Gambling Harm Prevention in Sport Review - February 2023

2. The most effective player protection and duty of care initiatives delivered

The main emerging theme was ‘lived experience stories’ with most respondents stating that real life stories relatable to athletes are most effective: ‘Regular workshops with players and staff are effective if they retell real stories that are relatable to athletes’ (Participant 1). ‘Face to face education with lived experience at the core of the messaging’ (Participant 6). The need for education on gambling harms has been expressed by all participants: e.g. ‘education on what gambling issues looks like and signposting them’ (Participant 1) and ‘education and awareness is vital’ (Participant 4). However, Participant 5 believes that the best initiatives are different depending on the type of sport and it is crucial to ensure they are tailored to the audience to ‘ensure maximum impact’ . Another theme emerging was ‘key people within the club’ with respondents expressing the importance of having trusted people at the club for the players to go to if they have a problem: ‘If the players have a trusted person they can turn to then it takes away the 'fear' of having to speak to a coach/manager who they feel will judge them’ (Participant 4). Participant 3 also felt like ‘1-2 key people in the Club to take lead with training for other "influencers" of culture and care’ .

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