Good afternoon everyone,

 

We would like to share the following learning opportunity with you all.

 

Avalon Sexual Assault Centre has partnered with the Athlete Ambassador Program at Saint Mary's University to offer a free webinar for coaches and parents. The aim of the webinar is to help educate both parents and coaches on ways they can help create safe hockey spaces. The webinar panel will speak to what they are seeing (in their research and in real time), give advice on how to have conversations around boundaries and consent in spaces where this may have be traditionally challenging, and offer practical tips and strategies from varsity athletes who have been engaged in leading these conversations on campus and beyond. 

 

The details of the webinar can be found below:

 

Webinar: Consent Matters: Creating Healthy Sports Environments

Date: Tuesday, March 10 at 7 p.m.

Format: Live Zoom session (The session will be recorded; we will share the link with you once we receive it)

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81532045673 (Meeting ID: 815 3204 5673)

Registration: Not required

Audience: Coaches and parents of athletes of any age

 

Please find a content overview below:

 

• The current context and why these conversations matter in sport
• Research on risks when hazing and consent are not addressed
• Practical strategies and tools for parents and coaches
• SMU Varsity Athletic Ambassador Program and how this model can be implemented on a small scale 
• Athlete Ambassadors: Why this work is important to them and how it has helped their ability to complete at a high level

 

We encourage you to share this opportunity with your coaches and parents.

 

Thank you for all that you do for the game.

 

Yours in Hockey,

 

Mike Field

Executive Director

Hockey Nova Scotia

 

Brad MacKinley

President

Hockey Nova Scotia

 

Garreth MacDonald

Communications & Special Events Director

Hockey Nova Scotia