For parents
For the grown-ups.
You are handing us your daughter for an hour. Here is exactly how that works, who is looking after her and who to ring.
Keeping her safe, plainly.
- Every coach and helper has an enhanced DBS check, two references and the safeguarding course before they help at a session.
- Two adults at every session and every game. No coach is ever alone with a child.
- No lifts in coaches' cars, and no private messages between coaches and girls. Everything goes through parents on the club group.
- Parents can stay and watch every session, without asking.
- A first-aider and a first-aid kit at every session.
Club welfare officer. Tell her anything, however small: a worry, something a girl said, something you saw. She won't think you are making a fuss.
07700 900 174
hello@cascade-girls.co.uk
If a child is in danger now, ring 999. The NSPCC helpline is 0808 800 5000. On this demonstration site the name, the DBS wording and the phone number are placeholders.
Her first session
Ten minutes early, at the pavilion gate.
Look for a coach in a purple coat. She will ask your daughter's first name and whether there is anything she should know, such as asthma or a worry about something. That is all the paperwork there is until she decides to stay.
Bring trainers or boots, a water bottle and a coat. Tie long hair back and take earrings out. Leggings, a sports hijab or anything else she is more comfortable in are all fine. We have spare balls, shin pads and bibs.
Find her night
If money is tight
Tell us quietly. That's all you need to do.
The club fund pays subs and kit for any family that needs it, with no form to fill in and no conversation in front of anybody. Holiday camp places work the same way. The swap rail has boots and kit in most sizes, free, for anybody.
Kit and subs
What parents ask us
Can I stay and watch?
Always. Every session, for as long as you like. The bench by the pavilion is yours.
Do I have to give her real name on the group?
Only to the coach and the league registration. Nothing with her name goes on this website or on the club's social pages.
What about photos?
We do not publish close-up photos of girls, or their names, anywhere. Group photos from a distance appear only with a yes from every parent in them, which you can take back at any time.
What about periods, hijabs and leggings?
Dark shorts or leggings under the kit are fine, and so is a sports hijab. Nobody has to explain. Coaches keep spare supplies in the pavilion and a girl can step out at any time without saying why.
Who picks her up?
A parent or someone you have named to us. We wait with any girl who has not been collected, with two adults, until somebody comes. We will ring you.
What if something is wrong?
Ring Marian, the welfare officer, on the number below, or tell any coach. If you are worried a child is in danger now, ring 999. The NSPCC helpline is 0808 800 5000.
Never played? Good. Bring her on Thursday.
Trainers and a coat are fine for the first session. A coach meets you at the pavilion gate, and you can stay and watch for as long as you like. The first three sessions are free.