We all deserve a safe sport experience.
About Safe Sport in Canada
Dr. Julie Stevens, Professor in Sport Management at Brock University, is a leading scholar in the area of sport and change. As the editor of Safe Sport: Critical Issues and Practices (2nd Edition) she harnesses a diverse range of perspectives about safe sport from academic and professional contributors.
The contributors challenge issues within the sport landscape, such as athlete maltreatment, safety shortcomings, and larger policy implications. Overall, the collection explores how safe sport principles can lead to safe sport experiences.
Safe Sport: Critical Issues and Practices (2nd Edition)
The 2nd edition features 23 chapters from 27 research contributors.
Sport Sécuritaire : Enjeux et Pratiques Critiques (1st Édition)
Avec sept chapitres écrits par 11 contributeurs.
- Safe sport can be difficult to define as it holds different meanings for different people.
- Safe sport involves multiple forms of participant safety such as physical safety, psychological safety, relational safety.
- Safe sport incorporates education and awareness not only about the environment in which unsafe sport occurs, but also in the ways we can proactively ensure and enhance conditions for safe sport.
- Safe sport depends upon a culture of wellbeing where our right to a safe sport experience is paramount.
- Safe sport may be defined by what one should not do – such as the behaviours and remedies addressed in the Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport (UCCMS).
- Promotes safe environments and limits harm for all sport stakeholders (athletes, coaches, organizational staff, and more).
- Increases fairness, trustworthiness, and accountability of organizations involved in sport, recreation and physical activity.
- Prioritizes an an athlete-centred approach.
- Offers comprehensive, open-access safe sport information for individuals and organizations throughout the sport system.
- Integrates the original insightful commentaries from the 1st edition with new athlete, organizational, coaching, equity-seeking, culture-change, and safeguarding perspectives.
- Provides a unique evergreen volume of wide-ranging topics about safe sport.
- Combines research and practice-based viewpoints.
The free 2nd edition includes 23 chapters from 27 contributors regarding topics such as:
- National Sports Organization (NSO) governance practices;
- Policy development strategies;
- Athlete, coach, and official perspectives about safe sport;
- Parasport equity and inclusion;
- Culture change frameworks and;
- Safeguarding approaches.
Whether you experience sport through participation, curiosity, leadership, learning, or teaching… this book is for you!
Start your journey to becoming a safe sport advocate today!
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST:
Tune in for an insightful conversation between Dr. Julie Stevens and host Amanda Nash as they discuss;
- How you can become a safe sport advocate;
- Topics and trends within the safe sport landscape;
- Athlete-centred approaches and their benefits;
- A behind-the-scenes look at creating this exciting open education resource (free);
- and more!
READ THE PRESS RELEASE:
New resource aims to tackle Canada’s safe sport crisis.
Safe Sport Matters To:
Safe sport environments protect mental, emotional, and physical health.
Mandatory safe sport practices establish accountability and build assurance among athletes, parents, guardians, coaches, and various sport stakeholders.
Sport participants are more likely to flourish in environments where safeguarding is the focus.
Book Accessibility Features
- Complies with Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
- Applies Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- Follows Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
- Employs Nonvisual DesktopAccess (NVDA)
Contributors
The first edition of this book, published in 2022, was made possible through funding by the Government of Ontario, and eCampus Ontario’s support of the Virtual Learning Strategy.
