All sports want healthy, safe and positive relationships between coaches and athletes.
These influential relationships can shape an athlete’s physical, mental and emotional development. They can also affect their skills in other areas like teamwork and resilience.
#WeRideTogether
We worked with #WeRideTogether to develop this information, which is aimed at athletes, coaches, parents and bystanders. You can use it in your own sporting environments to identify patterns of healthy and unhealthy relationships.
#WeRideTogether is a nonprofit organization created early in 2021 to shine a light on the issue of sexual abuse in youth sports,
Watch the video on power imbalances in sport
Our video on power imbalances in sport shows behaviours to watch out for.
Healthy and unhealthy relationships
Learn what healthy and unhealthy coach-athlete relationships look like in more detail.
Healthy coach-athlete relationships
Healthy relationships are based on care and support.
Unhealthy coach-athlete relationships
Unhealthy relationships are based on power and control.
Coaches + Athletes identifying healthy and unhealthy relationships
Safe Sport Hotline
Contact the Safe Sport Hotline if you experience or see patterns of unhealthy coach-athlete relationships.