THE
GIRLSPORT
GAME
The Game Behind the Game
A school-based experience where girls explore leadership, decision-making, and the many roles that shape sport.
The Girlsport Game introduces girls to the world behind sport, where decisions are made, data is interpreted, and leadership shapes outcomes.
Through structured scenarios, girls explore how sport functions beyond playing and discover how their interests connect to future roles across the sport ecosystem.
Girls don’t just play sport. They learn how sport works.
Why Bring the Girlsport Game to your School or Organization?
Schools use the Girlsport Game to help students:
• Build confidence in decision-making
• Develop communication and leadership skills
• Explore interests connected to sport
• Understand how sport connects to future careers
• Stay engaged in sport beyond early performance pressure
The program supports goals related to:
• Student leadership development
• Critical thinking
• Collaboration skills
• Career exploration
• Confidence building
• Sport participation retention
How The
Game Works
Participants work in teams to navigate real-world sport scenarios such as:
• Designing Game Strategy
• Solving Performance Challenges
• Making Officiating Decisions
• Analyzing Performance Data
• Managing Competition Events
• Responding to Media Challenges
• Help communicate team
story-telling Through edia outlets
• Responding to Leadership Challenges Requiring Collaboration
There Is No Single Correct Answer
The goal is curiosity, collaboration, and thoughtful decision-making.
What if Sport Developed More Than Athletes?
Most sport systems focus only on preparing athletes to compete. But sport depends on many roles beyond the players on the field.
Imagine training working teams alongside playing teams?
In addition to athletes, students could develop skills in:
• Coaching
• Data and performance analysts
• Officiating
• Media and story-telling
• Technology
• Event operations
And more
Instead of only attending competitions as players, girls could also contribute to how sport is run.
The Girlsport Game introduces this broader understanding of participation.
Girls begin to see more ways to stay connected to sport long-term.
Imagine if sport developed working
teams alongside playing teams?
Not only athletes competing – but students learning how to coach, analyze performance, tell stories, build technology, and help run events?
The Girlsport Game helps girls explore how they can contribute to sport in many ways.