The passage of Title IX in 1972 mandates equal opportunities for men and women and has helped make significant increases in participation opportunities for female athletes. However, thirty five years later after Title IX was implemented, girls are still fighting for more opportunities to play sports.
Research shows that girls who play sports experience greater physical health, higher levels of self-esteem and psychological well-being, and are more likely to achieve academic success than girls who do not participate. Moreover, regular physical activity promotes lifelong healthy habits and reduces the probability of an inactive lifestyle, childhood obesity, and associated chronic health conditions.
At RCGSL we hope to help “level” the playing field more by providing quality softball programs for girls in grades pre k thru 8th..
If You Let Me Play
(1990 Nike TV Advertisement)
If you let me play sports
I will like myself more;
I will have more self-confidence,
If you let me play sports.
If you let me play,
I will be 60 percent less likely to get breast cancer;
I will suffer less depression.
If you let me play sports,
I will be more likely to leave a man who beats me.
If you let me play,
I will be less likely to get pregnant
before I want to.
I will learn what it means to be strong.
If you let me play sports.
If you let me play sports.
Although the product being sold is never mentioned, the ad, which was produced by Nike, is just 45 seconds, but delivers one of the most powerful and thought-provoking messages about the benefits gained by girls who play sports.
Click below to view the Nike TV advertisement. |
