STRENGTHENING COACHING WITH THE
OBJECTIVE TO RAISE EQUALITY
The European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation together with partners,
including the European University Sports Association, under the Erasmus+ Sport
Programme as Collaborative Partnership initiative, carried out the Strengthening
Coaching with the Objective to Raise Equality (SCORE) gender equality project
in order to promote equal opportunities, namely gender equality in coaching.
SCORE focused on increasing the num-
ber of employed and volunteer female
coaches at all levels of sport as well as
enhancing knowledge on gender equality
in coaching education.
The project, which started in January
2015 and culminated at the end of 2016,
was targeted at sports and coaching or-
ganisations at all levels, more specifically
coaches, trainers, former athletes, volun-
teers and decision-makers in the field of
coaching. During the course of the project,
an “awareness pack” was developed with
different tools targeted at sports organi-
sations and coaches to increase higher
participation of women aiming towards
recognition of gender equality in coaching.
Another main element of the project was
the development of a mentoring pro-
gramme, educating future mentors for
potential coaches in the countries of the
partner organisations. Implementation
took place in the form of national training
sessions. After the educational aspect, the
mentors were able to assist potential fe-
male coaches in their respective countries
in developing the mentees’ professional
and personal growth.Project partners included European Non-
Governmental Sports Organisation (HUN),
Sport Coach UK (GBR), Finnish Coaches
Association (FIN), International Council
of Coaching Excellence (GBR), European
Observatoire of Sport and Employment
(FRA), Sport and Citizenship (FRA),German Olympic Sports Confederation
(GER), Swedish Sports Confederation
(SWE), National Olympic Committee of
Croatia (CRO), Lithuanian Union of Sports
Federations (LTU), Cyprus Sports Organi-
sation (CYP), Portuguese Sports Confed-
eration (POR) and the European University
Sports Association (SLO).The project was co-funded by the Eras-
mus+ Programme of the European Union,
while the participation of EUSA was also
supported by the International University
Sports Federation (FISU).