Arch Safeguarding brings together people who care about safer and fairer sport and who approach that work with curiosity and scientific depth. The team has grown steadily and now includes consultants whose backgrounds complement one another in a natural way....
On 30th of October 2025, Tine had the privilege of delivering a keynote on safeguarding in sport at the MOVE Congress in Copenhagen, hosted by the International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA). It was her first time attending, and she left genuinely impressed by the...
On the 8th of October, Arch Safeguarding took part in the annual conference of Centrum Veilige Sport Nederland (Dutch Center for Safe Sport) at Papendal in the Netherlands. The event brings together people from clubs, federations, athlete support teams and research groups who all work...
Arch Safeguarding is op zoek naar een ervaren onderzoeker (freelance) voor het uitvoeren van een tijdelijke opdracht op projectbasis. In opdracht van een sportorganisatie, en onder supervisie van Dr. Tine Vertommen voert de freelancer een onderzoek uit naar de incidentie van gresnoverschrijdend gedrag in de...
Together with three colleagues – Dr. Nina Solvberg, Professor Jarl Kampen and Professor Melanie Lang, we have published a study in the International Review for the Sociology of Sport. The paper sheds fresh light on how different types of sports relate to young athletes’ experiences...
On March 24, 2025, I had the privilege of delivering a session at the Executive Master in Global Sport Governance (MESGO) in Frankfurt, alongside Giulia Pairone. Giulia, a former professional tennis player and survivor of abuse in sport, shared her powerful personal story, providing invaluable...
The new IOC Consensus Statement on Interpersonal Violence and Safeguarding in Sport provides a comprehensive scientific foundation and guidelines for sports organizations and professionals to create safer sports environments. In this blog, I highlight the key insights from this statement and discuss specific recommendations for...
At Arch Safeguarding, our core mission is to support the creation of sport environments where safety and well-being are paramount. It is therefore both exciting and significant to see safeguarding in sport take center stage in a prestigious publication like the British Journal of Sports...
Harassment and abuse in sports, whether it be psychological, physical, sexual or neglect, pose serious risks to athletes, impacting their psychological, physical, and emotional well-being. Sports medicine physicians (SMPs) are often the first to notice when something is wrong, so they play a key role in protecting athletes....
As an international safeguarding consultant, I recently had the privilege of supporting Azerbaijan's National Olympic Committee (NOC) in their mission to create safer, more inclusive sports environments. From October 23–25, 2024, I conducted a scoping visit in Baku to help lay the foundation for a...