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It is sometimes appropriate and necessary to have direct physical contact with children in order to develop their skills in a safe environment.

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Sport Ireland and Sport NI do not state that coaches/volunteers can never transport a young person by themselves, however they recommend individuals and organisations recognise the risks and put in place appropriate measures to reduce these risks. There may be times when it is necessary to be alone with a child in a car, e.g. last child to be dropped off, parents not turned up to pick up the child, etc. In these cases you should inform parents of arrangements made, why and how long the journey will take. You should always attempt to have more than one child in the car, alternate drivers if possible and which child is dropped off last. Drivers should have a point of contact/mobile phone. Consider using the Tracker feature on the Sport Ireland Safe Sport app.

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It is sometimes appropriate and necessary to have direct physical contact with children in order to develop their skills in a safe environment. Coaches and volunteers should never engage in inappropriate contact such as touching of groin, genital areas, buttocks, breasts, or any other part of the body that might cause a child distress or embarrassment. Physical contact should be in an open environment with the permission and understanding of the participant.