Talk to someone now. Call our National Helpline 7 days a week, 8am-midnight (AEST/AEDT) on 1800 33 4673. You can also chat online or email
Talk to someone now. Call our National Helpline 7 days a week, 8am-midnight (AEST/AEDT) on 1800 33 4673. You can also chat online or email
BodyKind Sports
Fostering environments where poor body image and disordered eating aren’t barriers to young people reaching their potential in sport
– and in life.
Competitive sport offers young people and their communities many positive physical, social and emotional benefits. However, poor body image is one of the top reasons young people, particularly girls, drop out of sport. Adolescents involved in competitive sport are also at higher risk of developing disordered eating or an eating disorder.
Since 2007, Butterfly has worked with sporting organisations and governing bodies across all levels—from grassroots to high performance. We build awareness, deliver education and collaborate closely to embed BodyKind practices, creating supportive, safe environments where young athletes navigating puberty, adolescence and competitive sports can thrive.
For Community Clubs
BodyKind Resources for Clubs
Access free resources to support positive body image in youth sports. Designed for coaches and community clubs, our BodyKind August toolkit helps you create safe, supportive environments for young athletes—anytime, any season.
Find out moreBody Confident Sport
Butterfly proudly partners with Dove's Body Confident Athlete program. In 2026, we'll offer train-the-trainer workshops for community and school coaches, equipping them to deliver Body Confident Athlete sessions to young athletes.
Coming soon
Life for aspiring high-performance athletes can be intense. Without the right support, well-meaning advice around bodies, nutrition, training and recovery can do more harm than good.
BodyKind Sports for Pathway Athletes equips coaches, support staff, sporting organisations, school sport programs and parents with evidence-informed, strength-based prevention and education strategies.
Our role-specific content accounts for the complexities of competitive and pathway sports. It includes practical strategies to foster BodyKind attitudes and behaviours around nutrition, training and recovery, how to recognise early warning signs, and what to do when a young person is struggling with body image, disordered eating or problematic training patterns.
BodyKind Sports Presentations and Training
PRESENTATIONS FOR YOUNG ATHLETES
For aspiring athletes and players. These sessions are engaging, educational and age-appropriate. Presentations can be virtual or face-to-face.
LEARN MORECOACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF WORKSHOPS
For Development and Pathway Coaches. You can influence how young athletes identify with their bodies. Choose virtual or face-to-face.
LEARN MOREPARENT SEMINARS
For parents, carers and other adults. Learn how to support body confidence in your young athlete. Presentations can be virtual or face-to-face.
LEARN MORE
Butterfly has partnered with a wide range of sports—including Equestrian, Hockey, Rowing, Gymnastics, Netball and AFLW—to drive education and systemic culture change around body image and disordered eating.
As Australia’s trusted experts in body image education, Butterfly’s Prevention Team brings unique skills and expertise to developing and reviewing resources, education programs, guidelines and policies for sporting organisations and school sport programs.
BodyKind Collaborations take a strength-based, long-term approach. We meet sports where they are to embed sustainable culture change across the entire sporting environment—from training and testing through to competition. Interested in a BodyKind Collaboration?
Resources for Development, Pathway and High Performance
BodyKind August
BodyKind August is Butterfly’s free annual awareness initiative for schools, homes and sporting/activity clubs encouraging everyone to be kind to their own and all bodies. These free resources can be accessed at any time, as being BodyKind is for every day of the year, not just August!
Let’s Talk
Find out more about our prevention programs and how we can tailor them to fit the needs of your school or sports club.
Email us: education@butterfly.org.au
Call us: 02 8456 3908
Concerned about someone?
Butterfly’s National Helpline is open 8am – midnight (AEST/AEDT), seven days a week, excluding national public holidays. We’re here for anyone, anywhere in Australia with information, resources, referrals, and support.
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