SAFE SPORT RESOURCES
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España Cheer is committed to creating and maintaining a safe, healthy, and inclusive sports environment where all members can participate in their sport free from abuse, maltreatment, harassment, and discrimination. This includes members and non-members of España Cheer organization, encompassing all cheerleading and performance cheer programs in the country of Spain.
If you have a concern or have seen a member breach an España Cheer Policy, please take the most appropriate action from the list below to report this concern or violation.
Duty to Report
All España Cheer Participants including but not limited to athletes, coaches, staff, choreographers, gym personnel, are expected to promptly report any behavior of which they become aware that may constitute a breach of the Code of Conduct Policy or contravenes the law.
If you have reasonable grounds to suspect that an individual is or may be suffering from emotional abuse, physical abuse, and/or sexual abuse, you should immediately report the suspicion and the information on which it is based to the local child protection agency and/or the local police department. Once you have taken the urgent action to protect a child in danger, please contact España Cheer to ensure we are informed and can take any required action.
International Cooperation and Safeguarding Information Sharing
Our federation is committed to maintaining the highest standards of athlete safety and wellbeing. Safeguarding does not stop at national borders, and protecting athletes requires active cooperation across the international cheerleading community.
To ensure a safe environment for all participants, our federation works in ongoing collaboration with European and international cheerleading federations and governing bodies. Through this cooperation, we aim to promote transparency, accountability, and shared responsibility in safeguarding practices.
Cross-Federation Safeguarding Collaboration
We actively communicate with partner federations to:
Share safeguarding best practices and prevention strategies
Promote consistent athlete protection standards across countries
Exchange relevant safeguarding information when appropriate and legally permitted
Support coordinated responses to safeguarding concerns involving international participants
Preventing Risk Across Borders
Individuals who have been subject to safeguarding concerns, disciplinary action, or formal reports in another country may attempt to work or participate elsewhere. To reduce this risk, our federation:
Conducts safeguarding checks and due diligence before appointing coaches, staff, or officials
Maintains regular communication with recognized European and international federations
Seeks confirmation of safeguarding standing when engaging individuals from abroad
Acts on credible safeguarding information received from trusted partner organizations, in accordance with applicable data protection laws
This collaborative approach helps prevent individuals who may pose a risk from moving between countries without appropriate oversight.
Commitment to Safe Participation
Our priority is always the safety of athletes — especially children and young people. By working closely with the international cheerleading community, we strengthen collective safeguarding systems and ensure that athlete protection remains consistent regardless of where activities take place.
Safeguarding is a shared responsibility, and international cooperation is an essential part of creating safe sport environments for everyone.
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Duty to Report
All España Cheer Participants are expected to promptly report any behavior of which they become aware that may constitute a breach of the Code of Conduct Policy or contravenes the laws in Spain. This includes situations where the breach is suspected, provided the person reporting has reasonable grounds to believe such suspicion is true.
If you have reasonable grounds to suspect that an individual is or may be suffering from emotional abuse, physical abuse, and/or sexual abuse, you should immediately report the suspicion and the information on which it is based to the local child protection agency and/or the local police department. Once you have taken the urgent action to protect a child in danger, please contact España Cheer to ensure we are informed and can take any required action.
Report at the Program Level
In a situation where the alleged misconduct is less severe, and may not risk the safety, health or well-being of an athlete, España Cheer encourages all members including: athletes, coaches, parents, gym owners, judges and volunteers to try and respectfully address the issue with the individual. If the first response is unsuccessful, individuals with unresolved concerns should then contact their gym manager or owner, club president or board of directors, if possible.
Report at the Provincial Level
Where the situation is more severe, reaches beyond the scope of an individual program, or if the concern directly involves the individual responsible for receiving complaints, then the concern should be reported to the provincial sport association in accordance with their policies and procedure.
Report at España Cheer level
España Cheer should receive reports from individuals in any the following circumstances:
concerns relating to Team Spain and Espana Cheer activities/events,
if the individual had unsuccessful attempts to address their concerns at the first two levels,
if concerns are not related to program operations, or
if the complaints are of a more serious nature and may involve abuse, harassment or discrimination.
Espana Cheer will use reasonable efforts to conduct the initial review and assessment in confidence, including where possible, protecting the anonymity of the complaintant. This includes reports, complaints, witness statements and other documents. Anonymous reports, while discouraged, can be submitted, but complaint processing may be hampered due to our inability to clarify detailed information with the person reporting the concern.
All reports of concern should be submitted to España Cheer through our form below. No reports will be accepted through email, whatsapp, instagram, or in person.
All reports will remain confidential until/ if an investigation is started.
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All concerns must be submitted through our form below. To maintain the safety of everyone concerned and the potential concern processes moving forward, concerns will be acccepted through email, Instagram, Whatsapp or in person.