We believe that every girl should be able to play sport and be active, however she likes. You are girls in sport your way.
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Today is the International Day of the Girl and We are Girls in Sport wanted to support one of its main objectives this year:
‘Increasing resources for and investments in adolescent girls, including for the networks and organisations that support quality and inclusive education and prioritise their well-being.’
We want to increase resources for sporty girls and with this in mind, we’re super excited at We are Girls in Sport HQ as we launch PLAY ON, the campaign to make sure that sports clubs & venues provide free period wear. Yes! Free period wear! Wouldn’t that be great?!
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COVID has impacted so many of us around the world and it continues to do so. Here, on this World Mental Health Day, rugby playing Ashleigh Rollins shares how it has impacted her mental health and how sport, and in particular, rugby, helped her. Thank you Ashleigh.
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It’s not often you’ll find a current newsy piece on our blog but this is SO important that it had to be shared and celebrated!
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Just the day before the England women’s football team were about to become European Champions, a footy tournament was taking place in London for girls’ teams. It was a huge success and, just like us, the Project behind it is focussed on breaking down barriers to sport - thank you Leanne for your efforts, the tournament and your write-up.
We haven’t done one of these for a while! C is for canoe slalom! You might have watched this at the Olympics and like me, been transfixed.
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Judo is a sport included in the Commonwealth Games but normally, it doesn’t receive a lot of media coverage. We caught up with former world number one judoka Natalie Powell to hear about her sporting career but before that, here’s some info on judo.
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Despite everything that is going on in the world, the Paralympic Winter Games start today 4 March. The athletes have been training for years for their moment at this tournament where they can compete against the very best in the world.
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At the end of 2021, Caroline had for the fortune of interviewing GB’s Lizzy Yarnold. Now, if you’ve never heard of Lizzy, she is a former world champion skeleton athlete and skeleton gold medal winner at the 2014 and 2018 winter Olympic Games. She achieved a career grand slam in the 2014/2015 season by being crowned World Cup winner, , Olympic, European and World Champion! She is a bit of a sporting legend here in Britain and I can’t tell you what an honour it was to interview her (well, you’ll see in a minute as Caroline’s interviewing technique is enthusiastic to say the least!).
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Polly is a 15-year-old from Wales who loves to ski. She trained with a Canadian freestyle club in 2020 and won the Under 12’s Welsh Girls Freestyle Championship in 2019. She has just passed her Level 1 Canadian ski instructor course at only 14 and is going on to do her Level 2.
One day she hopes to work as a medic with the ski patrol.
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You might have seen us share some posts of people whirling around in a giant transparent cylinder and wondered what is going on! Well it’s indoor skydiving and Colorado based Kiana Adamson has shared with us her indoor sky diving story and what’s involved in the sport.
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In 2021, we posted an image of the sport of kho kho on our social media platforms and it was one of our most popular posts. We are super happy that we can now bring you a blog on this sport which is an advanced version of tag. PE teachers, coaches and trainers - this would be a great sport, or warm-up for children all over the world! It’s simple but yet requires great speed, agility and tactical thinking, as well as teamwork and strong communication skills. Let us know if you give it a go!
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Struggling with gift ideas for the sporty girl? This Black Friday we wanted to remind you about some of the brilliant brands we work with in the hope you might consider them for the sporty girl or woman in your life this December.
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This week we have a guest blog from a young woman who is passionate about motorsports! Muntaha Naushin is based in Bangladesh and watches Formula 1 and other motorsport competitions all over the world. We are really pleased that Muntaha has written for us. If you’d like to write for us, get in touch! Caroline@wearegirlsinsport.com
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This month should have been the Rugby League World Cup hosted here in the UK but due to the pandemic, it has been postponed to next year. It was great speaking to one of England’s stars, Amy Hardcastle, earlier in the year before we knew it had been moved to 2022.
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One of the things we aim to do here at We are Girls in Sport is introduce you to some new sports that you may not have heard of or may not know much about. Squash is a fast-paced sport that really doesn’t receive much coverage despite how physical it is and the high-skill and high-energy required.
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Do you know your epee from your foil? Your sabre from your stab? Well, have no fear, We are Girls in Sport is here to help with the stuff you need to know about the sport of fencing.
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In this week’s blog, we have a special interview with twin sisters, Aly Calvo and Andrea Kulberg, the co-founders of Legacy Cheer and Dance. Andrea is legally blind. Aly is fully sighted. They both spend their lives empowering visionary leadership and joyful abundance for parents, coaches, and athletes through youth sports. Through the power of cheer and dance, they aim to empower young women with the skills they need early in life, we are equipping them to realise their potential and create a world where girls lead for life.
Of the many unprecedented developments surrounding the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the rise of teenage Olympians has been one of the most welcome, inspiring surprises. Particularly for us here at We are Girls in Sport.
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