“HerForm to HerSolution” offers an insight into solutions to personal development challenges faced by aspiring female athletes in high-performance sport. The event targets athletes, practitioners in high-level sport, education and training professionals, as well as political decision-makers.
Experience the HerForm training first-hand. Attend presentations of high-performance athletes and international athlete support experts. And network with like-minded professionals from across the EU.
PART I : 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Welcome
Simon Keogh (Rugby Players Ireland)
The heart behind HerForm
Aoife Lane (Rugby Players Ireland)
Personal experiences of supporting female players as a Player Development Manager.
Game on: Why women’s sport can’t wait another season
Keynote speaker tbd
Growth, momentum, and the need for immediate action.
The end of “pink it and shrink it”
Panel moderated by Babett Lobinger (DSHS)
How HerForm used research to determine the personal development needs of female athletes based on lived experiences.
PART II : 12:00 – 2:00 PM (incl. lunch & networking)
Is Europe the best place in the world to be a female athlete?
Keynote speaker tbd
The role of the European Commission in shaping women’s sport.
Introducing HerRights: Why getting this right changes everything
Panel moderated by Natalia Orive (AJFSF)
PART III : 2:00 – 4:00 PM
This is HerForm
Presented by Ruan Schlebusch (SACA) & Emma Cotterill (NYSA Sweden)
The HerForm training unveiled: Five training modules for female athlete empowerment.
A golden opportunity to seizing the women’s sports surge
Panel moderated by Pamela Gilpin (Rugby Players Ireland)
Focusing on the growth opportunities to act on now. Address challenges and suggest solutions. Reinforce the need to keep players central to decisions. Reimagine our own pathway and not borrow one from the men’s game.
Closing remarks
Wolfgang Stockinger (TWIN) & Finola Roache (Rugby Players Ireland)
