PASSING THE TORCH BLAZING THE TRAIL
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girls & women
in spo rts 28th annual national girls & women in sports day
PASSING THE TORCH BLAZING THE TRAIL february 5th
2014
28TH ANNUAL
GIRLS & WOMEN
IN SPORTS DAY PASSING THE TORCH, BLAZING THE TRAIL
sports scamble!
match the athlete to her sport Jessica Mendoza
Alpine Skiing
Gaby Douglas
Basketball
Missy Franklin
Figure Skating
Candace Parker
Swimming
Tatyana McFadden
Track & Field
Lindsey Vonn
Softball
Ashley Wagner
Gymnastics
description of the day
Answers: Jessica Mendoza = Softball, Gaby Douglas = Gymnastics, Missy Franklin = Swimming, Candace Parker = Basketball, Tatyana McFadden = Track & Field, Lindsey Vonn = Alpine Skiing, Ashley Wagner = Figure Skating
More than 40 years ago, Title IX, the federal law
trivia!
became law. Since then, the number of girls
1. Where will the 2014 Olympic Winter Games be held? 2. What are the three different skating events which will be featured in the 2014 Winter Olympics? 3. This sporting event has been part of the Olympic Winter Games for male athletes since the first Games in 1924. For the first time in 2014, women will be able to compete in this event on the Olympic stage. What sport is it? 4. Which winter sport involves a stone, skip, and sweepers?
requiring schools to provide equal educational opportunities (including sports) for girls and boys, participating in sports has increased dramatically. National Girls & Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) celebrates the achievements that girls and women have made in sports, and recognizes the work that still needs to take place to ensure that all girls and women
have
access
to
sports
and
athletic
participation. This year, the theme of NGWSD is “Passing the Torch,
Answers: 1. Sochi, Russia, 2. Figure Skating, Short Track Speed Skating and Speed Skating, 3. Ski Jumping, 4. Curling
Blazing the Trail.” As the 2014 Olympic Winter Games
coalition members
kick off just days after NGWSD, we want to generate excitement about the events, honor the success of past and present generations of female Olympians, and celebrate the inspiration that female Olympians provide to all girls and women in athletics. “Passing the Torch, Blazing the Trail” also addresses the future of sports for girls and women: we look to the path already forged by female athletes and pioneers as inspiration as we continue to blaze the trail and create increased opportunities for girls and women to participate in sports.
girls & women
in spo rts 28th annual national girls & women in sports day
PASSING THE TORCH BLAZING THE TRAIL february 5th
2014
28TH ANNUAL
GIRLS & WOMEN
IN SPORTS DAY PASSING THE TORCH, BLAZING THE TRAIL
sports scamble!
match the athlete to her sport Jessica Mendoza
Alpine Skiing
Gaby Douglas
Basketball
Missy Franklin
Figure Skating
Candace Parker
Swimming
Tatyana McFadden
Track & Field
Lindsey Vonn
Softball
Ashley Wagner
Gymnastics
description of the day
Answers: Jessica Mendoza = Softball, Gaby Douglas = Gymnastics, Missy Franklin = Swimming, Candace Parker = Basketball, Tatyana McFadden = Track & Field, Lindsey Vonn = Alpine Skiing, Ashley Wagner = Figure Skating
More than 40 years ago, Title IX, the federal law
trivia!
became law. Since then, the number of girls
1. Where will the 2014 Olympic Winter Games be held? 2. What are the three different skating events which will be featured in the 2014 Winter Olympics? 3. This sporting event has been part of the Olympic Winter Games for male athletes since the first Games in 1924. For the first time in 2014, women will be able to compete in this event on the Olympic stage. What sport is it? 4. Which winter sport involves a stone, skip, and sweepers?
requiring schools to provide equal educational opportunities (including sports) for girls and boys, participating in sports has increased dramatically. National Girls & Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) celebrates the achievements that girls and women have made in sports, and recognizes the work that still needs to take place to ensure that all girls and women
have
access
to
sports
and
athletic
participation. This year, the theme of NGWSD is “Passing the Torch,
Answers: 1. Sochi, Russia, 2. Figure Skating, Short Track Speed Skating and Speed Skating, 3. Ski Jumping, 4. Curling
Blazing the Trail.” As the 2014 Olympic Winter Games
coalition members
kick off just days after NGWSD, we want to generate excitement about the events, honor the success of past and present generations of female Olympians, and celebrate the inspiration that female Olympians provide to all girls and women in athletics. “Passing the Torch, Blazing the Trail” also addresses the future of sports for girls and women: we look to the path already forged by female athletes and pioneers as inspiration as we continue to blaze the trail and create increased opportunities for girls and women to participate in sports.
