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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