Our Organisation
Crash the Boards takes a whole of organisation approach with basketball associations across Victoria to implement a suite of interventions targeting key change makers such as coaches, players, committee members and referees to take action on the gendered drivers of violence.
Collingwood Basketball auspice the project, which is funded as part of the Victorian Government’s 2022-25 Preventing Violence Through Sport Grants Program. The program aligns with the Safe and Inclusive Sport –Preventing Gender Based Violence guidelines, a practical primary prevention resource developed for and with the community sport sector.
Our Approach
Our approach is centred around five key design principles:
Research
Using the latest research to underpin planning and messaging.
Context
Adapting almost ALL we do (languages, images, videos, resources, training drill) to be sport-specific.
Prevention
We tackle the drivers of gender-based violence and focus most of our work and effort on addressing gender inequity, challenging stereotypes, and shifting attitudes.
Practicality
Everything we ask clubs to do fit within their existing priorities and workload without adding to it. They leave our workshops with what they CAN do now, not a bunch of learnings they could or should do.
Brain Based
Underpinned by evidence from NM Sport in the US and the power of sport for healing/emotional regulation.
The Preventing Violence Through Sports grants program is a partnership between:
Sport and Recreation Victoria (SRV) in the Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions.
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Family Safety Victoria in the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH).