At FIH, gender equality is regarded as an important part of good governance. Through its Hockey Academy’s Women in Elite Coaching Initiative, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) is working hard to redress the balance and aims to raise the number of female coaches at elite level, especially within the top 12 ranked nations.
The initiative aims to decrease the gap in Coaching participation in Hockey. They activated this initiative in 3 FIH Academy Courses: HP Indoor Coaching Course in Berlin GER 2018, Level 2 Coaching course in Ipoh MAS 2018 and at the Level 2 Coaching course in Montevideo URU in 2019
Few examples of how the initiative is impacting people’s life:
- In Berlin, they had a 50/50 Coach Educator team and supported a female athlete that was in transition from playing into Coaching.
- In Ipoh, they supported a female athlete that was in transition from playing into Coaching.
- In Montevideo,, they did a course that was only for female coaches.
Brief outline of the initiative
Duration
4 days programme
Frequency
Once a year from 2017 to 2019
Funding
FIH funds + National Association funds
Budget
FIH spent 10.000 CHF in this initiative
Key elements
Target
Women only
Country of origin
Switzerland
Country/Region of implementation
Uruguay, Germany, Canada, Korea
Number of participants
20 participants per training session
Core objective of the Programme
☒ Women empowerment (identifying barriers and working on strengths, creating a community)
☐ Supporting organizational change (strategy for developing diversity, implementation of specific policies, support to change makers)
☐ Allies buy-in and support (mentors, men championing)
☐ External Scrutiny (Pledge board, Indicators, celebration of success…)
☐ Other => Please specify:
Actions implemented
☐ Internal Diversity & Inclusion Strategy for a safe workplace with equal rights
☐ Commitment of men - please specify: 20% men included in the program
☒ Personal development training
☐ Role model highlighted
☐ Networking (women network, men network or mixed)
☐ Mentoring (unique or mixed gender, please specify)
☐ Coaching (ability to inspire and grow people/Foster emulation/ Being influential)
☐ Events (sharing with other companies) - please specify:
☐ Other - please specify:
Format
☐ Online e-learning Module
☐ Online seminar
☐ Workshops
☐ Conference
☐ Self-Assessment tool
☒ Consolidated educational/training programme
☐ Other, please specify:
Identified Key Success Factors
- An initiative developed and supported in partnership by the International umbrella organisation AND national federations
Transferable bites/elements
- Think strategically and embed a programme into an existing Academy
Testimonials
Source of information: Interview + Online documentation
An initiative selected as a case study of the SWinG library of leadership development initiatives.
