Is anyone in immediate danger?
YES / MAYBE
Call 911 or local emergency support. Stay nearby if it is safe.
NO
Continue: is the behaviour repeated, targeted, or linked to a power imbalance?
A SAFER GAME STARTS HERE
Change the culture.
Keep the game.
Practical tools for players, parents, coaches, and hockey leaders to recognize bullying, respond with confidence, and build teams where everyone belongs.
5STEPS TO
TAKE ACTION
TAKE ACTION
START WHERE YOU ARE
Who are you
showing up for?
A SHARED RESPONSE
Use your
STICK.
Five memorable actions turn “someone should do something” into a safer, supported response.
01
See it
Notice the behaviour, impact, and who holds power.
02
Tell someone
Bring it to a safe adult or designated team contact.
03
Interrupt safely
Use a direct phrase, distraction, or supported exit.
04
Connect
Stay with the person harmed and strengthen their support.
05
Keep following up
Check what changed. Safety is a process, not a report.
THE TOOLKIT
Useful in the moment.
Built for the season.
Choose your role, then open a practical resource. Every tool is short, plain-language, and designed to be used—not filed away.
PlayerSCRIPT · 3 MIN
01What to say in the moment
Short phrases to interrupt harm, support a teammate, or exit safely.
ParentGUIDE · 6 MIN
02The calm first conversation
A guided check-in that listens before fixing or investigating.
CoachPLAYBOOK · 8 MIN
03Reset the room
A five-step response when teasing, exclusion, or humiliation shows up.
AssociationCHECKLIST · 10 MIN
04Incident response checklist
From initial disclosure to follow-up, with clear roles and timelines.
PlayerACTIVITY · 5 MIN
05Your support lineup
Map the trusted adults and teammates you can contact when things feel wrong.
ParentTEMPLATE · 7 MIN
06Document without inflaming
Capture facts, patterns, impact, and prior action in a useful record.
WORDS WHEN THEY’RE HARD TO FIND
Say this.
You don’t need a perfect speech. Start with one clear sentence.
That’s not okay here. Come sit with us.
Something keeps happening and I need help making it stop.
I’d like to share what my child is experiencing and agree on some solutions.
We can be competitive without humiliating anyone. Together everyone wins. Together everyone loses. Teamwork means supporting everyone equally.
MAKE IT CONCRETE
Build a one-page
action plan.
Answer four prompts, then print or save your plan. Keep identifying details off shared devices.
THE STANDARD IS BELONGING
Hockey is better
when everyone is safe.
Bullying is not a rite of passage, a personality problem, or the price of playing. Culture changes when adults and young people act together.
YOUR COMPLETION CERTIFICATE
Recognize your learning.
Finish the steps below, enter the name you want on your certificate, and download a print-quality PNG with today’s date.
This records self-reported completion, not professional certification or accreditation. It does not replace required Safe Sport or association training.