Tag: girls sports

Girls across the country are lacing up their skates and cheering each other on as they learn hockey basics with Hockey Canada and Esso Fun Days.

But role models are not enough to change the lives of Canadian girls

From a sporting standpoint, the thing I enjoy most about coaching girls is the fact that they listen. They listen because they want to get it right. Getting it right is important because they want to be socially accepted, and in their early years of participation, social acceptance is their number one reason for getting … Continued

Did you know that by age 14, girls are dropping out of sport at twice the rate of boys? Did you know that when matched for age and maturation, they are three to six times more likely than boys to sustain non-impact ACL injuries? And did you know that the main reason most girls play … Continued

Ensuring that girls, and all children, remain active for life

Encouraging the importance of sports and a healthy lifestyle

Sport teaches leadership skills that can’t be learned in the classroom

Informative, insightful, and reassuring ideas

Showing connections between the various things kids can do

Being feminine and physically active aren’t mutually exclusive

Suggestions that can guide girls to a healthy, active lifestyle they’ll stick with