IFA hosts Workshop on Positive and Safe Coaching for Women

As part of TAFISA’s Girls Positive and Safe Coaching Pathway, the workshop on coaching girls and women took place on July 20 in Mannheim within the framework of the Fistball World Tour Finals. Gender inequalities still prevent girls and women from participating in certain sports. Girls positive and Safe Coaching pathway is a project that aims to break down these barriers by educating coaches on how to coach girls and women appropriately.

The aim of the presentation was to provide the almost 50 participants aged 15-30 with strategies to create a safe environment for young girls and women in sport, training, competition and club life. The lecture focused on verbal and non-verbal communication between coaches and athletes. Supposed taboo topics such as menstruation in sport were also addressed in order to illustrate the major impact the female cycle has on the athlete’s performance and general well-being and how important it is for coaches to be aware of this. Through interactive exercises and the sharing of their own experiences in particular, the participants were given numerous strategies and guidelines on how to best respond to and pay attention to the needs of their female athletes.