Building body confidence in sports

Why? Because 61% of girls would be interested in hearing from their coach about body confidence education Opens in New Tab. The link below features evidence-based downloadable tools for coaches to promote positive body image in athletes and build girls’ body confidence through in-person coaching. Click to copy the link & share the tools with a coach.

Let her know unwanted body attention is never her fault. Make her coach aware of any issues. Remind her that capability isn’t defined by appearance.

Reassure her that any body can be an athlete. Show her diverse female athletes. Enjoying sports is for all body types.

Create “body talk” free zones. Remind her to avoid social comparisons and focus on her abilities. Reassure her that her sporting enjoyment is completely unrelated to her appearance.

Parents and coaches play an important role in reducing body insecurities and boosting girls’ body confidence. Subscribe to our newsletter for important Body Confident Sport news & updates.