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National Girls & Women in Sports Day

Date: February 3, 2010

Thousands of coaches, athletic directors, recreation directors, sports educators, association members, students, sponsors and parents across the country will show their support for National Girls & Women in Sports Day. This year's theme is "Stay Strong, Play On."

NGWSD is a special day for girls and women to celebrate their participation in sports and athletics. This day is the perfect opportunity to let others know how many girls & women Title IX has helped and how much it has truly accomplished.

Below are links to other site's promoting the Day:

National Association for Girls & Women in Sports http://www.aahperd.org/nagws/programs/ngwsd/

Washington Mystics http://www.wnba.com/mystics/news/Celebrate_National_Girls__Wom-255281-230.html

Wittenberg University http://www4.wittenberg.edu/news/athletics/news/ngwsd09.html

University of Buffalo http://www.ubathletics.buffalo.edu/ub-ngwsd/

http://www.northnet.org/stlawrenceaauw/sportday.htm

http://www.womenstake.org/

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Posts about National Girls & Women in Sports Day:

Feminism on the Field
posted on February 3, 2010 at 4:23pm

by Katie Poor, Intern, National Women’s Law Center When is a soccer team more than a soccer team? Well, in my opinion, always. Having written my senior thesis on the role that sports played in integrating immigrants in France, I thought a lot about ho...more

"Stay Strong, Play On": Celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day in Pictures
posted on February 3, 2010 at 4:19pm

In honor of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, members of the Women Talk Sports network were asked to submit their favorite photos of women in sports from the past year. The result is the slideshow below showing women doing everything from playing ba...more

Reinforcing the Foundation for Equity in Sports
posted on February 3, 2010 at 4:11pm

By Katie Poor, Intern,National Women's Law Center Four inspiring women spoke at a briefing on equity in sports in honor of National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Neena Chaudhry, senior counsel here at the National Women’s Law Center; Kendra Johnson,...more

The Tucker Center Celebrates National Girls and Women in Sports Day
posted on February 3, 2010 at 4:11pm

Today is the 24th Annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) – the premiere occasion to celebrate the participation, success, and accomplishments of girls and women athletes – and as the Tucker Center is the first AND only research cent...more

National Girls and Women In Sports Day being celebrated Feb. 3 nationwide
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This one’s for the girls
posted on February 3, 2010 at 9:52am

The summer of 1984 was spent moving from my position in front of the living room television to running around outside, like any normal elementary school kid in my neighborhood at the time. It was the summer of the Los Angeles Olympic Games and I was glu...more

Join the Women’s Sports Foundation in Washington
posted on January 29, 2010 at 5:34pm

February 3, 2010 marks the 24th annual celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, a day to celebrate and promote girls’ and womens’ participation and excellence in sports. NGWSD is marked annually with events around the country and on Cap...more

Stanford celebrates National Association for Girls and Women in Sport Day January 30th
posted on January 21, 2010 at 6:39pm

Help Stanford celebrate National Association for Girls and Women in Sport Day (NGWSD) at their January 30th home game against Arizona, game time 2 PM. To help celebrate Girls in Sports Day, $4 GA tickets for all girls 14 and under. It is also Girl Scout D...more

This National Girls and Women in Sports Day, Urge Schools to Support Their Female Athletes
posted on January 8, 2010 at 2:23pm

by Neena Chaudhry, Senior Counsel, National Women’s Law Center On February 3, 2010, join NWLC in celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day. On this day every year, advocates, students, and parents across the country show their support for wo...more

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