Virtual Coach Training
Building Strong Mixed-Gender Teams
Six-Week Virtual Training Course
A step-by-step guide for sports coaches and youth facilitators to bridge the gaps of gender on their teams.
Building Strong Mixed-Gender Teams
Six-Week Virtual Training Course
A step-by-step guide for sports coaches and youth facilitators to bridge the gaps of gender on their teams.
What do mixed-gender sports NGOs struggle with?
- Onboarding & retention of girl players
- Training coaches to be as socially proficient as they are technically proficient
- Creating an environment where boys and girls overcome their shyness and become true teammates
What do mixed-gender sports NGOs struggle with?
- Onboarding & retention of girl players
- Training coaches to be as socially proficient as they are technically proficient
- Creating an environment where boys and girls overcome their shyness and become true teammates
Course Testimonials
Participant coaches rated the course 9 out of 10!
- “Easy to understand, and they talk about real life solutions. It’s not just based on theory.”
-Coach Siddharth
- “The best course in regards to the knowledge of mixed-gender training.”
-Coach Bonnke
- “I got so many thoughts, ideas and solutions from this course…thank you so much once again.”
-Coach Sohail
- “This is an amazing course…a great opportunity to get to know yourself.”
-Coach Selvi
By the end of this training participants will be able to:
- Retain and onboard players, especially girls
- Implement their new toolkit of strategies for socially aware coaching
- Increase player communication to help overcome shyness amongst genders
By the end of this training participants will be able to:
- Retain and onboard players, especially girls
- Implement their new toolkit of strategies for socially aware coaching
- Increase player communication to help overcome shyness amongst genders
Course Format
- A 6-week blended training program available in Hindi & English
- Participation by senior & junior coaches
- 2 senior coaches per organization (mixed-gender pair) mentored by our facilitators
- Senior coaches, in turn, mentor up to 10 junior coaches in their organization
- Blended training includes:
- 19 pre-recorded lessons + weekly assignments for junior & senior coaches to complete via Thinkific
- Online support forum for junior & senior coaches
- 1 hour/week of 1:1 sessions for senior coaches (6 hours total)
“Coaching a mixed-gender national team is not just training the team to play at tournaments. Anyone can do that. It is highly about building a team with good culture, communication and friendships. Transformational Sports helped me to understand the players coming from different backgrounds and genders and work with them to build a TEAM!”
-Coach Box, 7-time Indian National Team Coach for Ultimate Frisbee
Who is this training for?
- A sports coach/facilitator who is great at the technical stuff (know-how) but is not equipped to handle the social aspects of coaching
- A sports coach/facilitator who is struggling to make their team more gender-equal & inclusive
- A program manager of a sports & life skills organization who wants to run a foundational gender & inclusion training for their coaches & facilitators
Module Overview
Module 1: Mixed-Gender Basics
- Introduction video
- Lesson 1: Course basics
- Lesson 2: The most common challenges of mixed-gender teams
- Lesson 3: Creating a mixed-gender space
Module 2: The Transformational Sports Method
- Introduction video
- Lesson 1: Make it balanced (between fun & competitive)
- Lesson 2: Make it safe
- Lesson 3: Make it better each time
Module 3: Gender
- Introduction video
- Lesson 1: Gender/Sports stereotypes
- Lesson 2: Understanding biological Sex vs Gender
- Lesson 3: Top Reasons Parents Don’t Let Daughters Play Sports
- Lesson 4: Gender Separation On & Off the Field
Module 4: Communication
- Introduction video
- Lesson 1: Increasing communication
- Lesson 2: Using gender-neutral words
- Lesson 3: How to stop unnecessary feedback
Module 5: Inclusion
- Introduction video
- Lesson 1: How well do you know your team?
- Lesson 2: How to adapt your sport for para-athletes
- Lesson 3: Welcoming new players
Module 6: Leadership
- Introduction video
- Lesson 1: Authentic leadership
- Lesson 2: Problem solving for gender challenges
- Lesson 3: Equal responsibility
Module Overview
Module 1: Mixed Gender Basics
- Introduction video
- Lesson 1: Course Basics
- Lesson 2: The most common challenges of mixed-gender teams
- Lesson 3: Creating a mixed-gender space
Module 2: The Transformational Sports Method
- Introduction video
- Lesson 1: Make it balanced (between fun & competitive)
- Lesson 2: Make it safe
- Lesson 3: Make it better each time
Module 3 Gender
- Introduction video
- Lesson 1: Gender/Sports Stereotypes
- Lesson 2: Understanding Biological Sex vs Gender
- Lesson 3: Top Reasons Parents Don’t Let Daughters Play Sports
- Lesson 4: Gender Separation On & Off the Field
Module 4: Communication
- Introduction video
- Lesson 1: Increasing communication
- Lesson 2: Using gender-neutral words
- Lesson 3: How to stop unnecessary feedback
Module 5: Inclusion
- Introduction video
- Lesson 1: How well do you know your team?
- Lesson 2: How to adapt your sport for para-athletes
- Lesson 3: Welcoming new players
Module 6: Leadership
- Introduction video
- Lesson 1: Authentic Leadership
- Lesson 2: Problem Solving for Gender Challenges
- Lesson 3: Equal Responsibility
Course Weekly Timeline
Sunday Mornings
Coaches get access to pre-recorded video lessons, support PDFs & weekly assignments via Thinkific, the online learning platform
Monday - Friday
- Personalized check-in calls with senior coaches to review the week’s curriculum, assignments and implementation
- Senior coaches mentor junior coaches through the week’s module giving them a chance to implement their newly acquired skills
- Senior & junior coaches can post questions and share out at any time via the online forum
Saturday Evenings
Weekly assignments due
Meet our team
Liz Haynes
Director & Facilitator
Transformational Sports
Liz has a passion for developing sports & gender curriculum for young people. She has lived, played and coached in India since 2013. She has created sports & gender immersion camps, coach trainings, fellowships, social action labs and rural sports outreach programs all with the sole focus of advancing gender equity through mixed-gender sports programs. For more, visit her bio here.
Benoy Stephen
Program Manager & Facilitator
Transformational Sports
Benoy joined TS in 2017 as a Bridging the Gaps fellow and became passionate about breaking gender barriers. He completed the Teach for India fellowship in 2018 and co-founded Y-Ultimate, a young not-for-profit that uses the sport of ultimate frisbee to build life skills in children, especially those from marginalised backgrounds. He is currently also a player and mentor at GK MAD, an ultimate frisbee club team in Delhi.
Sign-Up Details
Sign up to be part of the next cohort today!
Email team@transformationalsports.org to be part of our next cohort!