ABSTRACT

The current study surveyed 237 coaches in New Zealand on their perceptions of child safeguarding (CSG) discourse, resources, and policy in sport; and the changes in pedagogy they deemed necessary in response. Data indicates that, despite a reasonable level of awareness and uptake of CSG policy in the sector, concurrent trends require attention. Specifically, this relates to the potential adoption of defensive pedagogies as a result of unproblematic misinterpretations of CSG policy. We conclude with the suggestion that “critical” coach development learning contexts and experiences are needed to encourage coaches to discuss the application of CSG procedures in sport specific settings with experts; whilst also considering appropriate pedagogies dependant on athlete age, gender, and competitive levels. Importantly, actors in these spaces must consider whether (mis)interpretations of CSG are leading to the uptake of defensive pedagogies that may be unhelpful and detrimental to the development of children through sport.

摘要

目前的研究调查了新西兰 237 名教练，了解他们对体育运动中儿童保护 (CSG) 话语、资源和政策的看法；以及他们认为必要的教学改革。数据表明，尽管该行业对南方电网政策的认识和采用程度较高，但同时存在的趋势仍需引起关注。具体来说，这与由于对 CSG 政策的毫无问题的误解而可能采用防御性教学法有关。最后，我们建议需要“关键”教练发展学习环境和经验来鼓励教练与专家讨论 CSG 程序在运动特定环境中的应用；同时还要根据运动员的年龄、性别和竞技水平考虑适当的教学方法。重要的，