Especially her. She's Got Game isn't a squad and it isn't a talent pathway — there are no tryouts, no benching, and no one keeping score of who's best. We play a different sport each week precisely so that nobody is the expert and everybody is a beginner together.

 

Some of our girls arrive hesitant, hanging back at the edge. They don't tend to leave that way.

Most girls arrive not knowing anyone, so she'll be in good company. The first fifteen minutes of every session are built around getting everyone talking and moving together, and our Big Sis mentors work in small groups — so she has an older girl looking out for her from the moment she walks in, whether or not she's found a friend yet.

 

Making friends is one of the things parents most often tell us their daughter got out of the term.

Ninety minutes, and it moves quickly:

 

• Warm-up games — everyone moving within five minutes, no standing in line

• Sport of the week — a new one each session, taught from scratch

• The Huddle — a mentor-led conversation on one of our 8 Powers

• Her journal — a few minutes to write, and it goes home with her

• Team challenge — finishing on a high

 

The journal surprises people. It's consistently the thing girls talk about on the way home.

Our mentors are senior secondary students and athletes — old enough to be genuinely looked up to, young enough that girls talk to them differently than they'd talk to an adult. That gap is deliberate: it's the part of the program parents tell us their daughter loved most.

 

Every mentor holds a current Working With Children Check, is trained in our curriculum and in child-safe practice, and works under the supervision of a VIT-registered teacher. Mentors work with small groups so no girl gets lost in the crowd.

She's Got Game is fully registered and insured, and child-safe compliant.

 

• Every mentor and coach holds a current Working With Children Check

• Sessions are overseen by a VIT-registered teacher with First Aid and CPR

• Small groups and a low mentor-to-girl ratio

• A published child safety policy and a clear process for raising a concern

You're welcome to stay for the first session, and many parents do. After that we find girls settle faster and take more risks when the sideline is quiet — trying something new is easier without an audience.

 

We'll always tell you how she went, and you'll hear plenty from the journal.

Comfortable clothes she can run in, runners, a water bottle, and a hat in summer. We provide all equipment.

 

We run rain, hail or shine — We make sure to have both indoor and outdoor space, so a wet forecast never cancels a session.

Missing a week is fine. Each session stands on its own, and her mentor will fill her in on the Power she missed.

 

If she tries it and it isn't for her, tell us after the first session and we'll refund the remainder, no awkward conversation required. We'd rather she found the right thing than sat through seven weeks of the wrong one.