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CLUB PARENTS

South West Tigers Junior Triathlon Club Summer Programme – April to August 2019

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Accepting this Document as ‘Terms and Conditions’ will add your child to the Summer Programme 2019 group. You will then receive updates on the weekly sessions and asked to confirm attendance up until the end of August 2019. Should you not wish to continue then you can go onto the club management system and remove yourself from the group or contact the Club Manager to do so for you. 

 

You are also signing up to the Code of Conduct for Parents as shown below. Whilst we have a very supportive group of parents and had no issues in the past, it is a requirement that the club has an agreement with our parents for child protection purposes. So, we have taken the opportunity of our 6-monthly confirmation of club membership, and initially for any new joining members, to endorse this 2-way commitment.

 

The South West Tigers Junior Triathlon Club Code of conduct for parents, adapted from the NSPCC Child Protection in Sport Unit Document.

 

Note: Where we refer to 'parents' we mean parents and carers inclusively. The term 'children' or 'child' describes any person under the age of 18.

 

As a parent of a child taking part in our club or activity, we'd like you to:

 

The essentials

  • Make sure your child has the right kit for the session as well as enough food and drink try to make sure your child arrives to sessions on time and is picked up promptly; or let us know if you're running late or if your child is going home with someone else

  • Complete all consent, contact and medical forms and update us straight away if anything changes

  • Make sure your child wears any protective kit we provide for them – even if just from the car to session start place

  • Maintain a good relationship with your child's coach or trainer and catch up with them as much as you can about your child's development

  • Talk to us if you have any concerns about any part of your child's involvement — we want to hear from you

 

Behaviour

  • Try and learn about your child's sport and what it means to them take the time to talk to your child about what you both want to achieve through sport

  • Remember that children get a wide range of benefits from participating in sport, like making friends, getting exercise and developing skills. It's not all about wins and losses

  • Listen when your child says they don't want to do something

  • Behave positively on the side-lines — shout encouragement, say "Well done" and let your children know you're proud of what they're doing

  • Get involved with the sessions – the coaches always welcome help with managing the activities

  • Think about how the way you react and behave effects not just your child, but other children too lead by example when it comes to positive behaviour on the side-lines; or let other parents take their cues from you, as well as from us

  • Accept the official's judgment and do not enter the field of play use social media responsibly when talking about what goes on at our club, by behaving in the same way online as you would in person talk to your child about embracing good etiquette and sportsmanship encourage your child to play by the rules

  • Ensure that your child understands their code of conduct

 

As a parent, we understand you have the right to:

  • Be assured that your child is safeguarded during their time with us

  • See any of our policies and procedures at any time

  • Know who the welfare officer responsible for your child is and have their contact details be involved and contribute towards decisions within the club or activity

  • Know what training and qualifications our staff have

  • Be informed of problems or concerns relating to your child

  • Know what happens if there's an accident or injury, be informed if your child is injured and see records of any accidents

  • Have your consent sought for anything outside of our initial consent form, such as permission to go on trips or photography

  • Have any concerns about any aspect of your child's welfare listened to and responded to

 

We expect all parents to follow the behaviours and requests set out in this code. If any parent behaves in a way which contradicts any of the points set out above, we'll address the problem straight away with the parent and aim to resolve the issue.

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Persistent concerns or breaches may result in parents being asked not to attend games if their attendance is considered a risk to the welfare and enjoyment of young participants.

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Continued issues and repeated breaches of this code may result in us regrettably asking your child to leave the activity, event or club permanently, something we never want to do.

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