Safe Sport
Statement of Commitment
Sport organizations in British Columbia are committed to creating a sport environment that is accessible, inclusive, respects their participants personal goals, and is free from all forms of Maltreatment.
As part of Basketball BC’s commitment to Safe Sport, our staff and board have completed Commit to Kids training.
Basketball has also signed the Responsible Coaching Movement Pledge. Learn more and TAKE THE PLEDGE.
Basketball BC recommends Safe Sport Training for all its program coaches. The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) offers free online Safe Sport Training to help all participants in sport organizations recognize maltreatment in sport and take informed action to address it.
How to Report Maltreatment
Lawrie Johns, Basketball BC Executive Director
778-621-2002 or ljohns@basketball.bc.ca
Associated Policies
Additional Resources
- Commit to Kids
- Respect in Sport for Activity Leaders
- CAC Safe Sport Training
- Responsible Coaching Movement and the Rule of Two
- viaSport: Addressing Maltreatment
Government Resources
- B.C. Helpline for Children – a confidential toll-free phone line for children and youth wanting to talk to someone – is 310-1234 (no area code required).
- VictimLinkBC is a toll-free, confidential, multilingual telephone and online service available across B.C. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week which provides information and referral services to all victims of crime and immediate crisis support to victims of family and sexual violence.
- Resilience BC: Anti-Racism Network provides information about how to report incidences of racism and hate crimes if you are a victim or witness such incidences.
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We would like to acknowledge that our Basketball BC office is located on the traditional and unceded territories of the Katzie and Kwantlen First Nations.We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia through the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture.
