Club Safeguarding
Safeguarding. The vision is to ensure that Southsea Nomads Rugby Football Club excels at all aspects of Safeguarding by creating a safe, positive and enjoyable environment.Southsea Nomads acknowledges it’s responsibility to safeguard the welfare of all children involved in rugby at our Club and confirms we adhere to all the RFU’s Safeguarding Policies and Procedures, recommended practices and guidelines and furthermore endorse and adopt the statements contained in those documents under Child Protection laws and RFU policy, a “child” is anyone under the age of 18 is engaged in any Rugby Union activity. The key principles of the RFU Safeguarding Policy are that: The welfare of the child is, and must always be , paramount to any other considerations.
Club Safeguarding Team
Phil Dennis - Club Safeguarding Officer - contact - phildennis1974@googlemail.com
Denny Wood - Club Secretary - contact - secretary@nomadsrfu.co.uk
Club Equality and Diversity Statement
Southsea Nomads Rugby Football Club aims to ensure that all members irrespective of their age, gender, ability, race, religion, ethnic origin, colour, nationality , social status or sexual orientation have a genuine and equal opportunity to participate in rugby. This aim covers all players, coaches, administrative staff, match officials or spectators. It is the aim of Southsea Nomads Rugby Football Club not to disadvantage any individual by imposing any conditions or requirements which cannot be justified.
Anti-Bullying
Southsea Nomads Rugby Football Club aims to create a safe and secure learning environment where individuals treat each other with respect and understanding. Bullying will not be tolerated at all at the Club and any claims of bullying will be taken seriously, responded to promptly and procedures followed to deal with the situation. It is the responsibility of every adult working in Rugby Union whether professional or volunteer, to ensure that all young people can enjoy the sport in a safe enjoyable environment. Bullying is deliberately hurtful behaviour which results in the victim feeling distressed. Bullying occurs when this behaviour is exercised through the use of power rather than an exchange between equals.
Establishing a Positive Club Ethos
The most important aspect of our strategy to combat bullying is the creation of a positive and inclusive ethos throughout our Club from junior level all the way through to our senior players. This begins with how adults treat each other, parents and players with respect and understanding even in very difficult situations. Concerns expressed by players and parents are always listened to carefully and taken very seriously.
We promote and follow the RFU Core Values
TEAMWORK
Teamwork is essential to our sport. We welcome all new team members and include all because working as a team enriches our lives. We play selflessly; working for the team, not for ourselves alone, both on and off the field. We take pride in our team, rely on one another and understand that each player has a part to play. We speak out if our team or sport is threatened by inappropriate words or actions.
RESPECT
Mutual respect forms the basis of our sport. We hold in high esteem our sport, it’s values and traditions and earn the respect of others in the way we behave. We respect our match officials and accept their decisions. We respect opposition players and supporters. We value our coaches and those who run our club and treat our clubhouse with respect and consideration.
ENJOYMENT
Enjoyment is the reason we okay and support Rugby Union. We encourage players to enjoy training and playing. We use our sport to adopt a healthy lifestyle and build life skills. We safeguard our young players and help them have fun. We enjoy being part of a team and part of the Rugby family.
DISCIPLINE
String discipline underpins our sport. We ensure that our sport is one of controlled physical endeavour and that we are honest and fair. We obey the laws of the game which ensure an inclusive and exciting global sport. We support our disciplinary system, which protects or sport and upholds it’s values. We observe the sport’s laws and definitions and report serious breaches.
SPORTSMANSHIP
Sportsmanship is the foundation upon which Rugby Union is built. We uphold the rugby tradition of camaraderie with teammates and the opposition. We observe fair play both on and off the pitch and are generous in victory and dignified in defeat. We play to win but not at all costs and recognise both endeavour and achievement. We ensure that the well-being and development of individual players is central to all rugby activity.
Play to win but not at all costs Win with dignity lose with graceObserve the laws and regulations of the game Respect opponents, referees and all participantsReject cheating, racism, violence and drugsValue volunteers and paid officials alikeEnjoy the game
We aim to be constantly promoting g and reinforcing positive behaviour and developing all children’s self esteem through celebration of achievement. In this way, by aiming to ‘include’ everyone in the rugby community, it is much less likely either those children will become a focus for bullying, or that others may resort to bullying. We encourage children, parents and club personnel to report any suspected instances of bullying to a member of the coaching staff or to the Club’s Safeguarding Officer.
MANAGING TOUCHLINE BEHAVIOUR
Southsea Nomads Rugby Football Club does not tolerate poor touchline behaviour from any of our members and Instances will be addressed at every level. Spectators and coaches alike MUST NOT enter the field of play without the referees permission whilst a game of rugby is in progress unless there are exceptional circumstances. Poor behaviour on the touchline is no more acceptable than poor behaviour on the pitches.
All of our policies are available in the clubhouse for everyone to read.