Every week in Pontypool Park, parents meet instructor Alex Jones to be put through their paces with an interval session or a 5k run. Babies and toddlers aren’t left at home with other family members – they’re safely strapped in as mini-members of the club.
And once the hour’s up that week, it’s back to the leisure centre for a coffee and a chat. It’s a community of like-minded people who completely understand what you’re going through the sleepless nights, teething troubles and feeding worries. They even entertain each other’s little ones during interval sessions.
How National Lottery funding made it possible
The FAW is making sure that clubs across the nation have the tools and confidence to keep adults safe in football. Over the last six months, it has:
- Making it a rule that clubs with adult members will only be allowed to affiliate if they have separate child and adult safeguarding officers.
- Kicked off training and guidance so clubs, leagues, and areas understand their responsibilities.
Building resources to keep vulnerable people
Protecting clean sport depends on everyone playing their part – athletes, coaches, or parents – whether on centre stage or behind the scenes. Speak out if you feel there’s something wrong – no matter how small. UKAD guarantee that your identity will always be kept 100% confidential.
- Pay for maintenance of existing equipment to keep everything in top condition.
- Train Alex as a volunteer run leader to help local parents challenge themselves safely.
- Buy six new running buggies, removing cost barriers for parents.
We work with the statutory body responsible for anti-doping in the UK, (UKAD). UKAD’s remit includes a prevention through education programme and an intelligence-led testing programme. Athletes can be tested any time, any place without advance notice.
UKAD is responsible for making sure sports bodies in the UK are compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code. It does this by implementing the UK’s National Anti-Doping Policy.
