What should Clubs do when introducing young people?
The BMC Club Guidance Notes give sound advice in this area. “It is wise for clubs to consider their activities from a risk and safety point of view. This can be done by the effective process of gaining experience by starting with easy objectives and moving on to more difficult ones. Clubs with beginners may wish to give advice and guidance to novices. It is much easier for experienced club members to give informal tuition or advice if they are operating in small groups and venues where there are the minimum of objective dangers. Individuals new to the activity may not recognise any of the less obvious hazards. There should be an adequate level of supervision, the conditions should be suitable and proper equipment should be used. The duty of Care is increased for those in an elected position and for those who take responsibility for junior members. This special duty of care is “to act as a reasonably prudent parent would”. It is reasonable for a parent to treat their children differentl
