Practices linked to All In Plus project

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Susana NUNES

Modified 10 Months ago.

BoxSwitch: Start2Coach Ladies Only

Organisation responsible:

Vlaamse Boksliga [Flemish Boxing Association], Vlaamse Trainersschool (Sport Vlaanderen), Vechtsportplatform Vlaanderen

Strategic field:

☒ Gender equality in coaching

Type of resource/practice:

☒ Other = gender “exclusive” coaching education/development

Target group(s):

☒ Aspiring female boxing (assistant-) coaches and martial arts coaches

☒ Boxing clubs and youth initiatives using boxing

Brief desciption of the resource/practice:

One of the biggest challenges remains the number of female coaches. The Flemish Boxing Association, in collaboration with the Vlaamse Trainersschool organizes yearly Sport Coaching programs for starting boxing coaches. Although over the years we have seen a small increase in the number of female participants for such sport coaching programs, the numbers are still too low. Therefore, we will organize a 15hours Start2Coach Ladies Only training course for coaches that wish to attain a coach‐certification. Prospective coaches from boxing clubs are giving priority, but the Start2Coach Ladies Only program is also open for female coaches from other martial arts & combat sports. For this the Flemish Boxing Association will closely work together with other sport associations. The incentive is that the Flemish Boxing Association will pay the fee for the course. During the project we will evaluate the need to continue (or not) offering a Start2Coach Ladies only Sport Coaching program. The Start2Coach Ladies Only will be taught by project coordinator and Olympic Boxer Oshin Derieuw. The goal is to organize two Start2Coach Ladies Only sessions for 20 participants in 2 locations. The long-term aim is to make the coaching education program more gender inclusive and stimulate female coaches to complete the boxing education program which consists of 4 modules (of which Start2Coach is the first); contributing to more (qualified) female boxing coaches.