SENTRY Sport Training, 22.6.22.

In sport organizations there are many qualified sport educators* who work to promote values such as respect and mutual understanding in and through sport, but despite this there are daily cases of discrimination in our sport activities or stadiums, both at the highest level and at the grassroots level. fairplay at VIDC and UISP APS - Sport for All Association are hosting an online training seminar on Zoom on June 22, 2022. The training is a key activity of the SENTRY Sport project and will be held in two sessions from 10:00-12:00 and 14:00-16:00. 
The main objective of this training is to provide sports educators with tools to recognize, observe and report discrimination and to provide initial assistance to victims in the form of counseling.

Register by June 20, 2022: Registration.

The SENTRY Sport Project

The overall objective of the SENTRY Sport project is to develop a common methodology for detecting, preventing and mitigating the phenomenon of discrimination in sport and beyond, based on the role that grassroots sport can play in combating discrimination and supporting victims. The objectives of the SENTRY Sport Training are to present the methodology, provide tools to identify and monitor discrimination phenomena in sport, build capacity and provide networking information.

The SENTRY Sport Toolkit.

The Sentry Sport Project will present during the training a toolkit with all the basic information about the methodology, useful advice on how to identify discrimination, how to create a network, how to understand the target and how to carry out a monitoring and prevention activity. The toolkit can be downloaded here: Download

To inspire sport organizations and sport educators in promoting anti-discrimination projects, Sentry Sport has compiled a list of good practice examples: Good Practice

The expected outcomes of the SENTRY Sport training for participants are:

- get an overview of the objectives and activities of the SENTRY Sport project
- Get a basic overview of the EU political context, fundamental rights in the partner countries, anti-discrimination laws and counselling services, networks, NGOs, civil rights organizations, etc.
- become familiar with and knowledgeable about the methodology of SENTRY Sport
- Receive the SENTRY toolkit and know how to use it.
- Be able to train local sports educators/coaches/managers/volunteers, etc.
- Be able to define strategies to support victims of racism/discrimination in a local or regional context
- Receive training tools and be able to use e-learning modules and videos

Specific target groups for SENTRY Sport training

- Sports educators
- Trainers of grassroots sports clubs
- Workshop facilitators from partner organizations 
- Sports managers

Requirements for participants:
- Basic English skills: The training will be held in English. If someone has problems with English questions, they can use their own language, which will be translated by the project partners. Don't worry, all participants are not native English speakers. 
- Read the toolkit and materials provided before the online training: it is important to have a base of knowledge about the topic and the proposed methodology.
- Attend both sessions for all 4 hours:  The capacity building program is modular; it is not possible to attend only part of the online training.
- Be active. We would like all participants* to engage in the training with questions and suggestions.

The program is structured with a varied mix of practical, theoretical and interactive elements.
The detailed program and schedule can be found here.

The SENTRY Sport online training is free of charge, you can register here!
Registration deadline: Monday, June 20, 2022.

We look forward to welcoming you to an exciting training session!

The SENTRY Sport project is co-funded by the European Commission under the ERASMUS+ Sport program. Led by UISP APS - Sport for All Association from Italy, the implementing partner organizations are the European Forum for Urban Security (France), Fundacio Red Deporte y Cooperacion (Spain), Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation (Austria), KONSEP en DRASEI (Greece) and the International Sport and Culture Association (Denmark).