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Dr. Deborah Antoine, CEO, Women’s Sports Foundation said:
“The lack of female coaches is so alarmingly evident across all levels of education – from youth sports to high school and to the collegiate and professional levels. A coach is often one of the most important adults in a young person’s life, outside of their family, and the lack of female coaches and mentors has far-reaching consequences for the development of girls.”
Dr. Nicole LaVoi, associate director of the University of Minnesota’s Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport is a trailblazer in changing the face of women’s sports coaching.
“Sport is one of the most visible and powerful social institutions in the world. Who is seen and known in the world of sports, like head coaches, communicates who is important, relevant and valued (and who is not),” – Dr. Nicole LaVoi.
“Girls and young women want and need female role models, like former female athletes who become coaches, who have experienced many of the same issues in their sport. Same-sex role models provide emulation, aspiration, self-esteem, and valuation of abilities. Many girls grow up NEVER having had a female coach, whereas 100% of their male peers have had a male coach.”
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Our children would greatly benefit from more female role models and mentors.
–Chris Lewit
*Passage and Quotes taken from WTCA website.
Chris Lewit, Prodigy Maker