Our Safeguarding Tips - With the Benefit of Hindsight

Cheryl Higgins, Mother of Ben, Team GB 400m

Based on our joint personal experiences, our advice is:

• Don’t ever be too scared to raise red-flag concerns.
  

• Be brave enough to question and/or confront.
  

• Don’t ever feel you can’t speak out.
  

• You know your athlete better than anyone. Look out for warning signs that things aren’t right.
  

• Always listen to your athlete and take their concerns seriously.
  

• Follow your gut feeling.
  

• Question anything that doesn’t look/feel right.
  

• Voice and/or report any concerns to your club’s welfare officer, every club will have one.
  

• Beware of the trust trap.
  

• Trust your instinct. A parent’s instinct is usually right.

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