About Us

 She Got Game (SGG) is a gender-transformative sport intervention developed and coordinated by ISA Youth. SGG uses sport as a structured platform to strengthen girls’ confidence, leadership, and meaningful participation in their communities. Through a coordinated model grounded in Positive Youth Development, SGG creates safe environments where girls can grow as athletes, leaders, and changemakers. esigned for implementation in collaboration with strategic partners, SGG combines evidence-based practice with community engagement to promote long-term, inclusive change in sport and beyond.

Why we exist

Across Europe, girls continue to face structural barriers to participation and leadership in sport. Gender stereotypes, limited access to safe spaces, and underrepresentation in decision-making environments restrict their opportunities to fully engage and lead. Sport has the potential to be a powerful driver of confidence, connection, and social change. Yet without intentional design, it can reproduce the same inequalities it seeks to challenge. SGG exists to transform sport into a space where girls are not only participants, but leaders who are shaping decisions, influencing communities, and redefining what inclusion looks like in practice.

OUR MISSION

We believe that when girls are given safe spaces, strong support, and meaningful opportunities to lead, they will transform not only their own futures but the communities around them. She Got Game ensures that sport becomes a space where girls are not only included, but influential.

OUR SOLUTION

1. GAME

Creating safe and inclusive spaces

SGG strengthens the quality of sport environments by prioritizing physical, emotional, and social safety. Through coach engagement and community collaboration, we foster inclusive settings where girls feel respected, supported, and empowered to participate fully.

  • The Game pillar ensures that every young person has access to safe, structured, and inclusive sport in their community.

    But for SGG, sport is not the end goal. It is the entry point.

    Through structured sessions delivered by trained coaches, young people engage in activities that build trust, teamwork, resilience, and communication. Each session is intentionally designed, using the SGG methodology, to create space for reflection, dialogue, and participation.

    We focus particularly on:

    • Reaching young people with limited access to organised sport

    • Ensuring gender inclusion and safe participation

    • Creating consistent, structured learning environments

    • Strengthening local delivery partners

    Sport becomes a platform where young people are seen, heard, and valued. It is where confidence begins and where the journey toward leadership starts.

    Expected outcomes of the Game pillar:

    • Increased participation and inclusion

    • Improved social and emotional skills

    • Stronger peer relationships

    • Safe community-based spaces for youth engagement

2. CHANGE

Building skills and voice

Through structured activities and leadership opportunities, girls develop confidence, competence, and a strong sense of agency. SGG promotes meaningful participation, ensuring girls have a voice in shaping their sporting experiences and community initiatives.

  • The Change pillar transforms participation into personal growth.

    While sport builds engagement, Change builds agency.

    Through structured life-skills education integrated into sport sessions, young people develop the capacity to reflect, make informed decisions, and take responsibility for their actions. The SGG curriculum addresses topics such as leadership, gender equality, conflict resolution, goal setting, and civic responsibility.

    This pillar ensures that:

    • Coaches are trained not just as instructors, but as facilitators of dialogue

    • Learning is experiential, not theoretical

    • Reflection is embedded in every activity

    • Young people connect lessons from the field to their daily lives

    Change is where internal transformation happens.
    It is where young people move from participation to personal empowerment.

    Expected outcomes of the Change pillar:

    • Increased self-confidence and voice

    • Improved decision-making skills

    • Greater awareness of gender equality and social responsibility

    • Stronger sense of belonging and purpose

3. GAME CHANGERS

Developing female leaders

SGG supports girls to move beyond participation into leadership. By strengthening their skills, networks, and opportunities for action, the intervention nurtures young women who influence peers, contribute to community decision-making, and champion inclusive sport

  • The Game Changers pillar turns empowered young people into leaders of change.

    This pillar supports youth who are ready to take the next step, from personal development to community impact.

    Through mentorship, leadership training, and support for youth-led initiatives, SGG invests in young people as drivers of social transformation. We work with local organisations, mentors, and institutions to create pathways for youth leadership beyond the programme.

    Game Changers focuses on:

    • Developing youth mentors and peer leaders

    • Supporting youth-led community projects

    • Strengthening youth representation in decision-making spaces

    • Building long-term partnerships that sustain impact

    This pillar recognises that lasting change does not come from programmes alone. It comes from young people who are equipped, confident, and connected.

    Expected outcomes of the Game Changers pillar:

    • Youth-led initiatives addressing local challenges

    • Increased youth participation in community leadership

    • Stronger youth-adult partnerships

    • Sustainable, community-owned impact

JOIN US IN CREATING CHANGE

We believe in the power of girls to lead, shape, and transform their communities through sport. She Got Game works to create safe spaces, strengthen leadership, and advance gender equality in and beyond the playing field.

If you share this commitment, we invite you to collaborate with us in expanding inclusive sport environments.

RESOURCES

She Got Game is grounded in research, evidence-informed practice, and continuous learning. The following documents provide insight into the intervention’s foundations, methodology, and strategic framework.

  • ISA gender profile: An overview of ISA Youth’s approach to gender equality across programmes and partnerships.

  • SGG Gamebook: A practical guide outlining the structure, activities, and implementation principles of the She Got Game intervention.

  • SGG Theory of change: A visual and conceptual framework explaining how SGG activities contribute to short-, medium-, and long-term impact.