MissEducated is looking to produce a Social Networking and Cyber Bullying policy for her club.
In particular, she’s looking for a disciplne procedure if a complaint of cyber bullying is received.
Aside from obvious guidelines, what should the relationship be between adults (e.g. club coaches) and gymnasts on social networking sites like Facebook?
The big question: Should coaches friend gymnasts on Facebook?
… If so, should coaches friend both child and parent, when possible?
When I took over a club as Head Coach 2yrs-ago, the very first thing I did was to line-up the girls … and give them a speech about Facebook. It is a real issue. I’m surprised there have not been more Facebook horror stories.
I’m not so much worried about death threats, as this:
Please leave a comment if you know of any set of club guidelines available.
related – Mashable – Harvard Study Finds Teens Online Lack Ethics
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