Panel Of Expertise

“To me, respect is worth more than all the gold in the world. We will look to encourage great cricketers, but also great people. If we can encourage great people and great Australians over the next four years starting from day one, I think that’s a really important foundation for us.”

Justin Langer, Coach, Australian Men’s Cricket Team

Sport clubs seeking answers to tough questions

Club Respect’s Panel of Expertise provides sports clubs with easy access to free, qualified and highly skilled advice. A panel of sport club specialists (see below) has been assembled for their deep experience and understanding of the issues within sport clubs and will assist Club Respect in responding to your queries.

Our panellists specialise in the following aspects of club sport:
• Ethical challenges • Legal • Financial • Committees • Culture • Policy and Procedures • Gender equity • Healthy Masculinities • Risk management • Insurance • Compliance • Constitution • Duty of care • Club Processes • People • Volunteers • Fundraising • Marketing • Drug and Alcohol • Child safe • Bad behaviour • Discrimination

The simple process

Step 1 – A sports club asks a question via the online form below.

Step 2 – If a question cannot be adequately responded to or resolved by Club Respect staff, then the question will be forwarded to one of our panel members. The sports club will receive an answer to the question with useful, informative and direct advice, ideally within 1 week, though depending on any complexity it may take a little longer.

Step 3 – All questions and responses will then be published on the Panel of Expertise platform. These will be de-identified and edited before wider public release unless permission to print names of people/clubs is expressly given.

Our panel members

Club Respect would like to thank all of our panel members and their contribution to the Panel of Expertise.

Libby Mears

Peter Robinson

Pat Clancey

Joe Ball

Rana Hussain

Margot Foster AM OLY

Julia Symons

Christine Granger

Brian Phelan

Phil Cleary

Dr. Julia Walsh

Paul Zappa

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Is there something you’ve noticed in your club that’s stopping it from being safe, kind or fair? Our panel have the answers. It’s a free community resource for you and others and you can be anonymous if it is important to you.

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Latest responses

Q&A Paul Zappa

Club values: how can kids contribute?

For junior players especially, encourage coaches and adults to continuously refer to the club values and consider how to establish formal opportunities to recognise players who are demonstrating the values around the club and on the field.

Q&A Margot Foster AM OLY

Finding a middle ground with mediation

Anonymous plays tennis in Victoria and asks "As a club we’ve had a member verbally abuse another member of the club, the victim would like the club to take this further, but the club currently has no process on how to deal with. This attack is out of character for the member and thus the club would like to punish them without having to expel the member. Do you have any advice on the best way forward for the club?"

Q&A Julia Walsh

Club fundraising: what’s unacceptable?

Calling a halt to the fundraising without a whole of club conversation about gender roles, respect, and creating a safe place for everyone would be a missed opportunity to grow a stronger club.