Active Respect

About Active Respect

Active Respect is a new pilot program run by The Men’s Project in partnership with Football Victoria and The Y. This initiative is designed to equip school-aged boys with the skills to prevent violence through positive role modelling and healthier behaviours—on and off the pitch.

In 2025 and 2026, we’ll partner with 30 Victorian football clubs to provide six months of free training and support. Together, we’ll build stronger peer relationships and foster respectful, inclusive behaviour on and off the pitch.

The training explores the pressures boys and men face to conform to certain behaviours, how these pressures affect mental health, and their links to issues like sexual harassment and violence against women. Through Active Respect’s season-long peer learning approach, participants will gain practical skills and knowledge to create healthier, more positive environments.

The program is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.

For Club Presidents

• Click here to download the flyer and learn how the Active Respect program can help your club build positive peer relationships and encourage respectful and equal behaviour.
• Click here for further information and to register. Learn how the Active Respect program can help your club build a positive culture and support your players, coaches, and community.

For Club Leads

• Click here to download the flyer and learn what the Active Respect program involves.
• Click here for further information and to register. Learn how the Active Respect program can empower your club, with your leadership as Club Lead, to create a stronger and more positive club culture.

For Coaches

• Click here to download the flyer and learn what the Active Respect program involves.
• Click here for further information and to register. Learn how the Active Respect program can help you as a coach and role model, strengthen your skills and empower young leaders and players to model healthier identities, relationships, and behaviours, on and off the pitch.

For players or guardians of players

• Click here to download the flyer and learn what the Active Respect program involves.
• Click here for further information and to register. Learn how you can make a positive difference on and off the football pitch by including others, treating people with respect, and being a positive influence on your teammates.