team player
Years ago
Child Protection in Sport
In light of recent newspaper reports in the Advertiser with regards to assaults on young b/ball players, are Officials of the sport doing enough to protect our young basketballers from falling victims to these predators.
Coaches/club officials are mandatory reporters
( Child Protection Act 1993 - SA section 4 ), it is your duty to provide a safe environment for young children to play in.It is not acceptable for any sporting club to have an internal investigation only, serious assault must be reported to a higher authority SAPOL, CARL ( child abuse report line )for them to investigate. Sticking your head in the sand and hoping the problem will go away is pure negligence.
To those victims whom speak out, you are heroes whom have shown the utmost courage and have saved many potential victims from future abuse. If only every victim had the courage to speak out then maybe the cycle of abuse will stop completely.