Building on the SAFE-Sport project, the Coaching with Consensus project's mission is to centralize the various valorization initiatives that can contribute to a safe sport climate, with a focus on tools for club administrators and coaches.
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Sport Vlaanderen
In recent years a lot of knowledge and insights have been developed through research regarding harassment and abuse, athlete-coach relationship, coaching behavior and bystander behavior. The Flemish Sport Policy also invested in research and valorization projects around these themes, including through the SAFE-Sport research and the 'Motivating Coaching/M-Factor' project. These projects resulted in various materials such as a coach compass, workshops for coaches and clubs from M-factor, ... The sport policy is now looking at how these valorization initiatives can contribute to a safe sport climate with a focus on tools for coaches and club administrators. There is a need for more efficient and effective implementation and use of these developed valorization products.
Central coordination of a knowledge-driven policy on creating a motivating and safe club climate (UGhent)
Alignment of existing scientific expertise and knowledge sharing on motivational coaching in Flanders (UGhent)
Implementation of the coordinated support package for coaches, sports clubs and intermediaries through an intervention trajectory for grassroots and elite sport (Thomas More)
Policy recommendations based on scientific consensus for Flemish policy on the theme of motivational and safe sport climate (Thomas More & UGhent)
The project starts from the existing tools for coaches, club administrators and clubs to start creating a motivational and safe sport climate and will integrate them into a coordinated trajectory to increase its implementation and accessibility.
Coordinated trajectory for coaches and club administrators.
Training intermediaries to implement trajectory
Evaluation trajectory
Advisory note for a strategic agenda for creating a safe sport climate in Flanders for 2024-2028
Tine Vertommen (PhD) is research coordinator of Safeguarding Sport & Society in the People and Well-being research group. As a criminologist she conducts research on the prevalence and prevention of harassment and abuse in sports.
Karolien Adriaens (PhD) is a researcher in the People and Well-being research group, research line Safeguarding Sport & Society. As a clinical psychologist she is working on research projects on harassment and abuse in sports and child maltreatment