Provide equal opportunity to improve skill levels, confidence, and interest by letting everyone play the important and interesting positions in a sport. Emphasize female role models, including family members, coaches, high school, collegiate, amateur, Olympic, and professional athletes. Promote overall health, fun, and personal achievement. The American population as a whole is more inactive and overweight than ever. One in four American children are overweight.
Numbers are even higher in urban areas, particularly for girls.
Unfortunately, overweight girls tend to exclude themselves, or be excluded by their peers, from sports, making it harder for them to experience the benefits firsthand. A strong, healthy, powerful girl isn't less feminine. She's a stronger, healthier, more powerful girl. Because once a girl sees what she can do on the field, there's no limit to what she'll accomplish when she's off. All rights reserved.