Calling all you ladies!! 🤩
Ever heard of #ShePaddles?
#ShePaddles is a movement started by British Canoeing to help encourage, support and welcome women into the paddlesport community and the activities it covers.
Why women? Research shows there are less women participating in these sports than men. #ShePaddles aims to bridge the gap between men and women participating in paddle sports. There are many reasons why this is, ranging from fear, body consciousness, age and the thought that we just can’t do it.
Why us? We’re here to support you and say you can! We are looking at offering #ShePaddles, sessions from our base in Mountsorrel, Leicester. Led by our fabulous coaches, our sessions will allow you to be introduced or progress in these sports in a safe, encouraging and empowering environment.
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding Waterside Canoe Club’s commitment to #ShePaddles, please drop us a message!
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Did You Know ?
Sport England have reported that there are 2 million fewer women than men regularly participating in sport and exercise.
The opportunity for sporting bodies such as the paddling community, to involve these women is massive. 13 million women said they would like to increase their participation in sport and physical activity, including 6 million women who are not currently active.
Something is stopping them from getting involved. The This Girl Can 2020 survey highlights the key and well established barriers to women participation which fall into three main areas:
Fears around appearance -For example, being sweaty and having a red face; wearing tight, wrong or sports clothing; changing in front of others; how their body looks during exercise; developing too many muscles and not appearing feminine.
Fears on their ability – For example, not being physically fit enough, not being ‘good’ enough therefore holding up the group, not knowing the rules or how to use equipment properly or bringing the wrong equipment; either not competitive enough or being seen as overly competitive.
Fears on what women’s priorities should be – Societal pressure that reinforces women should be prioritising the following things over participating in sport or physical activity, e.g. spending time with friends and family; studying or working, and spending time on other things I should be doing.
The above data is from British Canoeing’s Website and their engagement with Sport England.
We are working towards being a #ShePaddles Champion Club
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