HSV-Adegeest Confidential Committee
HSV Adegeest wants to be a safe baseball and softball club, where everyone enjoys playing baseball and softball and feels at home at the club.
Together we do everything we can to prevent inappropriate behavior such as bullying, conflicts and arguments, discrimination and sexual harassment within our club to ensure a pleasant and safe environment.
The experience within various sports clubs has shown that, unfortunately, there are also moments and events where inappropriate behavior could not be prevented.
At HSV Adegeest we would like to be ahead of this.
That is one of the reasons why a confidential committee has been appointed within our club.
It acts as a central point of contact to ensure that the way we interact with each other within the club is respectful and safe.
Prevention is better than cure
You can contact the confidential committee with questions that you find difficult to ask or that you are afraid will not be taken seriously. You can raise issues with the committee, but also with the individual members of this committee, whichever you prefer. The most important thing is that you report any inappropriate behavior if it occurs.
This applies to everyone: members, volunteers and parents/guardians.
Realize that reporting quickly and talking about it will ensure that an unwanted situation is ended (early), that the behavior does not get worse and stops, and that recurrence is prevented.
When can you contact the HSV Adegeest confidential committee?
If you have any questions about or are dealing with:
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bullying and being bullied
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abuse of power and verbal aggression
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the feeling that you do not belong because of your skin color, religion or sexual preference
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inappropriate behavior (abuse of power, verbal aggression, sexual harassment): the way you are approached and/or touched by a team member, trainer or coach or behavior that you experience as unpleasant
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a suspicion of inappropriate behavior: you think that someone in your immediate environment is experiencing this
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the way your child(ren) is/are treated within the club/team
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doubts about whether your behavior as a trainer and/or coach is appropriate (for example, whether or not you should be in the locker room when the team is showering or changing)
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someone who directly or indirectly accuses you of inappropriate behavior
What do the confidential counselors do?
She/he listens to your story and helps you find ways to resolve the situation. Information is kept strictly confidential. She/he does nothing without you knowing.
The confidential advisors can help you file a complaint with the club, sports federation or police. But you can also just have a chat.
The confidential advisors provide information about inappropriate behavior, ensure adequate support for those who have complaints about inappropriate behavior, look for an informal solution and assist the reporter/accused in filing a formal complaint.
They are authorized, with due regard for the necessary confidentiality, to hear the reporter, the accused and/or other persons involved and to obtain information insofar as necessary for the performance of their duties. They are authorized to obtain advice from experts in the performance of their duties.
How confidential are the confidential counselors?
It is clear that in certain situations it can be important to involve other people in a question or problem or to ask for advice elsewhere. This is of course always done in consultation with the person who has reported the matter. The content of the conversations that take place between you and the confidential advisor of HSV Adegeest will always be treated confidentially.
Responsibility?
The activities of the confidential contact persons fall under the responsibility of the executive board of HSV-Adegeest. At the end The activities of the confidential advisors fall under the responsibility of the executive board of HSV Adegeest. At the end of the year, or if necessary during the year, the confidential advisors report to the chairman whether there have been any reports, of what nature these reports were and how progress and closure have taken place. This report will not mention any names or provide data that can be directly traced back to individuals, unless the person has given explicit permission for this. The confidential advisors therefore fall under the responsibility of the board, but act completely independently of the board. As a general rule, the board respects the decision-making of the confidential committee.
How can the committee members be reached?
