After a year where many women and girls have felt unable to put their own needs first, This Girl Can campaign is sharing the message that it’s ‘time to choose you’ when it comes to sport and physical activity!
The latest Active Lives Survey results found a decrease in activity levels of females over the last year as a whole & they have remained consistently lower than 12 months earlier.
With the lockdown lifting and restrictions easing we want women and girls to feel they can get back into sport and physical activity and prioritise taking some time for themselves. We visited The Kendleshire Golf Club to learn more about some of the barriers females often face when it comes to taking part in sport and physical activity.
Emma Brown- The Lady Golf Coach is currently working at The Kendleshire. In the last 3 years female Golf participation at the Kendleshire has seen enormous growth of 70%. Emma is so passionate about females having the opportunity to participate in Golf as well as changing the stereotype of the sport to ensure the numbers of female golf players continue to rise over the coming years.
In order to continue the growth in female participation we asked Emma and some of the participants what the common barriers are when it comes to female participation in sport and physical activity: