Project500 – More women, better coaching

Article date
9 June 2022
Primary interest
Sports and Fitness

Created in partnership with 7 Active Partnerships, Project500 is a campaign to address the imbalance in the number of male to female coaches, leaders and volunteers creating a more diverse workforce to drive the growth of female participation in sport.

Get Berkshire Active, alongside our Berkshire Project500 Champions Angela, Morgan and Anisha, have a vision to bring together a network of females and create a community of support, learning and general togetherness!

By signing up, you will have access to:

  • Support via our Project500 Community Champions
  • Subsidised training courses and workshops
  • Access to women’s coaching bursaries (eligibility criteria applies)
  • Access to a women’s coaching network and associated events
  • Access to blogs, resources and information specifically for females in coaching, leading or volunteering
  • Access to the private Facebook group

What you can offer Project500:

  • Write a blog about your experiences as a female in coaching, leading or volunteering
  • Be a social media ambassador and share Project500 with your own networks
  • Offer sports specific training to female only cohorts
  • Offer non-sports specific training to female cohorts (anything to boost skills!)
  • Recruit females to join our movement!

Find out more here!

Sign up here!

We’ll be sharing lots of information on GBA’s Social Media this week (6th-12th of June) as part of UK Coaching Week so please get involved! #Born2Coach

For more information, please contact chelsea.piggott@getberkshireactive.org