Posted
on February 3, 2016
Today
is the 30th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day!
Check
out the official website for events and resources.
Of
course, playing sports can have a ton of benefits. Sports can provide
great, regular physical exercise and increased fitness. They also
provide a chance to de-stress and blow off steam. Sports, like all
physical exercise, also help provide a good mood and promote learning
and other mental processes. Sports can help people gain confidence
and build social skills, including leadership skills.
To
celebrate the day...
- Get involved with making sure that girls in your town have access to many choices in sports.
- Play sports!
- Watch women's sports on TV.
- Check out some links:
Here
is a brief history lesson on American women whose athletic feats
helped make women's sports more popular and accessible.
Here
is Mia Hamm's organization, which seeks to develop more opportunities
for young women in sports.
Girls
and women still struggle for equal EVERYTHING in sports – equal pay
for professional athletes, equal respect, equal time, and so forth.
Check out the bajillions of cool videos on #LikeAGirl.
I like this one: Stronger Together.
Also
on this date:
Paleontologist
Gideon Mantell's birthday
Plan
ahead:
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out my Pinterest boards for:
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