Stonewall

LGBTQ+ Identities and Football

Stonewall

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Learning Objectives:

  • To understand LGBTQ+ identities and what that means

  • To explore barriers to playing well and what can be done to address them

  • To know how to tackle anti-LGBTQ+ language and build positive team environments that are inclusive of LGBTQ+ people

 

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About This Programme:

What are LGBTQ+ identities and why are they important to talk about in football? It comes down to this: winning teams have cultures that allow all players to thrive, no matter their identities.

Stonewall covers basic introductions to LGBTQ+ identities which builds confidence and knowledge. The delivery will explore the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ people in football and also cover tips on how to support LGBTQ+ people to help create winning environments for everyone.

The workshop delivered to U9-U16 players will focus on anti-bullying, with U18-U23 players and staff set to receive this education from a performance-oriented lens. On request, this education can be adapted to help tackle any specific or current issues.

Athlete Angel

Social Media: Risk, Opportunity and Tackling Online Abuse and Hate

Athlete Angel

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Learning Objectives:

  • To understand the impact of social media on a player’s career and the club community.

  • To provide practical information on how to protect online accounts.

  • To address the rise in online abuse and how to tackle it.

 

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About This Programme:

Social media is a powerful tool for athletes to promote themselves, their sport and to engage with fan communities. It can also be a paradise for online trolls. This workshop looks at both benefits and pitfalls of social media use and provides clear, practical advice on how to manage social media profiles at different stages of a player’s journey. This workshop also addresses the rise in online abuse and what players, staff and clubs can do to stop online hate.

Unavailable Dates:
01/12/2022 to 05/12/2022
Any Friday (outside of London)

Cathy Wood

YGAM

Gaming: A Healthy Balance

YGAM

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Target Group Range:

 

Learning Objectives:

  • To understand the positives of gaming as well as the associated risks and know how to get help

  • To describe and understand microtransactions such as loot boxes and discuss how they impact children and young people

  • To understand e-sports and the appeal to children and young people

 

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About This Programme:

Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust’s (YGAM) social purpose is to inform, education and safeguard young people against gaming and gambling harms. The topic of gaming has become particularly prevalent, with an increase in online activity over the pandemic.

This workshop aims to increase understanding of why people game, giving a balanced view of positive attributes and education of the risks, enabling young people to recognise the signs and make informed decisions. Whether the young people are gamers themselves or not, it also raises awareness about others around them who may game, using varying age appropriate, engaging activities.

YGAM

Broadway House Chambers

Criminal Law: Awareness and Impact

Broadway House Chambers

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Learning Objectives:

  • To know the risk factors that age and gender pose regarding contact with the Criminal Justice System.

  • To gain an understanding of the legal meaning of consent in sexual offences.

  • To have an awareness of the potential criminality around ‘sexting’.

 

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About This Programme:

A Barrister and Recorder (part-time Judge) Peter specialises in Criminal Law. Peter has defended and prosecuted cases including murder, rape, drug supply and death by dangerous driving. From a working class background, Peter was inspired to pursue justice by high-profile cases of the 1990s.

Peter is passionate about communicating and through the workshop, draws upon his experience to raise awareness amongst young people of the Criminal Justice System and the devastating impact it can have upon them and those around them.

Peter Hampton

Switch The Play

Building Your Legacy

Switch The Play

www.switchtheplay.com

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Learning Objectives:

  • To explore the self-perception and how this compares to the perception that others may have.

  • To develop an understanding of how to be a force for good and how this can be beneficial personally, professionally and commercially.

  • To build a core set of skills and knowledge that provides the confidence to put a plan into action to developing social purpose and having a positive impact.

 

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About This Programme:

How to be a force for good. Academy players are currently on a pathway to become the best footballer and all-round person possible. But have they recently reflected on what they value the most? How do they want people to remember them? What are the actions that they can do now that mean in the future they look back and see that they had a positive impact on those who matter to them? This education will help to explore who they are and the things that they are passionate about. Switch The Play will support the development of the skills, confidence and knowledge about how to make a genuine difference to those who they want to help.

Kick It Out

Racism and Discrimination

Kick It Out

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Learning Objectives:

  • To provide an understanding of what racism and discrimination can look like

  • To understanding how to report discrimination

  • To recognise personal responsibility

 

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About This Programme:

Kick it Out provides a space that allows academy players, of all ages, to have an open and honest conversation surrounding racism in football. Participants are shown a wide-ranging number of incidents to highlight the variety of ways in which racism manifests itself. It is an engaging open forum facilitated by Kick It Out’s deliverers which encourages teammates to share experiences and understanding. The workshop also provides academy players with guidance on the reporting of incidents.

Staff workshops are also available and provide insight into legalities within the EDI space. This offers the opportunity to share club practises and receive an insight into the outcomes of academy player sessions. Kick It Out is also on hand to support parents and carers sessions with a focus on player support systems, behaviours and practises, as well as understanding the parental journey and its responsibilities.

There is the opportunity for special requests to be made, if more time is required on a specific topic. This education provision is long-standing in academy football and continues to be updated in line with what is happening in football and wider society.

Unavailable Dates:
February – 16/21
March – 15
April – 3/14