Coaching Women & Girls – 3.0 OVERCOMING CHALLENGES

Sport enriches girls’ lives far beyond mere athletics. Coaches can help develop important life skills like teamwork, leadership, and self-confidence. While many coaching strategies are effective for both genders, important biological and psychological differences between boys and girls warrant tailored coaching approaches. This course...

For women and girls, playing squash is empowering, it can build confidence and allow women to have individuality and identity within societies that might otherwise count them out. For some, the physical changes they notice in their bodies are what keeps them going back...

For teenage girls, this stage of life is all about discovery themselves. Their growing independence allows them to make personal choices and decide what it is they do with their lives. During early adolescence, girls are more likely to seek out novel experiences and...

Anxiety is a common challenge faced by teenage girls in sports, including squash. The pressure to perform, fear of failure, and social expectations can create significant stress, affecting both their confidence and enjoyment of the game. As coaches, it is essential to recognize these...

Learning the fundamentals of squash—or any sport—can be challenging, especially for girls who may face learning difficulties or struggle with confidence in their abilities. Whether it’s difficulty with coordination, processing instructions, or retaining techniques, these challenges can lead to frustration and disengagement. As coaches,...

Parents play a major role in promoting girls’ initial and continued participation and skill development in sport. While some parents take a natural liking to sport, understand the benefits it has for their daughter, and function as active providers for their daughter’s experiences in...

Congratulations on reading the third and final series of the Women and Girls Coaching Course. By completing this course, you have gaged a better understanding of the interrelationship between performance and puberty, adequate ways of communicating with female athletes, and what a healthy body...