Safeguarding and Welfare - Bishop's Stortford Hockey Club

CODES OF CONDUCT

BSHC adopts and uses the England Hockey Respect Code of Conduct.

All members, parents, young people, captains, coaches and officials are expected to be aware of these Codes of Conduct and abide by them.

Accident and Injury Reporting – please complete both forms below

1 – EH Injury reporting form (All injuries are logged and centralised here for EH to monitor. These are not logged at BSHC)

2 – BSHC Injury and Accident Report form All junior and adult injuries as outlined above must be recorded here and sent to [email protected]

(https://www.englandhockey.co.uk/governance/safeguarding/injury-reporting)

If an injury (including any head injury) has occurred that has required medical attention (eg ice-pack/strapping) whether pitch-side or at a hospital clinic (eg assessment/x-ray/stitching) the Accident and Injury Forms below must be completed. This is England Hockey policy for all U18 players. The same policy applies to adult players who receive medical attention. However, if an adult player receives an injury and decides to self-treat, the general rule would be that if one in ten players would elect to seek medical treatment even though this player has not, forms should then be completed.

Captains/Coaches must complete injury forms for U18s. Completion of forms for adult players should be by the Captain/Vice/Coach or other delegated team member.

Should a junior member of a team require hospital treatment, in the absence of a parent:

An adult member of the team or coaching staff must accompany the injured child to the hospital
Parents/carers must be notified as soon as possible and given the details of the A&E unit their child has been taken to

To help us protect your child from injury :

Please ensure your child is wearing a mouth guard and shin pads during all coaching sessions and matches
If your child is a defender, they must have their own face mask

Safeguarding and Protecting Young People at our club

Along with England Hockey, BSHC believes that all young people have the right to be safe and enjoy their involvement in hockey. We accept a responsibility to promote the welfare of young people and protect them from harm, in partnership with England Hockey and the rest of the Hockey Family. In this instance, a young person is defined as anyone under 18.

We will do this by adopting England Hockey’s Safeguarding and Protecting Young People in Hockey Policy, SafeGuard to ensure all those in the hockey family have a safe and positive experience.

This policy covers the commitments of those who adopt the policy, how to recognise poor practice and abuse, how to report safeguarding and welfare concerns, useful contacts and provides links to templates and further guidance.

Safeguarding juniors transitioning into adult hockey

Junior-to-Adult-Hockey-Transition-RARE Right-Athlete-Right-Environment-BSHC-1-1 Download

Safeguarding and Welfare Policy: Balancing Junior and Adult Team Commitments

Tier-Hockey-Junior-Safeguarding-and-Welfare-Policy Download

To support members the following video’s may help with managing behaviour :

Safeguarding Reporting Procedure

Adults who are working or volunteering for BSHC have a duty of care to remain vigilant and report any suspicious or poor practice or abuse of a child or vulnerable adult

It is not their responsibility to decide whether abuse has taken place, but it IS their responsibility to report any concerns they do have to the Welfare Officer.

This can be done verbally or by email and anyone can discuss concerns even if they are unsure as to whether it is worth reporting as the Welfare Officer may have further information or details about the child others are not aware of.

All captains, coaches and volunteers working alongside our junior players will have the appropriate safeguarding training and will be aware of the appropriate sections in SAFEGUARD.

England Hockey’s Safeguarding and Protecting Young People in Hockey Policy

This provides them with all the information they require if they need to use the reporting procedure.

Further information on good practice and procedures can be found in the document for the Welfare Officer, Parents, Junior Organiser, Umpire and Official, Chair and Committee, Adults on Teams with Young Players and Young People.

Mental Health and Well-Being Support

Your mental health is as important as your physical health and the club fosters a positive culture of engagement and support for all its members. Make room to be well, give yourself space. Mindfulness aims to help you:

become more self-aware
feel calmer and less stressed
feel more able to choose how to respond to your thoughts and feelings
cope with difficult or unhelpful thoughts
be kinder towards yourself

The following links provide members with further information on Well-Being

5 steps to Good Mental Health – helpful tools and activities.
Mindfulness exercises help you gain control.
Useful contacts in support of good wellbeing.
Breathing exercises for stress
Mind – Mental Health Information and Support – support for a range of everyday issues.
Looking after yourself 11-18 year olds
LGBTQIA+ Friends and Family
Childline – mental Health Support

Bishop’s Stortford Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services is Tel: 01279 464 800

Our Welfare Team

Welfare Officer | Zoe Barford [email protected] (07925286405)
Welfare Support | Catherine Brown
DBS Verifier | Catherine Brown, Zoe Barford