Now a 59-year-old commentator for ESPN and the BBC, Pam Shriver disclosed her experience in The Telegraph, noting that such relationships “are alarmingly common in sport as a whole.”
, physical and sexual abuse of male and female athletes prevalent across sports. To that end, she hopes for better education for athletes and their coaches.“As far as solutions go, I don’t have all the answers,” she wrote, going on to speak specifically to the sport she knows best. “I think it’s possible to educate young athletes, but you probably have to start before they even reach puberty: maybe when they’re 11, 12 or 13.
“And then there’s the coaches. The best way to protect their charges is to put them through an education process before they arrive on tour. The same goes for other credential-holders: physios, fitness trainers and so on. The point has to be made very clearly: these kinds of relationships are not appropriate, and there will be consequences for those who cross the line.”
As the mother of three children moving into their late teens, and with more and more athletes stepping forward to tell their stories, Shriver said she felt it especially important to tell her story. “Our first and biggest obstacle is the culture of silence. If we’re going to protect tomorrow’s athletes, more people need to speak about their stories,” she wrote. “We’re talking about pitfalls that affect many, many people. The whole issue needs to come out of the dark places of sport.
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