Greetings,
Cairn Guidance is partnering on a research trial called Body Confident Athletes, an in-person, coach-led program designed to boost girls’ body confidence. We are still looking to recruit coaches that work with girls between the ages of 11-17 years to participate in a research trial. The deadline to sign-up is January 31st!
If you, or someone you know is a coach of girls 11-17 in any setting: schools, Parks & Rec, community, faith and they’re interested in participating in this research, please fill out/share the Google Form here. The deadline to register is January 31st! For additional questions or inquiries, please contact Britnee Harvey at britnee@cairnguidance.com.
Girls Body Image & Sports Participation
Girls often worry about their appearance when playing sport, which can reduce their enjoyment and performance in sport. These worries are worsened by unrealistic beauty and athletic standards, objectifying uniforms for girls and women, and appearance-related teasing from peers and coaches. Currently, there are no programs that upskill girls in feeling more confident about their bodies while playing sports. We have designed the first coach-led body image program for girls. Body Confident Athletes is a cutting-edge program, which aims to:
Stop girls from dropping out of sport because of body image concerns.
Help girls reclaim confidence in their bodies within sport settings.
What is Body Confident Athletes?
Body Confident Athletes includes a set of materials that prepare coaches to deliver three 1-hour sessions to boost girls’ body confidence. The program was developed by leading researchers and experts at the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport (USA) and the Centre for Appearance Research (UK).
Participation Requirements & Expectations
Your sports club or school is eligible to participate in this cutting-edge research, if:
You have coaches that work with girls between 11-17 years.
You have 10+ girls between 11-17 years.
Your coaches are available to deliver the programs across three consecutive weeks in February.
As a game-changer in your community and a participant in this research, you will engage in the following activities:
Support the research team in obtaining online waivers from your girls and their guardians.
Prepare yourself to deliver the program, by watching brief online training videos and reading through the program materials.
Deliver the three 1-hour sessions over three consecutive weeks.
Support the research team in ensuring girls’ complete a 20-minute survey in January, March, April and May 2023.
Complete two surveys yourself.
What’s in it for YOU?
We value your support and participation. As a thank you, we will provide girls, coaches and sports clubs or schools with small monetary compensations including;
$200.00 for your school/club
$100.00 for you or the coach who delivers the sessions
$60.00 for the girls who participate in the sessions
In addition, your girl athletes and coaches gain access to a ground-breaking program that hopes to help girls feel more confident about their bodies while playing sports AND your club or school can keep these materials for future implementation!
If you, or someone you know is interested in participating in this research, please fill out/share the Google Form here. The deadline to register is January 31st! For additional questions or inquiries, please contact Britnee Harvey at britnee@cairnguidance.com.
Sign Up via Google Form
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScUtlksYuwEAhbrkbV0EAd2MuwZ_lbeDW9JzgCjV7Y41IZNgA/viewform
