Safeguarding at Play Padel

Last updated: 9 November 2026

Everyone who plays at Play Padel Sheffield and Play Padel Meadowhall should feel safe. This page explains how we protect children and adults at risk, who to talk to, and how we use photos and video.

Our commitments

• Every coach and member of staff who works with children holds an enhanced DBS check, completes safeguarding training and renews it every three years.
• We follow the LTA Safeguarding Policy and Codes of Conduct. Our coaches are LTA accredited.
• Junior sessions are run by at least one qualified coach, with a second adult present where group size requires it. Coaches do not have one-to-one contact with a child out of sight of others.
• We do not send marketing or direct messages to children. Communication about junior coaching goes to the parent or guardian.
• Any concern about a child’s welfare is taken seriously, recorded and acted on. We will refer concerns to the local authority or the police where appropriate and may share information with the LTA.

Who to contact

Welfare Officer: Alex Fleming: safeguarding@playpadelgroup.com.

If you cannot reach our Welfare Officer, or your concern is about them, contact the LTA Safeguarding Team on 020 8487 7000 or safeguarding@lta.org.uk. If a child is in immediate danger call 999. The NSPCC helpline is 0808 800 5000.

Photos and video

We take photos and film at the clubs for our website and social media. For anyone under 18 we only use images where a parent or guardian has given written consent on the junior registration form. You can withdraw consent at any time by emailing us and we will remove the image from channels we control. We do not publish children’s full names with their images. We ask parents photographing their own children at sessions to avoid capturing other children and not to post other children’s images.

Junior registration

Before a child’s first session a parent or guardian completes our registration form, which asks for: the child’s name and date of birth; emergency contact details; medical conditions, allergies and medication we need to know about; and photo and video consent (optional). We keep this information securely and use it only for the child’s safety and participation. See our Privacy Policy.

Codes of conduct

We expect players, parents and spectators to respect coaches, staff, other players and officials; to support children positively from the sidelines; and to report any behaviour that worries them. We may suspend or ban anyone who puts others at risk.