Ask who handles welfare
Before your child attends, ask who the welfare or safeguarding contact is, where the policy can be read, how coaches and volunteers are checked and trained, and how concerns are reported. England’s affiliated youth-club guidance provides one national example; check the arrangements for the actual provider and nation.
- Who is the named welfare or safeguarding contact?
- Where can parents read the safeguarding policy and code of conduct?
- How are coaches and volunteers checked and trained?
- How do adults communicate with children and parents?
- How can a child or parent report a concern?
Keep adults involved
Keep talking with your child about their sessions and use the provider’s agreed parent communication process. On Ballrz, a parent or guardian must handle enquiries from the Football directory or a Players wanted notice for players under 18. Eligible players aged 16 or 17 can use their own account, while protecting private details. These are Ballrz platform rules, separate from football regulations.
Know who to contact
If a child is in immediate danger, call 999. For other safeguarding concerns, use the club and relevant football authority’s official reporting route below. Do not use Ballrz organisation contact to report a safeguarding concern. Ballrz helps with discovery; it does not replace welfare officers, official reporting procedures or emergency services.