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ALICIA PELTONFounder, Athletic Leadership AllianceFounding Board Member WWSAC

RaisE EngagE HirE Retain

•How we treat girls

•How we value girls

•How we view female

athletes

•Equity in offerings,

experiences, &

opportunities.

•What girls see

•Mentors

•Camps

•Connections

•Encourage

•Promote

•Commitment to Change

•Culture

•Networking

•Recruiting

•Asking

•Valuing experiences

• Job description

•Developing

•Family Friendling

•Co-coaching

•Flexibility

•How club values females

•Awards

•Presenters

•Value & Respect

4 critical areas

RaisE

=Experiences & opportunities

• Developing Leadership

• Providing Role Models & Mentors

• Equitable Experiences

• Value & Recognize them as Athletes

• Rules & Policies from a female lens

• Breaking Stereotypes for Boys & Girls

• Understanding Coaching Differences

Understand a girl’s experiences

Off the field

“She swims like a man… Her times are becoming good for a guy.”

Cardinals Basketball vs.

Lady Cardinals Basketball

vs. Positive Real Images of Athletes

Experiences have consequences…

Aware of how Valued/stress levels

Impacts Commitment/CONFIDENCE

Team/individual success

Future involvement

So… girls come to the field with a different reality

which means…

There are differences in how to approach coaching

Be curious about differences

BOYS need to…

GIRLS need to…

PLAY

GOOD

FEEL

GOOD

GIRLS need to…

PLAY

GOOD

FEEL GOOD• Mentally• Emotionally• Socially• Physically

mentally sociallyemotionally Physically

• Perceptive/Aware

• Multi-taskers/whole brain

• Communicate & explain, give them the opportunity to ask questions

• Trick them out of their comfort zone

• Challenges need to be individual

• Estrogen fluctuation

• Create a safe environment for communication & emotional releases

• Mindful vs. Reactive

• Be reaffirming rather than teasing

• Need personal connections

• Need connections

• DO NOT talk about altering body shape or size

• Model balanced nutrition

• Stress the importance of fueling the body

• Celebrate uniqueness, difference & diversity

• Physical exhaustion due to periods, stress, nutrition

• Web vs. Hierarchy

• Allow for social time during & surrounding training

• Team create team goals/guidelines

• Liked to be recognized individually quietly

• Individual roles defined

• Outside of sport team activities

FEEL GOOD mentally• Perceptive & aware of verbal & non-verbal communication

• Multi-tasker/whole-brain

• Assess risks & decisions

• Want to understand what, where, when, why – more

communication

• Lower confidence levels during puberty/adolescence

• Thrive on positive feedback, energy

• Hold onto emotion causing stress & anxiety

• Hesitant to take risks/fail

• Like to compete with themselves vs. a teammate

FEEL GOOD emotionally• Thrive in an emotionally safe environment

• Increasing Estrogen adds to feeling & recalling

emotion of stressful events

• Don’t let things go easily

• Look for support from the team

• Need you to have their back, keep your door

open

• Need connections that are not just sport related

• Trust is not just given, must be earned &

maintained

• Need time to socialize

• In tune w/non-verbal communication

• Are harder on themselves than you could ever be

estrogen

testosterone

BOYS

•Affects emotion &

cognitions

• Emotion attaches to

stress

• Fluctuates

•Depression &

anxiety disorders 2x

as common in

women as in men

•Aggression

• Strength

Girls

FEEL GOOD socially

• Relationships matter above all else

• Web like team make-up – not hierarchy

• Relationships can be more important than the

competition, still want to win

• Protective of teammates/friends

• Loyal on the field

• Teammates: friend or foe,

• Conflict on any team is normal

• Body image issues, societal pressures

• Menstrual cycle estrogen fluctuations cause

tiredness

• Put thought into personal clothing/style

• Hair issues impact, short vs. long, flyaways, bad hair

day

• Tired, Anxious or sad, from estrogen and/or

everyday stress

• Can have poor nutrition habits

• Uniform styles/fit matter

• Changes in strength & flexibility during puberty

FEEL GOOD Physically

GIRLS need to…

PLAY

GOOD

FEEL GOOD• Physically• Emotionally• Mentally• Socially