2026/27 Women & Girls Coaching Academy (WGCA) - Group Intro Call
Tue 25 Aug
|Teams/Zoom
The Women & Girls Coaching Academy (WGCA) has been formed to provide a dedicated space and support programme for women & girls interested in coaching, with the aim of encouraging more women and girls to take up coaching roles.
Time & Location
25 Aug 2026, 18:00 – 19:00
Teams/Zoom
About the event
Background
The Women & Girls Coaching Academy (WGCA) has been formed to provide a dedicated space and support programme for women & girls interested in coaching, with the aim of encouraging more women and girls to take up coaching roles.
With the 2025/26 cohort, we had 11 participants complete the programme supported by 5 mentors. You can read about some of their experiences here.
Currently, 75 AGB Licenced Coaches in Scotland, 27 are female (36%) which can be compared to the national average of females being 51%. This suggests that females are underrepresented within coaching roles. In 2020, the number of female coaches in Scottish sport fell by nearly 4% from 2015-2020, to just over 27% of coaches being female compared with 72% male (Reference, page 4 of Women in Leadership in Scottish Sport report).
Objectives
Provide support through Coach Education subsidy which covers minimum of 50% of course costs