Our Mission

Give Girls a Sporting Chance

Sport is powerful - its benefits for physical and mental health and well-being are well documented - but for young girls, the statistics show that sport can be daunting.

According to, 'State of The Nation: Teenage Girls and Sport Quantitative Report', a major study commissioned by Lidl, sport has a positive impact on mental health.  The report examined how playing sport affected teenage girls and how prevailing attitudes can impact on their ongoing participation.

The study talked to female teens and their parents to determine the part that sport can play in their lives. One of the striking findings was the way that playing sport could boost girls’ happiness and confidence among the 12 to 17 age group. 61% of girls who played sports said they had high body confidence, as opposed to 42% who didn’t play sports. Girls who didn’t play sport were four times more likely to have low body confidence than their sport-playing peers.

Girls who played sport also returned higher ratings for their mental well-being. Girls that played sport were less likely to feel lonely, to get depressed or to feel bored. 68% said they felt happy on a daily basis as opposed to 48% of girls who didn’t play sports.

As well as mental health, through sports, girls learn important life skills such as teamwork, leadership and confidence.

We are on a mission to support girls in finding a sport or physical activity they enjoy by sharing inspiring stories of women and girls in sport.

This platform showcases girls in sport and encourages girls to achieve their personal best through the power of sport.

Click to read more on why girls in sport matters.