A thousand coaches across the province representing more than 80 sports were surveyed. One of its most alarming findings was 86 per cent of coaches agree hazing in sports is a serious issue, but only 40 per cent of respondents had a clear set of standards on acceptable behaviour or will intervene when hazing occurs.
'I think that's what really stuck out to me, right off the bat, was the lack of understanding.' This reflects a critical gap between acknowledgment of hazing as an issue and the actual measures taken to address it.
'People will often say to me about hazing specifically 'what? that's still happening?' and I will say back, 'Well, who stopped it?' said Allison Forsyth, illustrating a concerning blind spot regarding ongoing hazing practices.
'We get stuck thinking that when we put in place a hazing policy, that suddenly the behaviour is going to miraculously disappear, but we don't educate and have respect for where that behaviour was coming from in the first place.' This highlights the misconception that policies alone suffice.
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