Low body confidence is the #1 reason why teenage girls quit sports. This coaching program hopes to change that.
Raise your hand if you participated in a sport growing up. Now, raise your hand if that sport made you critique your body in a new, entirely unhelpful way. According to new research, 41percent of teenage girls in the United States drop out of sports because of lowAs you can imagine, sports can also be developmentally constructive thanks to the camaraderie, assertiveness, exercise that accompany team sports.
The new online tools, which includes materials for coaches to help inspire body confidence, launched as part of this collaboration have been scientifically proven to improve self-esteem and body confidence in 11 to 17 year old girls. Studies show that 76 percent of girls would stay in sports longer if they had a coach they could identify with, while 61percent would be interested in learning about body confidence education from their coaches.
“Nike believes all kids should have an opportunity to play, and we’re focused on expanding play and sports for girls who are moving the least,” shared Vanessa Garcia-Brito, VP, Chief Social & Community Impact Officer at Nike. “Globally, girls face complex cultural and social barriers, and they also enter sports later and drop out of sports earlier. Our partnership with Dove, and unique focus on coaching through body confidence, aims to change that.
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