How community sporting clubs are dealing with abuse from the sidelines | 7.30

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Community sporting clubs are working to address a surge in abusive incidents towards children at the hands of angry parents and coaches at sporting venues across the country. One organisation has taken an unconventional approach to help curb the rise in incidents, by putting repeat offenders on public display. Kathleen O'Connor reports. 7.30 is the ABC's flagship current affairs program, delivering original journalism, exclusive investigations, in-depth analysis and interviews on the major issues affecting Australia and the world. With on-the-ground reporting from ABC journalists across every state and territory and around the world, 7.30 has the latest on politics, policy, the economy, cost of living, housing, health, climate and energy, national security and global affairs. Presented by Sarah Ferguson, 7.30 scrutinises the decisions and actions of politicians, business leaders and other powerful institutions through rigorous interviews and investigations. Watch full episodes of

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