Ryan Campbell: coach at centre of abuse allegations in youth football
Ryan Campbell is the technical director of Newcastle Jets girls' academy. He faces abuse allegations from his time coaching young female players.
Campbell was a coach at Adamstown Rosebud Junior Football Club. Campbell allegedly verbally abused young female players.
In November 2021, he publicly humiliated a 14-year-old girl for not performing well. He told her she was lazy and embarrassing herself.
The girl is now 19 years old. She says the incident still affects her confidence.
Campbell denies the allegations. He says he was trying to encourage the team.
The club's former president says he should have done more to protect the players. The president regrets not making an official complaint at the time.
- 2021
- Year of November incident
- 14 years old
- Jasmin's age at incident
- 19 years old
- Jasmin's current age
- 2013
- Allegations date back to
Why it mattersYouth sports protection failures cause lasting emotional harm. Early action could have stopped years of damage to players' confidence and wellbeing.
AustraliaNewcastle-based junior football club and academy face scrutiny over how they handled abuse allegations; parents and players across NSW junior sports may question protection systems at their own clubs.
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