Safe Sport: Action

CONFLICT RESOLUTION

Softball BC believes everyone has the right to enjoy the sport despite their level of participation. As such, Softball BC encourages all individuals to communicate openly, collaboratively, and use problem solving techniques to resolve differences in opinion. Resolving a conflict at an early stage may prevent a situation from escalating and resulting in a formal complaint.

For specialized information, access the resources below;

Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC)- Resolving Conflict Within A Youth Sport Team
Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC) - Main Causes of Disputes and Prevention Strategies: A Must for Sport Administrators

Safe Sport Reporting Process

Softball BC recognizes and respects that filing a report can be both a difficult and emotional process. To make the reporting process as simple, and as straight forward as possible, please refer to Softball BC's reporting process to determine who to contact regarding your incident/ complaint.

SOFTBALL BC SAFE SPORT REPORTING PROCESS

Rick Benson executive.director@softball.bc.ca

or to

Softball BC's Independent Third-Party Reporting Service

Name: TBA

Contact Information: TBA

Resources for Reporting Harassment & Abuse

Reporting is critical in creating and maintaining a safe environment for all participants. Independent, third-party complaints management is a directive of Canada’s Safe Sport movement.

Softball Canada has retained the services of W&W Dispute Resolution Services Inc. to provide the softball community with the independent facilitation of complaints and to help support Softball Canada's commitment to Canada’s Safe Sport movement. As per Softball Canada's Privacy policy, all contact with this independent service is kept confidential, subject to certain legal limits.

The independent service mandate includes, but is not limited to:

Responding to complaints received by parties regarding abuse, harassment, bullying, and discrimination;
Contacting complainant(s) to gain further insight on the situation;
Conducting preliminary review and assess against applicable policies, legal frameworks, and best practices.
Launching appropriate policy actions as required based on evidence or a situation reported.

Discipline/ Complaints

All Softball BC stakeholders are expected to fulfill responsibilities and obligations including, but not limited to, complying with Softball BC's policy’s, bylaws, rules and regulations, code of conducts and ethics. Non-compliance may result in sanctions pursuant to the organizations Discipline and Complaints policy.

For more information on Discipline/Complaints and the policy please contact Terri Boizard at tboizard@softball.bc.ca