BODY CONFIDENT SPORT
Did you know low body confidence is the biggest reason girls drop out of sport?
Nike and Dove have teamed up to give
coaches the tools to empower girls with a
lifetime of confidence. Body Confident Sport,
developed in partnership with the Centre for
Appearance Research and the Tucker Center
for Girls and Women in Sport, is a first of its
kind evidence-based set of coaching tools
designed to help build body confidence in
girls ages 11-17. Learn how you can help
make sport a place where all girls feel like they belong.
BODY CONFIDENT SPORT
Did you know low body confidence is the biggest reason girls drop out of sport?
Nike and Dove have teamed up to give coaches the tools to empower girls with a lifetime of
confidence. Body Confident Sport, developed in partnership with the Centre for Appearance Research
and the Tucker Center for Girls and Women in Sport, is a first of its kind evidence-based set of
coaching tools designed to help build body confidence in girls ages 11-17. Learn how you can help
make sport a place where all girls feel like they belong.
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ON YOUR MARK, WE'RE SET.
Follow these six tips to be the best coach for us:
Confidence
Not every kid is super athletic. Help us all go from “I can’t” to “I can.”
Contribution
Find a way for all of us to participate.
Celebration
We all need to know we’re doing a great job.
Choice
Giving kids choices when you can gives us control over the experience.
Clarity
More playing, less talking! Give us instructions in a clear and concise way.
Connections
Get to know us by name on and off the field.
Put us in, Coach.
Yeah, “Coach” means you. Because everyone can coach us in some way.
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You In?
We double dare you to join us.
From new partner details to ideas to keep kids active at home,
sign up for the latest from Made to Play.