Overview
Saskatchewan Amateur Wrestling Association (SAWA) and Wrestling Canada Lutte (WCL) believes that everyone has the right to enjoy the sport at whatever level they participate. Athletes, coaches, officials, and volunteers have the right to participate in a safe and inclusive training and competitive environment that is free of abuse, harassment, or maltreatment. We are committed to making our culture better and are putting in place inclusive processes to help support our commitment to safe sport.
If you feel you have been a victim of or witness to bullying, harassment or discrimination of any kind as an athlete, employee, or volunteer, please review our Safe Sport manual and policies to a) become knowledgeable about the problem you have experienced or observed and b) identify options for a course of action. To report a complaint please click on this link to the ITP Sport Group, Sask Sport’s independent third party adjudicator of Safe Sport Complaints https://www.integritycounts.ca/org/itpsport or consider contacting the Canadian Sport Helpline.
Resources
Respect in Sport (RiS)
Respect in Sport – Activity Leaders
A program that educates youth leaders, coaches, officials and participants (14-years and up) to recognize, understand and respond to issues of bullying, abuse, harassment and discrimination.
Respect in Sport – Parents
A program that helps define a standard of behaviour for all parents to create a more rewarding, safe and respectful environment for everyone involved. Recommended for all sport parents.
