Sussex Welfare Report 2024
We are both grateful for the support of Sussex Gymnastics in covering our petrol expenses when we are asked to visit a Club or attend a county competition in a welfare capacity.
We cannot give full details of the visits made in the last year but we can tell you that after visiting many clubs in the County over the last 12 months there are similar issues cropping up. Coaches and gymnasts wearing jewellery when coaching and supporting, Clubs having policies that do not include sanctions or disciplinary procedures if policies are not adhered to. This has been increasingly common with parents who are intimidating Coaches and seeking to take over the planning of training!
Other common occurrences relate to inappropriate social media use with younger Coaches and unqualified helpers being asked to take on Coaching of groups. The Gymnastics helper award is ideal to boost the number of helpers in your Club so the ratio of Coaches to gymnasts is kept within the guidelines. Please also remember that Coaches must not be coaching skills above their qualifications. British Gymnastics has a comprehensive library that enables all previous qualifications to be checked.
Syllabus Library (british-gymnastics.org)
Dawn Hyland
Mike Gevaux