Ethics Training & Resources

Ethics in Sport

The Saskatchewan Racquetball Association strives to make ethical decisions and to behave in a manner that reflects its values. There is an expectation, at all times, of appropriate behaviour consistent the Saskatchewan Racquetball Associations Core Values.

Ethics in sport is a major component of the Safe Sport and the Responsible Coaching Movement. Ethics training prepares those involved in sport to effectively handle situations that arise from ethical dilemmas or even legal challenges that concern individuals, teams, and their sports organizations.

Ethics Training

Ethics training for coaches includes the Coaching Association of Canada’s Safe Sport Training, and the NCCP Make Ethical Decisions and NCCP EMPOWER+ modules within the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP).

Training in the prevention of bullying, abuse, harassment and discrimination is offered through the Respect in Sport Activity Leader Program for sport leaders, coaches, officials and participants 14 years and up. Respect in Sport also has programs specifically for parents and for the workplace environment.

Respect in Sport Training 

Respect in Sport Activity Leader Program

The Saskatchewan Racquetball Association has partnered with Sask Sport and the Respect Group to provide interactive, online training courses to empower people to recognize and prevent bullying, abuse, harassment and discrimination in Racquetball. These programs help us keep our sport safe and fun for all. 

In Saskatchewan, all active coaches and activity leaders are required to have completed the Respect in Sport for Activity Leaders Training. We also recommend this course for anyone else who has direct contact with athletes including sport leaders, team managers and officials.

The Respect in Sport Activity Leader Program educates sport leaders, coaches, officials and participants (14 years and up) to recognize, understand and respond to issues of bullying, abuse, harassment and discrimination (BAHD). The Respect in Sport program applies to leaders of youth in virtually any activity. The program is delivered through an interactive, online home-study program that is accessible on computers and mobile devices.

If you have taken any Respect in Sport for Activity Leaders training through another sport organization, be sure to update your profile to designate the Saskatchewan Racquetball Association as one of your associations.

Coaches can gain NCCP professional development credits by completing the Respect in Sport course. Those wishing to do this can have the course completion recorded on their Locker transcript through a simple opt-in process at the beginning of the training.

Safe Sport Training

Creating a culture where everyone can thrive is a shared responsibility. The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC)’s Safe Sport Training was developed to help anyone involved in sport — whether you have direct contact with athletes or work in the background — to promote physical, psychological, social and spiritual health.

The Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport calls for all sporting environments to be free from physical, sexual and psychological abuse. The Safe Sport Training module aligns with those values. It equips coaches, administrators and others to make decisions that promote athletes’ physical and mental wellbeing and empowers sporting organizations to foster a culture that contributes to athlete success.

Click here for complete information and access to CAC’s online learning portal, The Locker.

NCCP Make Ethical Decisions Training

By successfully completing the NCCP Make Ethical Decisions (MED) training, coaches will be fully equipped to handle ethical situations with confidence and surety. NCCP Make Ethical Decisions training helps coaches identify the legal, ethical, and moral implications of difficult situations that present themselves in the world of team and individual sport.

To participate in an NCCP Make Ethical Decisions module, visit the Coaches Association of Saskatchewan website or The Locker to find a course. In addition to in-class courses, some provinces and territories offer the NCCP Make Ethical Decisions module through distance, on-line or home study. Your representative will be able to provide you with more information.

After you have taken the module, you can access the NCCP Make Ethical Decisions online evaluation free through The Locker. Successful completion of the evaluation is necessary for coach certification in any NCCP program.

NCCP EMPOWER+ Training

NCCP Empower+ is an intense and thought-provoking workshop that will teach coaches how to enhance the well-being of their athletes and be a positive role model in the world of sport.

After completing the NCCP Empower+ module, coaches will be able to:

•    critically reflect on their own experiences in sport;
•    recognize the potential for, and presence of maltreatment in sport;
•    determine when and how to intervene when they observe or suspect maltreatment;
•    apply the six-step NCCP Decision-making Model to make ethical decisions related to maltreatment in sport; and
•    identify the conditions related to creating positive and healthy sport experiences that enhance the well-being of athletes in their care.

This NCCP module is delivered through the Coaches Association of Saskatchewan.

The Safe Sport Training, NCCP Make Ethical Decisions and NCCP Empower+ courses can be used for NCCP Professional Development credits.

Respect in Sport for the Workplace Training

Respect in Sport for the Workplace Training was developed to provide organizations with a standard, cost-effective tool to empower your team members, staff and board members with the skills to prevent bullying, abuse, harassment and discrimination (BAHD). It is about improving culture, first and foremost. The secondary benefit is organizational risk and liability management.

Other Resources

True Sport

Changing the landscape of sport from the ground up, True Sport is a series of programs and initiatives designed to give people, communities and organizations the means by which to leverage the many benefits of good sport from a platform of shared values and principles. True Sport is dedicated to the notion that good sport can make a great difference. Racquetball Canada has aligned it’s values with the the True Sport Principles and encourages provincial associations and clubs to do the same.

The True Sport website provides in-depth resources to help embrace ethics in sport from tip sheets, calendars and activity sheets.

Sports Information Resource Centre (SIRC)

The Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC), is Canada’s leader and most trusted partner in advancing sport and physical activity through knowledge and evidence. SIRC’s website provides an excellent collection  of blogs and articles from Canada’s most respected sport experts and organizations. Just type “Ethics” into the search bar to access the many resources compiled by SIRC.

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