Future Female Leaders
Future Female Leaders, aligns perfectly with our core values and objectives. Recognising the numerous barriers impeding women, particularly those from ethnically diverse and underprivileged backgrounds, from accessing coaching qualifications.
Developed in partnership with Nike...
This initiative empowered females from various backgrounds across 15 London Boroughs, providing them with the resources and training to gain coaching qualifications – in a variety of sports including; Climbing, Cricket, Football, Boxing, and Athletics.
The beneficiaries of this project were as diverse as the city itself, spanning across ethnicities, ages, and sports interests, thus reinforcing Sporting Equals’ commitment to inclusivity and diversity in sport. This endeavour was crucial to us, not only because it targeted females, one of our primary focus groups, but also because it addressed the barriers to their involvement in sports, thereby paving the way for a more equitable sporting landscape.
The Future Female Leaders programme supported 35 ethnically diverse women in London to not only gain a coaching qualification but also undertake a variety of workshops with key leaders in the sector to enhance their skills. These workshops included sessions with Hope Powell CBE, Manisha Tailor MBE, Michelle Moore and Anita Asante focusing on empowerment and leadership. These workshops allowed the 35 women to come together and feel inspired learning from influential ethnically diverse women already shaping the sector.
We are grateful to everyone who supported this project, from the speakers who delivered the sessions, to Associate Members who supported with placements, National Governing Bodies and wider course providers who supported with sourcing coaching qualifications and finally to the 35 women who embraced the programme, learnt from each other and are now thriving in the sector, driving meaningful change.
Testimonials
I think its great to have initiatives like Future Female Leaders, that’s what helps instill confidence and believe within women. Everything is so expensive, and if I was to do this course outside of the programme it would have cost me £500, and I don’t have that money to spend. I think that’s a barrier in general, but just one of many that gets in the way of women's participation and this programme really helps to overcome that which is great.
The course content was engaging and broad enough to apply to all of us and the different backgrounds/aspirations we have, with moments to explore the areas we are specifically interested in (especially through the practical’s).
The delivery was so welcoming, encouraging and inclusive.
This organisation has been so amazing to me, because if not I wouldn’t be able to get my Level 2 in Coaching Assistance and I wouldn’t really have thought about it in the first place. I have a passion for sport, I want to tell people about sports and I want to train people. I want to get involved in sports and this has given me the opportunity to. When I see the kids that I am coaching, they are really happy, they are smiling and you can see the development in them, as I said previously, they are home school kids so they don’t really have the opportunity to like bond with other people and now you can see that their confidence is being built they are talking to people. Before everyone would be so separated and now they are coming together and even bumping into each other but it's for a good reason. And I feel like if not because of this organisation, I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to gain my qualification and the opportunity to help younger kids as well which I feel like is really important. I'm really grateful for you guys, from the bottom of my heart I am really grateful, thank you so much!
The level 2 will help me further expand my knowledge around coaching and provide me with an in depth understanding behind the psychology of boxing coaching. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all those who made this possible and highlight the fact that this is a big step for women in boxing. The more women we can get highly qualified within different sports, especially those male dominated…the more girls inspired.
Impact
Said FFL built their confidence and self esteem
91%
Said they could advance their coaching career
91%
Said women-only spaces increased confidence
86%