07/07/2026
π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ OBs Child Protection Team π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
At the start of 2026 we started building a child protection team within the gym to help make sure that kids and coaches are training and working within a safe environment
We asked some of our gym community if they had the relevant experience or passion to help us achieve this.
We had the following parents step forward to assist us :
Courtney Johnston
Vicki McLellan
Tracy Cham
XxJacxx Weemurph
Over the last few months the team have been using experience from their roles within the care sector to information and training from online courses to help us safeguard our gym
They hosted their first meeting with our coaches in March this year and passed on vital information and hand outs to our coaching team. We will host these meetings twice per year.
Within the gym we will have an information board with all of our procedures and certificates contained. Lists of our coaches who are first aid trained and acting fire marshals are also available.
In 2025 the gym was accepted to be part of the PVG scheme and in the coming months we will be applying for refreshers for existing coaches and first time applications for our new junior coaches.
Towards the end of 2026 we will select the next group, mostly teenage students, for first aid training as we look to progress our students to the next level where hopefully they can become future coaches.
Our gym and coaches are fully insured as are our fight shows.
Lots of work going on behind the scenes to make sure we can give our students the very best environment
We can only do this with the support from our gym members with payment of monthly fees, support at our events, support from our sponsors and volunteers taking up roles within the gym
Head Coach
Gym manager
Facilities manager
Coaches
Trainee coaches
Cleaners
CPT
And the amazing group of volunteers who help at our events and fight shows
π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ OBs : more than just a gym π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ