Our Programs
All Daughters and Dads program variations have unique content but follow a similar structure:
Pre-Program
Dads’ Podcast Series
The unique impact of dads/father-figures
Challenges daughters face
Engaging girls in physical activity & sport
Positive parenting strategies
Addressing screentime
Structure
8 Weekly Sessions (60 mins each)
Empowerment Content
Relationship building
Social-emotional wellbeing skill development (e.g. resilience, bravery)
Female role models
Content tailored to specific program variation (e.g. rules and tactics for sport)
Active Content
Rough & tumble play
Sport skills (tailored to specific program variation - football, cricket etc.)
Modified games (in Daughters & Dads Active & Empowered sessions finish with fun fitness)
Scroll down to learn about each of our programs or jump to a program by clicking on a logo:
Home Program
Activities to apply and practice physical and social-emotional skills
Father-daughter bonding
Daughters & Dads Active & Empowered
Original version of the program focused on improving health and wellbeing by getting girls and their dads/father-figures active together.
Practical component of the program teaches sport skills required to engage in a wide range of ball sports as well as ways dads and daughters can engage in physical activity together that are fun and beneficial to both.
High quality research shows the program improves:
Daughters’ physical activity, sport skills, screentime, social-emotional wellbeing.
Fathers’ physical activity, parenting, co-physical activity.
Father-daughter relationships, family functioning.
Sport-Adapted Programs
Provide each daughter with a 1-on-1 coach (i.e. their dad), leading to drastic skill improvement
Safer and more supportive introduction to sport than other entry-level programs.
Daughters and dads engage in activities together that improve game understanding and affinity with women’s teams/superstars, leading to lifelong engagement in the sport.
Increase girls’ grassroots participation, as well as the pool of coaches and officials (through dads becoming more involved).
Fathers are upskilled with effective coaching principles and taught to adapt activities for their daughter, meaning girls of any age and experience level improve their skills
The programs also include social-emotional wellbeing education, taught in the context of each specific sport, preparing girls for success in the sporting arena and beyond.
Daughters & Dads Active & Empowered
Daughters & Dads Active & Empowered was developed at the University of Newcastle in 2015 and has been extensively researched, with positive program impacts sustained up to 8 years post-program.
The program has been delivered in Australia, Austria, the UK, and South Africa in partnership with schools, government, the sporting sector, charitable organisation and community groups.
Daughters & Dads Cricket
Daughters & Dads Cricket launched in 2020 in partnership with Cricket Australia and has been rolled out nationally. Successful pilots have been delivered across the UK.
In 2023 Daughters & Dads Cricket won both the South Australia Cricket Association’s best Women & Girl’s initiative in 2023 and the International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity Conference Best Abstract.
Daughters & Dads Football
Daughters & Dads Football was developed and launched in partnership with Football NSW/Northern NSW Football in 2022 with legacy funding from the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The program is delivered across NSW and WA.
In the lead up to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the FIFA’s Secretary General and Chief of Women’s Football visited the program and identified it as a global leader and innovator in girls’ participation initiatives. In 2024 the program won the Parks & Leisure Australia NSW Best Community Based Initiative of the Year and was a finalist in the national awards.
Daughters & Dads Cycling
Daughters & Dads Cycling was developed and piloted in partnership with WestCycle in 2024 with Healthway funding. The program gives girls the skills and confidence needed for cycling and maintaining their bikes while utilising bike-riding to optimise the father-daughter relationship.
Daughters & Dads Basketball
Daughters & Dads Basketball was developed in partnership with Basketball NSW in 2021 with legacy funding from the 2022 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup and delivered across NSW from 2021-2023.