COACHING HER™
Coaching HER™ |The Difference
Coaching HER™ offers gender-responsive education to help coaches recognize bias, support girls’ unique needs, and foster inclusive, body-confident environments. The program includes: Evidence-Based Content for effective coaching strategies, Personal Reflections to deepen awareness, Key Takeaways for easy reference, Actionable Items to drive change, Real-World Scenarios for practical application.
FOUNDATIONS COURSES
ENROLL FOR FREE, opens in a new tabThis course will enable coaches to gain practical, research-informed strategies to better support girls in sport through 6 modules.
MENSTRUAL HEALTH COURSES
ENROLL FOR FREE, opens in a new tabIn the Menstrual Health modules, coaches learn how the menstrual cycle affects athletes’ physical and emotional well-being. These modules explain why understanding menstrual health matters for training, communication, and retention.
BODY CONFIDENT SPORT
ENROLL FOR FREE, opens in a new tabThe Body Confident Coaching program aims to equip coaches with the knowledge, tools and inspiration to build body confident athletes.
What is Coaching HER™ ?
Coaching HER™ is a groundbreaking, evidence-based tool for sport coaches of girls, designed to challenge traditional coaching norms and support gender-responsive practices. It recognizes the unique experiences and barriers girls face, aiming to create safe, inclusive environments that boost participation and enjoyment—especially during the dropout-prone ages of 11–17. By keeping girls in sport, Coaching HER™ helps unlock vital health, academic, and developmental benefits that empower them to thrive.
What makes Coaching HER® unique?
Coaching HER™ was co-developed by experts through a unique academic-industry partnership and validated by eight peer-reviewed studies. Research shows it effectively reduces gender bias in coaches, lowering gender essentialism and stereotypes among those who complete its Foundational Modules. The Body Confident Sport program, also rigorously tested, equips coaches to address body image and build athlete confidence. Coaches reported greater self-efficacy, reduced fat-phobia, and less gender bias, while athletes experienced improved body image and sport enjoyment.
Why was Coaching HER™ developed?
At the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, we believe well-trained, caring coaches are key to helping youth thrive—especially girls. Our mission is to drive systems change through tools like Coaching HER™ and Body Confident Sport, which equip coaches to challenge gender bias, support girls’ unique needs, and shift focus from appearance to ability. Girls experience the world differently simply because they are girls, and helping them flourish in sport requires intentional, gender-responsive coaching. We want coaches to be the reason she stays in sport.