Hellenic Sailing Federation Technical Courses for High-Performance Coaches

Organisation responsible: 

Hellenic Sailing Federation

Strategic field: 

☒ Gender equality in leadership

☒ Gender equality in coaching

Type of resource/practice: 

☒ Educational tools (training activities, curricula, educational materials, etc.)

☒ Awareness-raising initiatives/materials

Target group(s): 

☒ women

Brief desciption of the resource/practice: 

• Increased the number of women on the Federation’s Board to include up to 5 female members.
• Promoted sailing through the introduction of a Sailing Festival, featuring a variety of boats, including small racing/fun boats, parasailing, and offshore vessels.
• The Hellenic Sailing Federation (HSF) organized and conducted Technical Courses for High-Performance Coaches, ensuring 50% participation by women coaches. Currently, they are preparing to implement an Umpiring Seminar Clinic aimed at encouraging more women to take on leadership roles in sailing.

More information available at: 

https://www.eio.gr/ιστιοπλοϊα-γένους-θηλυκού

https://www.instagram.com/greeksailingwomen/

 Contact person: 

• Name: Sofia Papadopoulou
• Organisation: Hellenic Sailing Federation
• Email: [email protected]