Sarah Barker
United StatescoachFemale5.0Global Dominance: 0.02%Sarah Barker is a former coach and the creator of The Female Category, known for her critical analysis of the CoachingHER program, which is backed by Nike. She has raised concerns about the program's definition of 'girls' to include transgender athletes and believes that the training modules focus too heavily on changing coaches' attitudes about gender bias rather than addressing the real reasons girls leave sports.
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Sarah Barker claims Nike-backed CoachingHER program defines 'girls' to include transgender athletes while retraining coaches on gender bias.
Nike-linked CoachingHER program faces scrutiny over gender bias training and definition of girlsFox News·United States· 2026-09-15
United States· 2026-09-15
