The course

THE COURSE

Five gender-specific training modules to help female athletes unlock their full potential—on and off the field. Co-funded by the EU, our training course is free of charge.

HerForm is an international project co-funded by the European Union. It creates a gender-specific online course which addresses the personal development challenges faced by female athletes. The video-based training empowers young women as they transition into high-level sport – helping them unlock their full potential on and off the field.

The training course has first and foremost been created to help female athletes in team sports that are about to make the step into senior high-level sport. However, HerForm is of high relevance to any female athlete that aims to increase their knowledge and professionalize the own career development.

Not at all. Alongside targeting female athletes, the training course serves as a rich pool of resources for athlete environments and their service providers, such as player development managers, sport psychologists, counsellors, lifestyle advisors, coaches, assistant staff, or parents.

The HerForm training course includes an Athlete Practitioner's Guide for every module. This guide is designed to help support providers—like player development managers, sport psychologists, counsellors, lifestyle advisors, coaches, or parents—deepen an athlete's engagement with the material. It features guiding questions that prompt female athletes to apply the learning directly to their sport, context, and upcoming experiences. Our goal is to make the training highly engaging, reflective, and actionable for both athletes and their support networks.

The training course has been co-created by internationally recognized organizations in female athlete support: Rugby Players Ireland, TWIN, German Sport University Cologne, AJFSF, NYSA Sweden, and South African Cricketers' Association.

Feel free – this is totally up to you. In any case, enroll for the full training course first. Then, decide if you want to go through the modules 1-5 from start to end, or just to select single modules that are most relevant to you.

Thanks to the co-funding of the European Union, the training course can be offered for free.

The main training language of HerForm is English. However, all the training videos can be subtitled in your mother tongue. Furthermore, a lot of the written training material is provided in English, German, and Spanish language.

Absolutely. Your information is stored in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union.

Erasmus+ is the EU's programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe.

MODULE 1

Every female athlete chases success, but true fulfillment comes from defining it on your own terms. This module guides you to forge your unique definitions of what truly counts for you, extending far beyond the field of play. We explore how this personal definition, combined with a strong sense of self-esteem and commitment to personal development, forms the three powerful ingredients for a rewarding career and life. Mastering these foundational concepts isn't just about athletic excellence; it’s about equipping yourself to thrive, resiliently, in every aspect of your life.