Welfare
St Ives Hockey Club is committed to the welfare of all our players, paying particular attention to the most vulnerable
We have a signed committment here by our chairman
All clubs in England are bound by England Hockey's safeguarding policy , which can viewed at This Link
We will follow the best practise guidelines (LINK) as applicable to our situation
The club takes bullying extremely seriously and follows EH Anti-Bullying Guidance
We know that Social Media plays a major role in modern life, and we follow guidance from EH on the subject
The club will always endeavour to help junior players progress through to adult hockey, which means they will be playing in senior times at some point, and EH has guidance on how that should be
EH has recently issued guidance on Whatsapp, which is a very convenient modern way for people to communicate