CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE

Thank you for choosing to become involved in the Kilkenny Juvenile Kickboxing Club. So that you will enjoy, benefit from, and feel safe while participating in the activities of the club, please:

• Be nice to others and treat everyone with kindness.
• Do not hurt anybody by what you say.
• Follow the rules of the club.
• Listen to the coaches and follow their training instructions.
• Arrive on time.
• Respect the training equipment and return after use.
• Do not use a phone while in training or during club activities.
• Talk to the person in charge if you have a problem; don’t keep it to yourself.

If you have any concerns about your club activity, please speak to your Parent/Guardian/Club Coach.

 

COACHES AND VOLUNTEERS

• Treat all children/young people equally and with respect and dignity.
• Model positive, appropriate behaviour to all children/young people we come into contact with.
• Promote the benefits of Kickboxing and use it to build children/young person’s fitness and confidence.
• Be aware of the Club’s child safeguarding statement and child safeguarding policy.
• Report abuse concerns to TUSLA or the club’s Designated Liaison Person (DLP).
• Develop a culture of openness, honesty, and safety.
• Develop a culture where children/young people can talk about any concerns or worries they may have.
• Respect each child/young person’s boundaries and support them to develop their own understanding and sense of their rights.
• Be aware of their responsibility for the safety of all children/young people in their care.
• Work in an open environment.
• Help children to know what they can do if they have a problem.

 Coaches and volunteers must never:

• Hit or otherwise physically assault or abuse children/young people.
• Develop relationships with children/young people that could in any way be deemed exploitative or abusive.
• Act in any way that may be abusive or place a child/young person at risk of abuse.
• Use language, make suggestions, or offer inappropriate, offensive or abusive advice.
• Do things for a child of a personal nature that they can do for themselves.
• Condone or participate in behaviour that is illegal, unsafe, or abusive.
• Act in any way intended to intimidate, shame, humiliate, belittle, or degrade.
• Engage in discriminatory behaviour or language in relation to race, culture, age, gender, disability, religion, sexual orientation or political views.
• Consume alcohol, tobacco or illegal drugs while being responsible for the club’s children/young people.