What is Safe Sport?
Safe sport refers to an environment that prioritizes the physical and psychological well-being of all participants. It involves a commitment to providing optimal experiences, while actively preventing and addressing all forms of maltreatment, including abuse, harassment, neglect, and discrimination. Advancing safe sport is a shared responsibility that requires awareness, education, and clear actions for reporting. This page provides resources and guidance to help advance safe sport in volleyball.
The Protecting Youth in Sports Act came into force on April 1st, 2026, requiring Sport Manitoba, Provincial Sport Organizations, such as Volleyball Manitoba, and Prescribed Organizations to establish comprehensive standards and oversight to protect young athletes, those 21 years of age or younger.
The ‘Safe Sport’ drop down menu pages, on our Volleyball Manitoba website, include a list of comprehensive set of tools, templates, and resources designed to elevate Safe Sport practices, building on our vision of a more welcoming and safe volleyball community. For more resources about Safe Sport and the Act, please consult the Sport Manitoba Safe Sport webpage.
SAFE SPORT LINE: 1-833-656-SAFE (7233)
If you or someone you know is experiencing abuse, harassment, bullying or hazing in sport, and you need someone to talk to, call the safe sport line: 1-833-656-SAFE (7233).
In Manitoba, it is everyone’s legal obligation to report suspected child abuse. If, in your honest judgment, you believe that a child may not be safe, you are legally required to report it. The experts at the Safe Sport Line can help you make that report.
