Empowering Young women Athletes
GITG
101089786
Project Title: GITG – Get in the Game
Project Number: 101089786
Project Coordinator: RACING CLUB DE CANNES (France)
Duration: November 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
Budget: €250,000
Programme: Erasmus+ Sport
Action Type: Collaborative Partnerships
Topics: Sport for youngsters, Raise awareness about young girls’ sports opportunities , Promotes access to team sports activities.
Partners:
- RACING CLUB DE CANNES (France) – Coordinator
- KOSARKASKI SAVEZ GRADA NISA (Serbia)
- KENTRO EKPAIDEVSIS KAI KAINOTOMIAS ASTIKI MI KERDOSKOPIKI ETAIRIA (Greece)
- FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA PALLAVOLO (Italy)
- ASSOCIACAO DOS PROFISSIONAIS DE EDUCACAO FISICA E DESPORTO DO PORTO (Portugal)
- ASD SPORT COMPASS (Italy)
Overview
Get in the Game (GITG) addresses a critical gender gap in youth sports participation across Europe. According to Eurobarometer 472, men exercise, play sport, and engage in physical activity significantly more than women in the EU. While young people are among the most active segments of the European population, young girls still participate far less than young males.
The statistics are stark: only 6% of young women aged 15-24 engage regularly in physical activity, compared to 12% of young males in the same age group. Even more concerning, 33% of young girls never engage in physical education, compared to just 15% of young males. This gender disparity is particularly pronounced in team sports that are traditionally associated with men.
GITG recognizes that involving young girls in sports is essential for their development of crucial skills and attitudes of self-fulfillment, while simultaneously providing important opportunities for engagement and involvement in society. The project promotes access to team sports activities directly through schools, which is the easiest and most direct way to reach young girls who seldom show interest in sports due to feeling uncomfortable, inadequate, or frightened of social confrontation.
As a partner in this ambitious project coordinated by Racing Club de Cannes (France), CNBA contributes expertise in inclusive sports education and works alongside partners from Italy, Portugal, and Greece to create lasting change for young female athletes.
Key Focus Areas of GITG
Research and Analysis
Conduct comprehensive research on good practices for promoting equal opportunities in youth sport.
Training Innovation
Develop inclusive Training Toolkit for teachers and trainers to empower young girls in sports.
Awareness Raising
Organize online and offline campaigns targeting youth, communities, and sport stakeholders.
School Integration
Promote access to team sports directly through schools to reach girls who seldom participate.
Gender Equality
Challenge traditional gender associations and break down barriers preventing girls’ participation.
Community Engagement
Engage local communities, schools, and sport organizations to create sustainable change.
PROJECT ACTIVITIES OVERVIEW
Empowering young girls in sports through inclusive, engaging activities and training teachers & coaches to create equal opportunities
Get In The Game (GITG) aims to raise awareness about young girls’ sports opportunities and train teachers and coaches to provide more inclusive, egalitarian, and engaging sports activities. The project is an international cooperation effort including NGOs, Sport organizations, Schools and Federations established in national realities characterized by a peculiar yet interrelated condition in youth well-being and sports.
GITG promotes access to team sports activities directly through the school, which is the easiest and most direct way to provide different proposals to involve young girls who seldomly show interest in sports for several reasons like feeling uncomfortable, inadequate or frightened of social confrontation.
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Perform research on good practices of promotion of equal opportunities in Sport for youngsters. The study will be focused on the best practices for the inclusion in sports of young girls through online/offline social campaigning.
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Develop a Training Toolkit for teachers and trainers in charge of providing sports activities at school, aimed at developing inclusive, egalitarian and engaging sport activities to empower young girls to play a protagonist role in sports.
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Organize local activities during which teachers and trainers will conduct online and offline awareness-raising activities for youth, the local community and local sport/youth stakeholders.
The vision of the Get In The Game (GITG) project is to create a more inclusive and empowering environment for young girls in sports. By raising awareness about their sports opportunities and providing teachers and coaches with the tools and knowledge to offer more inclusive, egalitarian, and engaging sports activities, GITG seeks to remove obstacles that prevent young girls from participating in sport and physical activities.
Results
E-Resources
GITG Platform eatures resources like a research-based training manual, a multilingual guidebook, and updates on local training activities for sport operators. The platform supports cooperation partnerships and shares news about ongoing initiatives and achievements.
Research
Through a thorough desk and field research, our expert explored state of art, situation of females in sport in participating countries, and explored existing practices. We have identified the critical issue of gender disparity in sports participation among young people across Europe, challenges, but also a successful strategies in promoting equal opportunities for young girls in sports.
Training Format
Practitioners has collected the best approaches to engaging girls in sport and physical activity, and combined them into an empirically validated and interactive training format.
Developed manual contains teaching modules and toolkit with practical exercises for each learning unit. Take the opportunity to explore all aspects of our approach.
Guidebook on social campaigns
This guide was created with an ambitious but essential goal: to provide the tools necessary for sports organizations, schools, and NGOs to implement communication campaigns that promote girls’ inclusion in sport through online and offline activities. This handbook therefore aims to support educators, teachers, and coaches on a path that aims to promote real change by proposing a practical and accessible approach to fostering gender equity in sports and recreational activities.
