Thanks to the DICK’s Sporting Goods Foundation and the Brooks Running Empower Her Collection, we are excited to provide a grant-funded Coach Empowerment Kit for schools that qualify, which includes a coach stipend.
The Girls Movement program is always free for schools and community organizations across the US.
Regardless if your school qualifies, get started today with free resources and lessons!
If you plan to lead an all-girls program:
Check the "Apply for The Girls Movement Grant Opportunity" when you create your new club/season
Or if your club is already set up, go to the Club Details page to check the grant box.
When the box is checked, this notifies the Marathon Kids team.
We will follow up with links to the curriculum and evaluate each program to see if it qualifies for a coach empowerment kit.
Note: You can lead multiple programs under one club.
Grant Support for Qualified Schools
Availability is limited and provided until funds and kits are used up. Awarding for each school year starts in August.
Coach Empowerment Kits May Include:
Coach Empowerment Kit – Full
iPad, iPad case, ID holders, incentives, and a $500 coach stipend
Coach Empowerment Kit – Essentials
Incentives and a $500 coach stipend
Returning Club Support Kit - Return each school year!
Incentives and a $500 coach stipend
Grant Eligibility Requirements
To be considered for the Girls Movement Grant Opportunity, schools must:
Have 65% or higher free or reduced lunch percentage
Have a program that includes girls in grades 4–8 (any combination or single grade)
Operate as an all-girl program
Run a minimum 8-week season
Meet at least once per week for 30–60 minutes
Implement before school, during the school day, or after school
Use the Girls Movement lessons and resources
Record laps completed and/or minutes of heart-pumping activities using your Marathon Kids account.
Complete:
Pre- and post-season participant surveys
End-of-season coach survey
Frequently Asked Questions:
Can I lead a co-ed Marathon Kids and a Girls Movement program within the same club?
Yes, you can! It's simple.
Create a new track and/or activity in your account to record the effort during your program.
Make sure your end date extends to include all of your programs.
You may need to adjust your Club Mileage Goal for either more participants or extended weeks of participation.
By doing so, this allows you to do a few key things for a specific program:
Manually add miles
Filter your dashboard
Pull a report
Example:
Name - PE Track | Description - 4 laps to a mile | Lap distance - .25 |
Name - Girls Track | Description - 4 laps to a mile | Lap distance - .25 |
What are some ways coaches are implementing The Girls Movement program?
A few examples of implementation:
An all-girls' club; before, during, or after school (any combination or single grade 4th-8th)
An all-girls PE class works for 6th-8th-grade schools that split their classes.
Co-ed 4th -8th grade PE class where you can split the girls and boys on participation days, with both participating; boys doing Marathon Kids and girls doing The Girls Movement.
Is there a required number of girls for each club?
Each program can determine the number of participants allowed to participate.