As use of social media among athletes and sporting figures continues to grow, Sportradar, a global supplier of sports integrity and education solutions, today launches its Social Media Integrity Education Service.
The new programme consists of a range of education tools for athletes and key sports stakeholders specifically relating to the topic of social media integrity. Among the first sports organisations to sign up for the new service is the PENNY DEL, Germany’s leading ice hockey league.
Through a series of bespoke webinars and workshops, the league’s clubs and their players will be provided with tutorials on the integrity risks that can arise when using social media, as well as guidance on how to protect themselves and the reputation of their clubs.
Andrew Whittingham, head of education integrity services at, Sportradar, said: “The integrity and reputational risks which can arise when using social media are far reaching.
"Not only can failing to act with integrity online put individual users at risk of harm, it can also pose threats to the integrity of teams or clubs, leagues or competitions, or sport as a whole.”
