The new project, "Strengthening Coaching with the Objective to Raise Equality - SCORE", which was selected for funding through Erasmus+ Sport Programme in December 2014, officially kicked off with partners' meeting on February 16 and 17 in Stockholm, Sweden.

The project is lead by the European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation (ENGSO), and the European University Sports Association (EUSA) is a partner in the project. The SCORE project aims to promote equal opportunities in sport coaching & focuses on increasing the number of employed and volunteer female coaches at all levels of sport, as well as enhancing knowledge on gender equality in coach education.



Partners in the project took part in the meeting to discuss and define the objectives, action plan and expected outcomes, distribute activities and responsibilities, and also to get to know each other better since the partners will be working in close cooperation in the next 2-year period.



EUSA was represented at the meeting by its Communications and Projects Manager Mr Andrej Pisl, who will also be involved in the implementation phase of the project later on.



The project is targeted at sports and coaching organisations at all levels, more specifically coaches, trainers, former athletes, volunteers and decision-makers. During the course of the project, an awareness pack will be developed with different tools targeted both to sports organisations and coaches to increase gender equality in coaching. Another main element of the project is the development of a mentoring programme, educating future mentors for coaches.



Project partners:
European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation (ENGSO)
Sport Coach UK
Finnish Coaches Association
International Council of Coaching Excellence (ICCE)
European Observatoire of Sport and Employment (EOSE)
European University Sports Association (EUSA)
Sport and Citizenship
German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB)
Swedish Sports Confederation (RF)
National Olympic Committee of Croatia (NOC Croatia)
Lithuanian Union of Sports Federations (LUSF)
Cyprus Sports Organisation (CSO)
Portuguese Sports Confederation (CDP)

More information about the project: SCORE project page.