English football unites to promote Play Safe weekend

English football is uniting this weekend to promote Play Safe – The FA’s nationwide campaign to focus attention on the vital importance of safeguarding across our national game. The FA’s Play Safe campaign is endorsed by the NSPCC and will be supported this weekend [28-29 September] across every level of English football, including the Premier League, EFL, Barclays Women’s Super League, Barclays Women’s Championship, National League and across the grassroots game.

This year’s Play Safe campaign focuses on the safeguarding role that everyone can play – coaches, players, parents/carers, spectators or volunteers – to keep children and young people safe, no matter what the football setting.

To support the campaign, a series of Know Your Role videos have been launched across England Football channels, highlighting the different roles around football and everyone’s responsibility in safeguarding.

England Football has also produced a special video with three survivors of non-recent childhood sexual abuse in football, who share their experiences and discuss how safeguarding requires adults, including parents/carers to spot the signs, ask the right questions and speak up to prevent abuse from happening.

On the pitch, grassroots youth team captains will be wearing Play Safe armbands and youth team coaches wearing Play Safe pin badges, up and down the country in support. 

In addition, County FAs, as well as leagues and clubs at every level, are being provided with digital and print assets. A specially commissioned Play Safe film has also been provided for County FAs, leagues and clubs to link to via their websites and social media.

You can read more about Play Safe 2024 here: https://www.englandfootball.com/playsafe

View the 2023 Shortlist

Follow us on Twitter