Confidentiality Agreements In Contracts

It is essential that sports organisations are aware of the importance of maintaining confidentiality, particularly as leaks can have a detrimental impact on the cohesion and performance of a team. Once confidential information (such as team selection, training methods, set moves or tactics) is disclosed, the damage will already have been done, and the ability for an organisation to discipline employees, athletes, volunteers and others can be limited.

The messy circumstances come to mind in which Kevin Pietersen's international career ended in 2014 in view of the contents of his texts to members of the South African Cricket team during their 2012 series with England (including, so it was claimed, advice on how to get one his team-mates out). The growth of other social media since that time, and its use by players and others (including opposition teams and journalists), only serves to increase this risk.