All those involved in sports at any level or in any role have the right to be protected from all forms of maltreatment. Evidence suggests that many people in sports have experienced maltreatment including physical, sexual, psychological, emotional, and other forms of harm. This includes an increase in the incidence of cyber-related harassment, bullying, and abuse of athletes, coaches, and officials. The maltreatment of people within sports at all levels is considered a systemic issue. Additionally, people from underrepresented populations are at an increased risk of maltreatment. Consequently, issues regarding maltreatment are a global concern where many countries and sports organizations are grappling with how to enable effective change to prevent maltreatment and ensure various stakeholders are protected and realize wellness throughout their sporting experiences.
When seeking to fully explore and understand safe sports practices and safe sports culture, we must consider both areas of unsafe sport and safe sport (maltreatment and wellness). Influencing the creation of a safe sports culture focuses on the positive growth of sports and lowers the risk of allowing a culture of poor practice to continually produce harm. Therefore, in this special issue, we will seek to provide empirical evidence regarding the sporting experiences related to maltreatment and additionally, those that contribute to wellness. Examining the situation at both ends of the perspective will help create an issue that involves a more complete understanding of the sports situations that various groups of people may experience.
This review aims to publish a collection of articles (Original Research, Review, Brief Research Reports, Perspective, Conceptual Analysis, and Opinion) with a key focus on safe sport and/or safeguarding within, but not limited to the following populations:
• People with physical, intellectual, learning, or sensory disabilities
• People from indigenous populations
• Older adults or people with dementia or cognitive decline
• People from the LGBTQI+ community
• People from ethnic minorities
• Coaches and officials
• Talented Athletes
• Young athletes/ children
• Military veterans in sport
Keywords:
maltreatment, safe sport, abuse, cyber related harassments, underrepresented groups
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
All those involved in sports at any level or in any role have the right to be protected from all forms of maltreatment. Evidence suggests that many people in sports have experienced maltreatment including physical, sexual, psychological, emotional, and other forms of harm. This includes an increase in the incidence of cyber-related harassment, bullying, and abuse of athletes, coaches, and officials. The maltreatment of people within sports at all levels is considered a systemic issue. Additionally, people from underrepresented populations are at an increased risk of maltreatment. Consequently, issues regarding maltreatment are a global concern where many countries and sports organizations are grappling with how to enable effective change to prevent maltreatment and ensure various stakeholders are protected and realize wellness throughout their sporting experiences.
When seeking to fully explore and understand safe sports practices and safe sports culture, we must consider both areas of unsafe sport and safe sport (maltreatment and wellness). Influencing the creation of a safe sports culture focuses on the positive growth of sports and lowers the risk of allowing a culture of poor practice to continually produce harm. Therefore, in this special issue, we will seek to provide empirical evidence regarding the sporting experiences related to maltreatment and additionally, those that contribute to wellness. Examining the situation at both ends of the perspective will help create an issue that involves a more complete understanding of the sports situations that various groups of people may experience.
This review aims to publish a collection of articles (Original Research, Review, Brief Research Reports, Perspective, Conceptual Analysis, and Opinion) with a key focus on safe sport and/or safeguarding within, but not limited to the following populations:
• People with physical, intellectual, learning, or sensory disabilities
• People from indigenous populations
• Older adults or people with dementia or cognitive decline
• People from the LGBTQI+ community
• People from ethnic minorities
• Coaches and officials
• Talented Athletes
• Young athletes/ children
• Military veterans in sport
Keywords:
maltreatment, safe sport, abuse, cyber related harassments, underrepresented groups
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.