Coaching Women & Girls – 1.0 THE FEMALE ATHLETE

The sporting world has recognized that successfully engaging women and girls into a sporting activity requires distinct knowledge and coaching skills. Research has shown that girls leave sport at twice the rate of boys and 4 in 10 women involved in sport feel they...

Successful coaches must have the ability to work with many different types of people. There is not a one size fits all for coaching female athletes! The fact that everyone is different is extremely important when it comes to coaching women and girls. The...

Coaches who are successful in working with female players have the critical ability to teach and relay information to players.  The art of developing a player is based on a coach’s ability to teach.  THE WRONG TEACHING STYLES  The one-way conversation: The most common is the coach...

As women’s squash evolves towards a more physically demanding and athletic sport, many players are becoming conflicted when it comes to gaining strength and looking a certain way. For many, increasing muscle mass comes with a price, it does not fit into what is...

TAKING ACTION: Females need human-centered coaching. They need you to set the example, be a leader, and have your actions speak louder than words. Be an inspiration and provide them with time and space to flourish in their best possible self. Social media has...

Relying on winning for satisfaction often leaves a player void of happiness. When coaches pressure women or girls to win, they often take this and relay this pressure on themselves.    Everyone seeks to be successful in one way or another. Success is based on the...

Make squash much more than just a sport! Girls don’t always need to be educated about the positive benefits of sport; they know that it’s ‘good for them’. However, if they’re simply not motivated by the direct benefits of sport, there’s a clear need...

Issues of bullying arise when a coach enforces low self-esteem, fear, anxiety, or depression onto their players. Coaches may not know that their behaviors are a form of abuse, so it is important to be educated on the different types. TYPES OF ABUSE: VERBAL ABUSE: This...

This module is intended to give all coaches who work with female athletes a practical and relevant understanding of female physiology and why females need to be coached differently to males. Puberty is a time of great change and upheaval for girls. From as early...

“To lose confidence in one’s body is to lose confidence in oneself.”  Understandably, even today, preconceived notions of the weight room culture and weightlifting in general still dominate. Many women and girls avoid the necessary strength training and using the right equipment because they feel...

Congratulations on reading through the first series of the Women and Girls Coaching Course: The Female Athlete. There is now an exam to complete. Please see details below. By completing this course, you have gaged a better understanding of the interrelationship between performance and puberty,...