Support continues to grow for women coaches thanks to Reach
03/10/2016
Women across The Black Country will benefit from a new project launched by Active Black Country.
Active Black Country is joining scores of other organisations in backing Sports Coach UK’s Reach campaign by welcoming more women into coaching and support their existing coaches to inspire their communities and help to get the nation active.
Reach was created by Sports Coach UK to ensure women across the UK are welcomed and supported in coaching. Currently only 30% of coaches in the UK are women: The national campaign is supported by Active Black Country as we recognise the value equality in our coaching workforce will bring to our organisation.
Since its launch in October last year, Reach has seen 120 different organisations signing up to back the campaign. These organisations include County Sports Partnerships, governing bodies of sport, universities and colleges as well as local sports clubs and physical activity groups.
Partners of Reach are getting involved in a variety of ways to welcome and support more women to recognise their existing skills and use them to help get more people active. As people continue to recognise the health and social benefits that being physically active brings, the Reach campaign continues to advocate better support for more women to become a coach and stay coaching.
Mark Gannon, Chief Executive Officer at Sports Coach UK, said:
"We recognise that there are women out there who want to coach, but currently don’t get involved for many different reasons. Coaching isn’t all about technical knowledge – it’s about engaging with people and motivating them to be active and stay active.
"We know there are many women who have these skills and can make a difference in their local community. Coaching is about bringing people together to have fun and be active – whether you are leading a group run or developing a local hockey squad. There is also a social element to coaching and it can help your personal development.
"Sports coach UK is proud to be leading on the Reach campaign. With the support of our partners we will increase the number of women coaching in the UK at all levels of sport and physical activity. Advocating changes within our current coaching systems is vital if we are to provide more choice to every person – whether they are weekend bootcampers or elite athletes.”
Craig Taylor from Active Black Country said :
"Active Black Country has joined with other CSPs across the West Midlands to deliver Women Make Coaching. Women Make Coaching has supported over 120 Coaches to access further CPD, qualifications and Coach. We are proud to partner with the Reach campaign to ensure that Women are able to access coaching that can be fit around their often busy lifestyles. We are keen to hear from you around your Coaching Ambitions and will provide flexible support, tailored to the needs of Coaching.
So whether you’re an experienced coach that wants to progress to the next level, or you are at the very start of your Coaching journey we want to hear from you!"
If you are interested in getting involved in coaching and want to know where to start, why not get involved now? There are a number of ways to find out more:
Via Facebook
Via Surveymonkey where you can register to find out more about opportunities in your area.
Visit the Reach website to find out the latest support for female coaches across the UK.
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