About the Course

  • 30 Minutes

    Learn at your own pace and save your progress

  • 10 Knowledge Checks

    Test your knowledge

  • Shareable Certificate

    Upon course completion

There’s a better way to play, but what is it?

The Safe Participation in Sport and Recreation course was developed for people at the community and local level, with two main goals:

  • Educate: To educate everyone involved about how safety is a condition of success and enjoyment.
  • Empower: To empower everyone by offering practical information about how to foster safe conditions and what to do if things are unsafe.

Learning Objectives

  • Learn about the importance of positive sport experiences

  • Understand what safe participation means and how to foster it

  • Understand how physical, emotional, psychological, and cultural safety impact people's experiences in sport

  • Recognize unsafe behaviour

  • Learn how to respond appropriately to unsafe behaviour

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More Free Resources and Tools at PlaySafe

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The Safe Participation in Sport and Recreation course is a based on the tools and resources on the PlaySafe website.

If you're interested in learning more about safe participation, dive into more details about safety topics, explore our How-To Guides and Quick Start pages, and access the Flag Tool for Sport, all in one easy-to-navigate hub.