B5 Consultancy

Sexual Relationships and Culture

B5 Consultancy

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Learning Objectives:

  • To reflect on behaviours, take responsibility for actions and aim for healthy relationships

  • To understand external influences i.e. pornography, misogynistic themes, language and how football and the dressing room can influence young men.

  • To be a leader in the conversation and not the follower adopting toxic cultures

 

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About This Programme:

With 20+ years experience in sports lawyer Matt Himsworth and a former player and performance coach Fraser Franks, B5 have seen and supported many footballer mistakes off-the-pitch. Sex and relationships are never far from the conversation relating to decisions, behaviours and consequences.

It focuses on taking responsibility for behaviour, from an empowering perspective – leading to a positive and healthy life.

This workshop prioritises safety and respectful behaviours, which have been popular amongst first team and academy football and wider sport.

B5 address crucial topics of sexual conduct, the impact of online media, and the influence of misogyny and traditional masculinity, particularly how that applies to young players with a profile. The session is interactive and engages in the challenges players may face in navigating relationships, image-sharing, and culture.

Players will gain a deeper understanding of how consent should be respected in all interactions, how media and pornography shapes perceptions of gender and relationships, and how to challenge harmful societal norms.

A phrase often used is ‘play the tape forward’. Would you make the same decision in an hour? In a week? In a year? In 10 years? What would your future-self make of the present decision? What could the potential consequences be?

Making a dangerous decision in the very temporary moment of a young player’s desire to impress or to fit in can have life changing consequences and we tell stories, from direct first-hand experience, of how that can play out and why players should always be weighing up the risk-benefit analysis.

B5 provide a non-judgmental space, we empathise with players and we talk ‘to’ them, not ‘at’ them. We want them to take full accountability and responsibility for their actions and use real world examples of situations that we have been involved in.

Note: B5 work in the women’s game and that work is headed up by former Crystal Palace player Leigh Nicol and former England rugby player Celia Quansah. Leigh is a survivor of intimate image abuse and has told her powerful story to men’s teams (academies and first teams). Leigh is available, on request, to deliver on this programme.

The JJ Effect

Knife Crime

The JJ Effect

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Learning Objectives:

  • To have greater self-awareness of social interactions and life choices

  • To learn about the impact of knife crime and other criminal activity

 

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Based: Preston

The JJ Effect has drawn on lived experience to educate young people to steer away from knife crime, county lines, grooming, criminal exploitation, among many others.

From delivering one of the UK’S most powerful anti-knife crime and child protection workshops to running youth clubs, The JJ Effect is here to stay for the community and the country. Whilst the delivery is hard-hitting, it has been experienced by children as young as seven years old and the police has encouraged for it not to be diluted due to its importance.

The JJ Effect has one goal to become the best in setting new standards for anti-knife crime and criminal activity, this has been endorsed by multiple awards including the BBC Education Award. With a developed style from working with over 200,000 young people, the deliverers are relatable, approachable and understand the world of a young person using real stories, videos and descriptions.

 

Athlete Angel

Social Media

Athlete Angel

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Learning Objectives:

  • To understand the impact of social media on a player’s career and the club community.

  • To provide practical information on how to protect online accounts from trolls and hackers.

  • To review and understand player welfare when it comes to device use.

 

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Based: London

This workshop is called ‘Navigating the Ever Changing Online World’ and is delivered by Cathy Wood, founder of Athlete Angel. Social media can be a powerful, engaging tool enabling athletes to raise awareness of their sport, and passions, as well as providing an opportunity to build personal brands. It also has downsides, including; online abuse, the addictive nature of platforms and apps, the use of algorithms to prioritise content and the ease at which players and staff can be found.

It covers a range of key topics about broader online life including; security, digital footprint, being positive online, identity and the rise in Financially Motivated Sexual Exploitation (sometimes referred to as Sexploitation). The content of this workshop may change at short notice to reflect current changes in online practices and any relevant threats. The workshop can be adapted to younger groups and parents and to staff wanting to understand more about the Online Safety Act.

Please note, this deliverer travels from West London, by public transport, to all sessions.  If you are a club which is hard to reach by train – and want a session – please consider this.

This deliver has an enhanced DBS. 

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Troy Townsend MBE

Racism and Discrimination

Troy Townsend MBE

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Learning Objectives:

  • To open conversations about racism and discrimination in football

  • To better understand how to challenge and report discrimination

  • To recognise personal responsibility in workspace environments and on social media

 

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About This Programme:

Based: London

Troy Townsend MBE is the former Head of Player Engagement at Kick It Out, the leading anti-discrimination charity in English Football. Now running his own consultancy, Troy continues to share his expertise and insights on racism and discrimination, particularly within the football academy environment.

With over 30 years of experience in football, Troy specializes in delivering workshops for players of all ages, football staff, and parents or guardians. Each workshop is carefully tailored to its specific audience, offering valuable, up-to-date insights that reflect his deep understanding of the challenges faced in the football world. Drawing from his own experiences and his work supporting players through incidents of racism and discrimination, Troy helps create a more informed and empathetic football community. His sessions also provide professional development opportunities for staff and equip parents with the knowledge to support their child’s growth and development in an elite academy setting.