Women. Sport. Technology.
Your next chapter.
Already in you.
You have trained for more than the game. Turn your experience in sport into new possibilities in technology, business and leadership.
Springboard 2 · A European partnership for women athletes
and women sports professionals.
- 01 / RECOGNISEExperience is your foundation.
- 02 / CONNECTGive your skills a new language.
- 03 / BUILDMake room for what comes next.
The starting point
You are not
starting from zero.
Discipline. Judgement. The ability to bring a team together. The qualities you build in sport belong in your next career, too.
Springboard 2 connects women athletes and women sports professionals with the knowledge, mentoring and networks to explore sports technology. Our research starts with the barriers women describe, and our curriculum responds to them.
Read the barrier researchEvidence from the published Barrier Assessment Report.
D2.1 · Research basis ↗
The programme
Built around
your next move.
Three connected ways to turn experience into possibility.
Explore taking part01Education & skillsLearn with purpose.
Translate your sporting experience into the language of business, technology and leadership.
The published curriculum sets out eight modules, with practical exercises, workshop designs and country adaptations. Training materials are developed further through programme delivery.
02Mentoring & networksConnect with perspective.
Explore the next step with people who understand the transition and the sports tech ecosystem.
Mentoring and role-model learning sit alongside the curriculum. The partnership brings together experience in sport, research, business development and women’s professional networks.
03Opportunity & inclusionBuild your next chapter.
Develop the confidence, skills and connections to make informed career choices.
Springboard 2 supports women athletes and women sports professionals aged 24 to 35. Participation opportunities and delivery arrangements are confirmed by the project team.
How the work connects
From understanding barriers
to opening possibilities.
A 24-month partnership, beginning in December 2025. Research informs the learning experience; learning connects to people and practice.
- Step 01
Understand
Research the barriers women face when moving into sports technology.
- Step 02
Design
Translate the research into an adapted eight-module curriculum.
- Step 03
Practise
Develop learning through workshops, exercises and role-model insights.
- Step 04
Connect
Bring career exploration together with mentoring and networks.
- Step 05
Share
Make research, case studies and learning resources available to others.
The project approach, rather than a live completion tracker. Published outputs are available below.
The invisible curriculum
You have the experience.
Find the connection.
Explore how familiar sporting strengths can translate into a different setting. These examples are prompts for reflection, not a career assessment.
In sportPacing under pressure
In sports techBurn rate management
Explore the connection
On the field. You knew when to push and when to hold back over a 42 km course you had never run.
In the workplace. Founders survive by spending energy and capital at exactly the right rhythm.
In sportReading game film
In sports techProduct analytics
Explore the connection
On the field. You spotted patterns in opponent footage that no one else in the locker room caught.
In the workplace. You can sit with a funnel chart for an hour and walk out with the one thing to change.
In sportRecovery protocols
In sports techSustainable execution
Explore the connection
On the field. You designed your own rest cycles to peak on the day that mattered.
In the workplace. Sports tech ventures fail not from lack of effort but from teams that never recover. You build the rhythm.
In sportLocker-room leadership
In sports techTeam management
Explore the connection
On the field. You led teammates through losing seasons without losing them.
In the workplace. You hold a seven-person team together through a runway crunch and a reorg.
In sportPersonal sponsorship deals
In sports techB2B partnerships
Explore the connection
On the field. You negotiated your own kit deal at 22 and read the small print yourself.
In the workplace. Reading a partnership term sheet is the same skill, with different verbs.
In sportAdapting to rule changes
In sports techPivoting product strategy
Explore the connection
On the field. Your federation changed the rules mid-season and you adapted within a week.
In the workplace. A feature gets killed by a platform change. You replan in days, not quarters.
In sportCuriosity about your own body
In sports techFirst-principles research
Explore the connection
On the field. You knew the difference between a tendon issue and a joint issue before the physio did.
In the workplace. You ask "why does this work" until the answer is something you can build.
In sportPost-match interviews
In sports techInvestor pitching
Explore the connection
On the field. You spoke into a microphone with adrenaline still in your system and made it land.
In the workplace. A demo day pitch is a post-match interview with money on the table.
In sportReceiving hard coaching
In sports techCustomer interviews
Explore the connection
On the field. You absorbed pointed feedback every day for a decade and used it.
In the workplace. Hearing users tear apart your product feels like training. You stay coachable.
A few questions can be a useful place to start.
Take the Springboard testProgress you can read
Open work.
Visible progress.
Follow the project through its published outputs. Participation and delivery results will be added when verified reporting is available.
Visit the open library ↗Career journeys
There is more
than one way forward.
Different experiences. Different routes into sport, business and technology.
The project’s Case Study Collection explores women’s professional journeys and the lessons they offer for career transitions. Read the original collection for the full context.
The open library
Knowledge worth
passing on.
Research, curriculum and real career journeys. Three published resources, freely available to read and use.
PDF ↗Barrier Assessment Report
Cross-partner research into the barriers and opportunities facing women athletes entering the sports tech sector, drawing on surveys, interviews and focus groups across the consortium countries.
Read the publication
PDF ↗Adapted Curriculum and Training Materials
An eight-module curriculum for women athletes and women sports professionals entering the sports tech sector, mapped to the barriers identified in the assessment report and complete with workshop designs, mentorship guidelines and country-specific adaptation notes.
Read the publication
PDF ↗Case Study Collection
A collection of case studies profiling women who have built careers at the intersection of sport and technology, gathered as part of the project research programme.
Read the publicationThe people behind the pathway
Six partners.
A shared ambition.
Across Norway, Spain, the Netherlands, Türkiye and Sweden, the partnership connects sport, research, innovation and mentoring.
Coordinator · Innovation and tech incubation
Country network illustration. Markers are spaced for clarity and do not indicate offices.Take part