Everyone wants to get into the game, but not all community programs are open to female athletes or athletes with disabilities. Do you want to improve your community recreational program’s treatment of all girls and women athletes regardless of ability or gender? Follow these action steps to ensure that your community recreational program is meeting gender and disability equity standards in its sports and physical activity programs.
The inclusion of women in baseball has caused much controversy. Critics believe that softball is the female equivalent to baseball. Contrary to popular belief, softball is not the equivalent to baseball. The rules, innings, field dimensions, equipment, and skills of softball are vastly different from baseball. With the enactment of Title IX, girls and women do not have to decide which sport to play. Educational programs and institutions receiving federal funds for activities are required to let girls and women try out for the baseball team. Let’s play ball!
Our society has grown accustomed to stereotyping certain sports as “male-only” or as a “girly sport.” This notion has led many communities and schools to ban female participation in male-dominated sports such as football and baseball. Read the Women’s Sports Foundation’s stance on girls and boys competing with and against each other in sports and physical activity settings…
Everyone involved in community sports from little league to programs at the local recreation center play a role in developing girls and women into strong, healthy and active individuals. A dynamic role within this realm of community sports is the role of parents. Learn more about how to be a responsible influence for your daughters and other young girls active in community sports.
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