The Responsible Coaching Movement
The Responsible Coaching Movement (RCM) is a multi-phase system-wide movement, coordinated by the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), and is a call to action to help ensure the impact of coaches is a positive one for athletes, coaches, and our Canadian Sport Community, address the role coaches play with issues relating to the health and safety of athletes, both on and off the field of play.
Volleyball Manitoba’s Board of Directors recently approved the pledge ‘to align our practices with Phase 1 of the Responsible Coaching Movement (RCM) and is committed to ensuring that our athletes and coaches are protected’.
Phase 1 of the RCM involves three aspects, (1) Background Screening, (2) Ethics Training and (3) Rule of Two.
To learn more about the RCM, please click HERE.
BACKGROUND SCREENING
Criminal Record, Child Abuse Registry Checks & Screening Disclosure Forms
Screening of personnel is an important part of providing a safe and secure sporting environment. Consistent with the Volleyball Manitoba Screening Policy, all coaches, team contacts and administrators must obtain a Criminal Record Search Certificate (CRSC), a Child Abuse Registry Check (CARC) as well as complete the annual Screening Disclosure Form (SDF).
It is noted that these checks can take several weeks to complete. Therefore, coaches are encouraged to initiate this process in September, prior to the start of the Club season – to ensure compliance and eligibility to participate in Provincial and National Championships.
CRSC and CARC are valid for a period of three years (commencing retroactively to September 1 of the program year in which the CRC and CARC are received).
SDF are valid for one year.
Criminal Record Search Certificate
To apply for your Criminal Record Search Certificate, visit one of following:
- All Manitoba Residents (Sterling BackCheck) «« RECOMMENDED
- Residents of Winnipeg (Winnipeg Police Service – electronic Police Information Check)
- Non-Winnipeg Residents (find the nearest RCMP Detachment – there should be no cost for persons in a volunteer position)
Child Abuse Registry Check (Manitoba Only)
Apply for your Child Abuse Registry Check online HERE. Results can be picked up from the Child Abuse Registry Office in Winnipeg or mailed-out to you (see website for mandatory identification requirements for each).
Screening Disclosure Forms
The purpose of the Screening Disclosure Form is to allow individuals to disclose any relevant infractions that may have been committed during the three (3) year period in which their CRC and CARC are valid.
The Screening Disclosure Form can be found on Sportlomo, under the “Certifications” tab on each individual’s account.
ETHICAL TRAINING
Respect In Sport For Activity Leaders
Sport Manitoba believes in being proactive in ensuring sport in our province is safe and welcoming for all participants. Respect in Sport helps to promote those values through a simple and convenient free on-line training course for coaches and sport leaders. It is designed as a tool to assist coaches in identifying and dealing with abuse, neglect, harassment, and bullying in sport.
Respect in Sport enables coaches to deal with legal and moral responsibilities, making them less vulnerable and more confident in dealing with sensitive issues. A risk management tool, Respect in Sport will help sport organizations reduce liability.
As a mandatory requirement, all coaches identified with a Provincial Sport Organization are required to take the course. Without this Certification a coach and/or sport leaders will not be allowed to participate in any Volleyball Manitoba Sanctioned Event.
Take the Respect in Sport For Activity Leaders course should take approximately 2.5 hours.
Recertification: In the spring of 2016, Sport Manitoba proudly announced a mandatory Respect in Sport recertification (every five years) for coaches in Manitoba. The expiry date of your current certification is indicated in your Respect in Sport account.
Safe Sport Training
The Coaching Association of Canada states that creating a culture where everyone can thrive is a shared responsibility. The Safe Sport Training Module developed by the Coaching Association of Canada will help anyone involved in sport identify and prevent situations of maltreatment.
The Safe Sport Training module is a requirement for all Persons in Authority (PIA).
‘RULE OF TWO’
The ‘Rule of Two’ outlines that there will always be at least two screened coaches/adults (one of which must also be of the same gender) with an athlete, especially a minor athlete, when in a potentially vulnerable situations. This means that any one-on-one interaction between a coach and an athlete must take place within earshot and view of the second coach/adult (with the exception of medical emergencies). Vulnerable situations can include closed doors meetings, travel, and training environments amongst others.
To view Volleyball Canada’s ‘Rule of Two Infographic’, click here.