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Child Abuse Within Organized Athletics

Child Abuse Within Organized Athletics. Laura Bennett and Samantha Olson. What abuse takes place?. Emotional and Verbal Abuse Sexual Abuse Physical Abuse. Who are the abusers?. Parents Coaches Teammates. Sideline Behavior.

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Child Abuse Within Organized Athletics

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  1. Child Abuse Within Organized Athletics Laura Bennett and Samantha Olson

  2. What abuse takes place? • Emotional and Verbal Abuse • Sexual Abuse • Physical Abuse

  3. Who are the abusers? • Parents • Coaches • Teammates

  4. Sideline Behavior • A Pennsylvania midget football game ended in a brawl involving over 100 coaches, players, parents, and fans. • A hockey practice for 9 and 10-year-olds in Massachusetts turned deadly when a father became enraged over his son taking an elbow to the face. The angry dad complained to another father and after they began arguing, the enraged dad killed the other man by banging his head repeatedly on the concrete floor. • A Florida baseball game for 7 and 8 year-olds ended with the parents brawling. • In Oklahoma, a 36-year-old coach had to be restrained after choking a 15-year-old umpire who was making a few extra dollars umpiring a tee-ball game for 5 and 6 year-olds.

  5. But there are little eyes, ears, hearts and minds for whom it [sideline violence] is high profile. They notice. And like little sponges they absorb it all until, sadly, it becomes a part of who they are. Center for parent/youth understanding http://www.cpyu.org/Page_p.aspx?id=76726

  6. Group Activity • How many of you have witnessed or experienced abusive sideline behavior? • Did you take action? • Did you want to take action, but didn’t know how? • Discuss at your table what you could do if you see abusive sideline behavior. • Discuss at your table how you might identify a student who is being affected by abusive sideline behavior.

  7. Coaches that Prey 159 coaches have been reprimanded or fired for sexual misconduct in the past decade. And 98 continued to coach or teach — as schools, the state and even some parents looked the other way. An athlete may seem stronger, more driven and more self-assured than her peers, but her very passion for the game makes her more vulnerable because sports is her life and the team is her family

  8. Examples of Sexual Abuse Cases • Tony Giles, Girls Basketball Coach, Seattle • Randy Sheriff, Girls Basketball Coach, Port Townsend • Paul Jensen, Girls Volleyball Coach, Federal Way • All information was taken from the 2004 Seattle Times Report Coaches Who Prey www.seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/local/coaches/

  9. Things we can do as Parents and Teachers • Full-body hugs by the coach. A high-five should suffice. • Rides home alone from practices or games and one-on-one training. A typical teenage athlete doesn't spend time alone with the coach. • Cards, gifts and even sports-related awards. If they're targeted at one athlete and not the team, they could be a sign of an intimate relationship. • Sleepovers at the coach's house, even if the team is invited. • Long or repeated phone calls to and from the coach or a seeming dependency on the coach or his advice. • Out-of-town trips to tournaments or camps without parental chaperones • A daughter suddenly quitting or losing interest in her favorite sport or not wanting to be near a coach. • Coaches who jump from team to team or district to district. Parents should ask a coach for references and interview current and former players, parents and school officials about his conduct.

  10. Closing Thoughts • Young Athletes absorb everything around them, including abusive behavior by their parents • Coaches and Parents play central roles in the lives of youth, the opinions of those adults make lasting impacts on the athletes • Teachers need to be aware of predatory coaches. Many are not only coaching, but teaching as well. Listen to your students and be aware of anything suspicious

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