Athletes Giving Back!

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As the Bay Area Women's Sports Initiative (BAWSI) Rollers Program Manager I have been launching the eight week spring season at all of our sites over the past month. BAWSI Rollers is an adaptive sports and confidence building program for children with physical and/or cognitive disabilities.

Last week part of the Santa Clara Cross Country team and their coaches were able to be volunteer coaches at Montague Elementary School. At Montague Elementary we work with approximately 20 students between first and sixth  grades with ranging cognitive disabilities. The SCU athletes did an amazing job teaching the children games like sharks and minnows as well as sports like soccer. After the one hour session was over, all the volunteer athletes were radiating with excitement. It made me so happy to see these athletes so enthusiastic about serving their community even though student-athletes are notoriously busy! I am very proud of the athletes that are using their platform for such good.

My favorite part of the day was when one of the cross country athletes was explaining to the children what cross country is, and one child exclaimed, " Hey, I can do that!" It is comments and realizations like these, that make me so happy to be part of such a wonderful organization that is following the mission of mobilizing female athletes to lead and inspire through service! 

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