With Play Safe 2023 taking place this weekend, Torquay United AFC is pledging its full support for this worthy cause.
Today English football at every level will unite to promote Play Safe – a national campaign to focus attention of the vital importance of safeguarding in our national game.
Led by The Football Association, the Play Safe campaign is endorsed by the NSPCC and supported by every level of the game, including the Premier League, EFL, Barclays Women’s Super League and Barclays Women’s Championship, and right across the grassroots game.
We are proud to be supporting Play Safe on our website and social media channels – and also by making an online Play Safe Pledge. Our pledge will our team captains wear the Play Safe armbands, whilst our youth coaches will wear the Play Safe pin badges, as a way of highlighting and showing support for this campaign.
Of course, safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility, so if you haven’t already, why not make your own Play Safe Pledge? We encourage you to do so.
“We all need to take responsibility and ensure that everyone involved in our fantastic game has a safe and positive experience,” said TUAFC Head of Youth, Robbie Herrera.
“This is particularly important for children and young people, and the Play Safe campaign is a great way of reminding us all of our collective responsibility, and that safeguarding must always be our number one priority.”
This year’s Play Safe weekend has two main messages:
- ‘Everyone, everywhere, every time’ should have an understanding of safeguarding in football;
- Everyone should ‘watch, listen, talk and act’ if they have any safeguarding concerns.
If you have a safeguarding concern, or would like some advice, the person to contact at Torquay United AFC is Welfare Officer, Paul Bishop on 07850 692163
Together, let’s create an ever-safer culture across the game we all love.
