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Developing a Club Drug & Alcohol Policy

This program aims to reduce harm from alcohol and drugs by providing a national template for club policies, education for parents/guardians, and resources for clubs. It helps resist negative peer pressure and is linked to existing drug/alcohol services.

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Developing a Club Drug & Alcohol Policy

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  1. Developing a Club Drug & Alcohol Policy Colin Regan ASAP National Coordinator

  2. Irish 16 Year olds - European Comparison

  3. A.S.A.P. Programme

  4. A.S.A.P. Programme • Reduce the harm from alcohol & other drugs • National template • 32 County Officers • Officer in every club in the country • DVD for clubs • Education for parents/guardians • Website & video messages from players • Helps resist negative peer pressure • Linked in with existing drug/alcohol services

  5. Club Drug & Alcohol policies should include…. • Prevention of drug and alcohol abuse • Education about drugs and alcohol • Planned responses to likely drug and • alcohol incidents

  6. A.S.A.P. Programme 7 Steps to developing your Club Drug & Alcohol Policy

  7. Form a committee to develop the policy. • The committee for developing the policy • must involve of management, coaches, • parents and players. • Young people must be involved in a • meaningful way. • Keep the committee to a maximum of 8.

  8. 2. Study relevant resources • GAA Club Manual for Drugs & Alcohol • GAA Task Force Report on Alcohol • www.gaa.ie/page/official_reports • ASAP Programme “Club Matters” DVD • Contact your local Health Promotion or • Drug & Alcohol service • ASAP Websitewww.gaa.ie/asap

  9. 3. Review the situation in your area regarding drugs/alcohol. • Every club has different needs. • Spend some time discussing the types • of problems that have happened before. • Think about the type of difficulties that • are likely to come up in the future in your • area and your policy on these.

  10. 4. Prepare a draft copy of the Club Drug & Alcohol Policy. • Keep it to 2- 3 (max.) pages in length • The least a policy should include is… • Reason for having a policy • Definition of the word “drug” • Rules on alcohol, drugs, tobacco, medicine • Roles and responsibilities • Education about alcohol and drug use • Sanctions & Confidentiality • Procedures for monitoring and evaluation

  11. 5. Circulate the draft policy • SEND OUT COPIES TO EVERYONE • Invite people to give feedback on the • draft policy. • Amend it to include relevant feedback. • Get club management to ratify the policy • and formally adopt its recommendations.

  12. 6. Finalise, launch and start implementing the policy. • Officially launch of the policy to; • 1. signify its start date • 2. get some positive media coverage • 3. let everyone know of its existence • Make sure EVERYONE in the club gets • a copy. • Display it in the club. • Move quickly to arrange an education or • training event to capitalise on momentum.

  13. 7. Monitor, review and evaluate the policy. • The types of drugs being used changes • so get annual updates. • The policy should be reviewed annually • and always after an incident to see if it • was effective or it needs to be amended.

  14. Follow the steps in the manual and your club will be better able to… 1. prevent alcohol and drug problems from happening, 2. know what to do when alcohol or drug problems do occur. Club Drug & Alcohol Policy

  15. A.S.A.P. Programme Resources

  16. Contact Details for the A.S.A.P. Programme Colin Regan National Coordinator A.S.A.P. Programme Croke Park 3 Jones Road Dublin 3 (087) 2945705 Colin.regan@gaa.ie

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