The Office of Sport has kicked off the ‘Shoosh for Kids’ Awareness Month this May with a new campaign to educate parents on poor spectator behaviour at junior sports.
Minister for Sport, Geoff Lee said that with larger groups back at community sport this year it was essential to keep sideline comments and behaviour positive.
With a full season to look forward to this winter, the Shoosh for Kids message is more important than ever,” Mr Lee said.
“It’s great to see larger crowds and families back at community sport, and we all have a responsibility to ensure it is a fun, safe environment for children,” he said.
“One of the best ways we can do this is to keep comments positive so that kids want to keep playing and enjoying the benefits that sport offers.”
Mr Lee said that following a hiatus in 2020 due to COVID-19, the campaign was making a strong comeback, with a record 21 sector partners and more than 600 sporting clubs and associations already signed up to take part.
The Minister said that in addition to new State sporting organisation partners, the network of 65 Police Citizens Youth Clubs (PCYC) across NSW had joined Shoosh for Kids for the first time which expanded the reach of the campaign to more than 70,000 young people.
He said Shoosh for Kids Winter Awareness Month would run from 1 to 31 May, with free resources available to clubs and associations that signed up throughout the campaign.
Further information on the Awareness Month, including how to become involved, can be accessed at this PS News link.
