam Turner considering the impact of COVID-19 on culture, diversity and inclusion in sport.
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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