California based Daisy Bamberger is an up and coming Latina American boxer who might not have made Tokyo but is aiming for the next summer Olympics in Paris in 2024 (only three years to wait thanks to COVID rather than the normal four!).
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We interviewed young Baltimore based basketball player Nemmie (@nemmie_buckets) about why she loves this sport, how she started and how she’s already a role model to others, including her little sister!
This is our first vlog and it was so much fun to record! Enjoy!
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At We are Girls in Sport, part of our mission is to help girls persevere with sport, exercise or their chosen physical activity through the teenage years. There is a high drop-off rate for girls’ involvement in sport in their teens for a number of reasons - periods, changing body shapes, feeling body conscious, and lack of self-confidence - but another global barrier to sport for teenage girls is a lack of access to hygiene products.
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Over and over again we read news articles telling us that exercise makes our bodies healthier as well as helping us to live longer. Is it true? Recent research shows that, yes, exercise is indeed closely linked to a wide range of mood-based and social benefits. People who are physically active are happier and more satisfied with their lives. Exercise helps both adults and children to feel more connected and less anxious.
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The Florida GRID League is extremely diverse, so much so that men and women, boys and girls, play on the same team. Many of its athletes identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community so, as you’ll see, it’s a very welcoming sports community.
This sport is Florida based but growing in popularity and reach with athletes joining the league from all over the US and other parts of the globe. The format sounds fantastic and really exciting - a way to take your training to a new level .
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We know that the adolescent years can be difficult, particularly for girls. A healthy body image is an important part of a growing girl's self-esteem. Body image is so important as it can affect how girls feel about themselves, so in this blog, we explore how we can talk to our girls about their bodies and steer them in the direction of body positivity.
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In this week’s blog, We are Girls in Sport we bring you another different sport to try! We interviewed Evie Ford from Shropshire on how she discovered Dodgeball and why having fun was the most important aspect of the game for her. Evie studied English Literature and History at university before making the switch to become a full-time teacher as her career passion. Evie still plays her favourite sport and represents her local team the Stafford Raptors.
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We love spreading the word about different sports through our blogs here at We are Girls in Sport but we love it all the more when you ask to guest write a blog for us! There’s nothing better than reading about how much you love your sport, how you started and how it makes you feel and sharing it with our community. We know that these stories, your stories, have the power to inspire and motivate girls around the world to try a new activity which will benefit their physical and mental wellbeing.
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Motocross could just be one of the coolest forms of motorsport on the face of the earth. Many might say that the adrenaline rush you get on a bike is like nothing else. Especially when you launch the bike into the air with an awesome landing with the dust kicking up behind you! Here are six fearless females to watch!
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As mums that were passionate to help their very sporty daughters, we set out to make not only our daughters, but all those that have periods, lives easier. We believe that nobody should have to suffer the insecurities or embarrassments that period ‘accidents’ can cause. Research has shown that many girls stop participating in sport due to periods. We wanted our knickers to enable them to continue with sport and activity into womanhood, knowing that they will be completely secure and comfortable - enabling them to be a warrior not a worrier.
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Recently it was neurodiversity celebration week, and we couldn’t let it go by without celebrating neurodiverse athletes. Our aim is for any and every girl to be able to find a sporting role model – we really believe in ‘If you can’t see it, you can’t be it.’
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This week is Mental Health Awareness in the UK and the theme is Connect with Nature. When we think of nature, we might go to forests and green open spaces but the sea counts too!
Yvette Curtis must have the sea in her genes; half Mauritian, half British, in this week’s blog she explains how surfing and the sea helps her and her community be active, look after their mental health and be at one with nature.
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In our aim to showcase as many sports as possible, we’re starting at the beginning of our alphabet with A and bringing you archery! Read on to learn more about this sport which has its roots in days of old when bows and arrows were used in combat! Luckily, these days we’re talking more Olympic and Paralympic Games than The Hunger Games …
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If you’re on Tik Tok or Instagram you’ll have seen the huge rise in jump rope which in some cases is a positive outcome of the recent lockdown. This is a very simple, affordable and effective way to keep fit and has been used by elite athletes for years! We asked Wajeeda Yusuf about her jump rope story.
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Women's rugby is one of sport's great success stories. Every weekend across the United Kingdom, women lace up their boots, pop in their gum shields and run, ruck, tackle, maul and scrum – all in the name of their favourite sport - rugby. We are Girls in Sport had the pleasure of interviewing Georgie Lilly Perris-Redding on her career in rugby and how she’s working hard to help others.
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In this week’s blog, we turned our attention to Cheerleading. Cheerleading in the UK has evolved from small individual teams, predominantly linked to dance schools, to large competitive squads and curriculum-based learning in many schools. To find out more, we had the pleasure of interviewing sixteen-year-old, Taea Gilder.
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Dancing makes me feel whole, it completes me. It is one of those things you don’t even realise you love so much, it’s just there forever - Ella Dorward
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This month we are highlighting different types of physical activity and exercise which might not be considered sport but still keep you fit and healthy.
This week’s blog is an interview with Rebecca Ryan, California based roller skater extraordinaire who has amassed a great following on social media with her tips, tricks and moves!
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When Caroline was a little girl, she wanted to be a journalist and she really wanted to be a sports journalist. She did PE GCSE (exams we take in England at 16 years of age) at school and for the non-practical element, she created a school newsletter focussing on the Winter Olympics. (I’m pretty sure it was the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics but in researching this, I’ve realised that the dates don’t really add up so it may well have been Albertville ‘92! CK)
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I’m a national level tennis player and playing tennis has always been my passion. Ever since I picked up the racket at the age of four I knew that tennis was the sport for me, mentally and physically. I am 14 now so I have been playing for about nine years and those years have been full of experiences, achievements, challenges and learning.
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