Changing and Showering Facilities

As clubs get ready to reopen changing rooms over the next few weeks it would be good to review the changing and showering policy for your club.  The guidance from Safe Hands includes the following information:
 

Best practice principles to be adopted by clubs, wherever possible, are as follows:
 

• Adults must not change, or shower, at the same time using the same facility as children - if the same changing room is used then they must have different times

• If adults and children need to share a changing facility, they must do so at different times.

• Mixed gender teams must have access to separate male and female changing rooms

• Due to the risks of inappropriate photography or filming, mobile phones must not be used in changing rooms

 

If children are uncomfortable changing or showering at the club, no pressure should be placed on them to do so. Suggest instead that they may change and shower at home.