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It has been suggested that sport is increasingly becoming a "no-touch zone" as some coaches, driven by a desire for self-protection, restrict their use of physical contact with (child) athletes in the belief that this reduces their risk of being accused of abuse. Research on coach–athlete physical contact is limited, however, and no studies have yet explored how athletes' parents understand such behaviors. This article reports on a study that investigates athletes' parents' perspectives of appropriate coach–child athlete physical contact within youth swimming. Parents constructed physical contact as necessary and legitimate in three specific contexts and drew on children's rights principles to rationalize this. This article discusses the significance of this and explores the benefits of adopting child-centered coaching practices.

Child protection in sport emerged at the start of the 21st century amidst headlines about coaches raping, sexually assaulting and abusing children. Against this backdrop, in 2001 the UK government established an independent agency, the English Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU), which introduced national child protection standards for sports organizations. This included the requirement to appoint national "safeguarding lead officers". Utilizing the theoretical framework of sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, this paper considers the impact of "safeguarding and child protection" (SCP) within the English sports community through the experiences of those who have been at the vanguard of its implementation in the early years of its establishment within sport. Utilizing data from qualitative interviews with nine national safeguarding lead officers (SLOs), the paper discusses the challenges experienced by SLOs and critically appraises the relation between them (their habitus) and the prevailing logic (capital) within their sporting fields. We discuss the extent to which SLOs have been supported by their organizations and conclude with a consideration of the degree to which national governing bodies of sport (NGBs) have been invested in SCP.

Intro -- Bullying and the Abuse of Power -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Source of Bullying -- Soverign Authority or Leviathan Bully: Kojève on Distinguishing the Use and Abuse of Power -- Bullying: The Root and Branch of Oppression -- Part 2: Bystanders in Bullying -- Sin of Omission: The Behaviour of Bystanders from a Game Theoretical Perspective -- Cyber-Bullying: Exploring the Audience -- Part 3: Bullying in Educational Contexts -- The (Bad) Example of the University -- The Rage to Control: A Comparative Approach to Bullying as a Symptom of Inoperative Communities -- Intensive Training in Youth Sports: A New Abuse of Power? -- Suicide and Bullying -- Part 4: Cultural Perspectives -- Violence and Intimidation in Street-Level Drugs Trading -- Bullying Japanese Style -- Greek Students' Perception of School Bullying: The Profiles of Victims and Perpetrators -- The Perception of Postgraduate Students Regarding Workplace Bullying -- Part 5: Bullying at an International Level -- The Repercussions of US Coercion on Turkish Foreign Policy in Two Case Studies: The Johnson Letter of 5 June 1964 and the Troop Deployment Proposal of 1 March 2003 -- The Abuse Clause in International Human Rights Law: An Expedient Remedy against Abuse of Power or an Instrument of Abuse Itself?.

Policy on or relating to gender-based violence (GBV) in sport settings has a relatively recent history. This paper traces developments in this area at a European level and within individual EU member states' national frameworks. In doing so, it draws on data gathered in 2016 as part of a study commissioned by the European Commission's Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency to, among other things, describe the current situation regarding GBV in sport at the EU member state, European Union and international levels. The paper also identifies key issues with existing policy and practice across the EU, and makes recommendations for European organisations, EU member states and sports organisations to raise awareness of and implement initiatives to manage and prevent GBV in and through sport.

Policy on or relating to gender-based violence (GBV) in sport settings has a relatively recent history. This paper traces developments in this area at a European level and within individual EU Member States' national frameworks. In doing so, it draws on data gathered in 2016 as part of a study commissioned by the European Commission's Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency to, among others, describe the current situation regarding GBV in sport at the EU Member State, European Union and international levels. The paper also identifies key issues with existing policy and practice across the EU, and makes recommendations for European organisations, EU Member States and sports organisations to raise awareness of and implement initiatives to manage and prevent GBV in and through sport.