SMT students put on assembly for NGWSD
Mike Mazzeo
Issue date: 2/8/08 Section: Sports
Forty-four third and fourth grade students from the St. Bridget School in Philadelphia received some words of wisdom from Drexel sport management majors in professor Amy Giddings' gender equity class Feb 6. at an assembly for the 22nd Annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD).
"Hopefully the boys have respect for what's going on while the girls got out of it that there are opportunities for them in sport," event planner Brian Ford said of the group's goal for the assembly.
After listening to a 10-minute presentation on the importance of NGWSD, the students were divided up into three stations: Women in Sport, Team Building and Nutrition.
Each station ran for 15 minutes and had a different focus. The Women and Sport station was particularly beneficial. It featured Ashley Doriss and Jaimee Wylie, a pair of athletes on the women's tennis team.
They created a poster featuring famous professional female sports figures including Billy Jean King, Mia Hamm and Lisa Leslie, and talked about the struggles those women faced on their way to stardom.
After the hour assembly the students each received four tickets to the women's basketball game on Feb. 10. Following the game, the team will be signing autographs for the children.
"The kids were definitely excited when we told them about [the autograph session]," Ford said.
Originated in 1987, NGWSD is a day that seeks to recognize the past and current accomplishments of female athletes, while showing young girls that there is an opportunity for them in sports despite the struggles and hardships that they might face along the way.
"Hopefully the boys have respect for what's going on while the girls got out of it that there are opportunities for them in sport," event planner Brian Ford said of the group's goal for the assembly.
After listening to a 10-minute presentation on the importance of NGWSD, the students were divided up into three stations: Women in Sport, Team Building and Nutrition.
Each station ran for 15 minutes and had a different focus. The Women and Sport station was particularly beneficial. It featured Ashley Doriss and Jaimee Wylie, a pair of athletes on the women's tennis team.
They created a poster featuring famous professional female sports figures including Billy Jean King, Mia Hamm and Lisa Leslie, and talked about the struggles those women faced on their way to stardom.
After the hour assembly the students each received four tickets to the women's basketball game on Feb. 10. Following the game, the team will be signing autographs for the children.
"The kids were definitely excited when we told them about [the autograph session]," Ford said.
Originated in 1987, NGWSD is a day that seeks to recognize the past and current accomplishments of female athletes, while showing young girls that there is an opportunity for them in sports despite the struggles and hardships that they might face along the way.
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