From predator culture to protector culture 💪🏻
Because you can’t solve the problem with half the equation missing
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The Strong Side brings violence prevention training all the way to the top, embedding safety into the framework of football from leadership levels and to the locker room out
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Including, embedding empowerment and safety as foundational principles in their Codes of Conduct
Because empowered players are stronger players ⚽️
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Concrete techniques provided by TSS violence prevention trainings helps athletes manage unsafe situations and advocate for themselves
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Football federations increasingly recognize the violence and harassment that surrounds their players, their stadiums, their fans, their culture & their communities as a whole
& the need for practical solutions to address them
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Executive Director Lissette Brassac-Fitzgerald talks about how The Strong Side program violence prevention education helps everyone feel safe, in the stadium and beyond
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Imagine approaching security with an issue and they believe you?
TSS trains stadium security to be trauma-informed & survivor supportive transforming them into visible safety resources for everyone on game days
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Another pillar of the TSS program: The Strong Side Mobile App⚡️
Fans can access safety tips and real time safety information while they’re at games, including: stadium maps and where to find trained Safety Officers
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The Strong Side Fan Experience
A whole suite of gameday safety training and events for female-identifying fans + families
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Executive director (and lifelong football fan) Lissette Brassac-Fitzgerald talks about how The Strong Side program brings violence prevention + safety training to football
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As part of the TSS program, all participating clubs & fans wear their alternate TSS jersey on at least one gameday the first week of March to commemorate International Women’s Day
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What goes into being part of a Strong Side Street Team?
A lot 💪🏻
"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.".
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Our instructors are trained to the highest industry standards with 150+ training hours with globally accredited programs
We take our violence prevention & safety training pretty seriously around here 🤓
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The success of The Strong Side really comes down our Street Teams being out there, in the local communities, leading and teaching with strength, flexibility, and resilience 🧡
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Last year, we launched The Strong Side in four countries: Brazil, the US, the UK, and Spain
And we’re just getting started!
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We’re very excited to announce a new project we launched last year:
THE STRONG SIDE
Bringing ESD to the arena of football and fan safety ⚽️
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But there is a better way forward, where we can all be safe and have our drinks, too
Learn more at thestrongside.team
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9 Resolutions to #FightForward in the New Year
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9 Resolutions to #FightForward in the New Year
In 2026, I will ...
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9 Resolutions to #FightForward in the New Year
In 2026, I will ...
#TheStrongSide #NewYearsResolutions
9 Resolutions to #FightForward in the New Year
In 2026, I will ...
#TheStrongSide #NewYearsResolutions
9 Resolutions to #FightForward in the New Year
In 2026, I will ...
#TheStrongSide #NewYearsResolutions
9 Resolutions to #FightForward in the New Year
In 2026, I will ...
#TheStrongSide #NewYearsResolutions