Coaching Teenage Girls

Coaching Teenage Girls Workshop

First developed in 2021, a refreshed and updated version of Coaching Teenage Girls launched at the end of 2024.

A 3 hour workshop aimed at supporting and educating coaches to specificities of teenage girls and sport.

Workshop Content

Delivered in an interactive format, the workshop offers opportunities for experience sharing while equipping coaches with best practice solutions they can adapt to their own setting.

Organised into 4 sections, the content categories are:

• What we know about Teenage Girls in Sport and the Role of the Coach
• Inside the Body and Mind of Teenage Girls
• The Coaching Environment
• Opportunities beyond the Workshop

A small selection of the topics covered:

• Reasons girls engage and disengage from sport
• The Menstrual Cycle: A guide to supporting teenage girls in sport
• Factors to consider in creating a positive coaching environment
• Language Do’s and Don’ts
• Factors that influence teenage girl’s participation in sport

All workshops are delivered to coaches by trained tutors.

For more information on booking a Coaching Teenage Girls workshop please contact:

• Your National Governing Body (NGB) – many NGBs are customising the workshop and materials and delivering to coaches in their sport.
• Your Local Sport Partnership – many LSPs are organising Coaching Teenage Girls in Sport workshop with qualified tutors.
• Sport Ireland Coaching – you can also contact Sport Ireland Coaching directly at - coachinginfo@sportireland.ie