7.4 Large competitions: safeguarding structure, roles, and responsibilities

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At large competitions there are lots of different stakeholders from different organisations, with different safeguarding responsibilities, and this can make safeguarding challenging.

To help address this, organisers should appoint a Competition Safeguarding Manager, who should create a network of individuals to implement safeguarding.

This will include people in different roles (venue or course managers, volunteer coordinators, discipline, safety and security, competition management, etc.) and also individuals from participating teams (in team-based competitions). They will all require an understanding of how safeguarding applies in practice.

In very large competitions with multiple venues, or for competition courses that cover a wide geographic area, a safeguarding focal point may even be needed in each location.

Activity: Different safeguarding roles at a large competition

Read each of the description and safeguarding responsibilites listed below. Use the drop-down menu next to each description to match it to the correct role for that description and responsibilities.

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Collaboration is essential for the delivery of a safe competition.

This network of individuals, with specific safeguarding roles and responsibilities, should be identified before the competition so they can receive information and/or training, and be easily identified during the event.

Now you explore pre-departure risk assessment, reporting, and case management in more detail through a case study.

7.3 A competition safeguarding plan

7.5 An athlete’s competition experience