Case Studies

WSFF’s Case Studies showcase a variety of sport and fitness projects from national governing bodies, sports deliverers and schools.  The Case Studies demonstrate how you could make small changes in your offering to give the customer what she wants – whether that be an update to the changing room facilities, the introduction of a new kit, flexible timings for young mums or women-only areas of work out areas. Tell us about your successful project!

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                                                                                                                                        Aim HI  is a resource that contains over 50 activities for girls, based on the idea that good health is a...
                                                                                                                                        “Fantastic! So easy to understand with achievable activities for all girls.”
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                        Following the overwhelming success of four Back to Netball sessions run in partnership with Mid Sussex District Council...
                                                                                                                                          “Back to Netball is designed to encourage women that may find it too daunting to enter a competitive club environment or may not have enough time to...
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                        We wanted to engage girls who were largely inactive within the curricular PE programme and extra-curricular activities...
                                                                                                                                        “The introduction of Bollywood dance as part of the extra-curricular programme has proved to be a resounding success.  The participation levels of the...
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                        Since Jan 2008 ECFA has been running female ‘get back into football’ sessions within Essex’s Metropolitan Boroughs as...
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                        The project aims to tackle the low number of Muslim women and girls in sport, in order to bring equality through the...
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                        The London FA Female Officials Programme is run in partnership with Arsenal Girls’ Centre of Excellence.  Starting...
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                        We wanted to increase girls' participation in sport and physical activity at Bishopsbriggs School in Scotland. We aim...
                                                                                                                                        “The netball league has been a huge success and has fostered a real team spirit.  All the girls enjoyed themselves.  The regular weekly training...
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                        Futsal Fever is a project which targets females aged 16+ who attend FE and HE institutes across Bedfordshire.
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                        Girls Active is a national programme to create opportunities for girls to express how they feel about PE and sport and...
                                                                                                                                        "Our Voice, Our Choice, Our Sport"
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                        The uptake of sport and physical activity among the girls in the school has been low and a large number of girls...
                                                                                                                                        "I participate in football, short tennis and basketball every week and this helps me make new friends. Sport also gives me a rush of energy and when playing...
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                        In order to reach the national physical activity recommendation of 1hr of moderate activity every day, we created the ‘...
                                                                                                                                        “Many factors have contributed to the success of the Girls in Sport project but the planning, staff commitment and in particular the innovative marketing...
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                        Our project is designed to identify talent for Great Britain's female sitting volleyball squad in preparation for the...
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                          Big Deal? showed there remains a chronic lack of commercial investment in women's elite sport in the UK. Yet it...
                                                                                                                                        England Hockey and the FA’s Women’s Super League (WSL) offer some valuable insights into their landmark commercial deals for their women’s games.
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                        From the Fit For Girls survey we found 17% of S2/3 girls believed the facilities for PE were not good. We discussed...
                                                                                                                                        “I hated getting changed. The room was dull and felt dirty - it was horrible to get changed in.  There was never any toilet paper or paper towels at the...
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                        Active Angels is an innovative multi-activity project that aims to contribute to the health of 14-16 year old girls by...
                                                                                                                                        "Participants were empowered to be ambassadors to promote the project within their school.  They were also encouraged to Activate an Angel and bring a...
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                        From 8th February to 14th February 2010 PRO-ACTIVE South London facilitated a women and girls sports and physical...
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                        Having looked at the results from the Women’s Sport and Fitness Foundation ‘Sweat in the City’ programme Active...
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                        Sweat in the City (SitC) was an innovation research project to help to find out why 16- 24 year old women are half as...
                                                                                                                                        "My confidence has grown and I feel like I could fit into a place like a gym"
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                        The aim of the programme is to increase participation amongst 11 to 16 year old girls and encourage them to take up...
                                                                                                                                        Linking fashion, beauty and exercise this project aims to get girls moving in their local community and to empower them to make positive choices about their...
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                        Little League Netball provides the opportunity for girls aged 8-11 to play competitive netball and receive coaching...
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                        Female Coach Development is an innovative project aimed at sustaining the participation of teenage girls in football...
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                        The women and girls in judo project focuses on creating environments to encourage the retention of female members...
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                        The ‘Women in Motion’ project is a BIG Lottery funded initiative which sits within the Living Well West Midlands...
                                                                                                                                        "The Women in Motion project has provided opportunities for hard to reach groups to be active in the local community for free.  The participants are...
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                        From August 2006 until July 2008 the Women’s Sport and Fitness Foundation (WSFF) managed a project that enabled 159...
                                                                                                                                        The project targeted women who may not have had the opportunity to become involved in sports coaching without the programme. Training was no longer cost...
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                        The Women’s Running Network (WRN) was founded 11 years ago in Exeter to encourage women to run who would not normally...
                                                                                                                                        "IT’S FUN, IT’S SAFE, IT’S SOCIAL!"