Raising Sporty Daughters

International Women's Day- Raising Sporty Daughters

By age 14, many girls are dropping out of sports at two times the rate of boys. At Olympia we believe that all Tamariki should have access to Gymnastics, teaching team work, a love of being active and so much more. As a club we aim to work with our Community to support young women to help them feel empowered through our sport.

Sport New Zealand ran an online webinar going in depth about how we can support young women to help them stay involved in the sport they love and be healthy doing it. This is a free webinar that has valuable information for parents, athletes and coaches and can be viewed here.

Time stamps:

0.00 – 4.10 – Welcome
4.10 – 5.45 – Housekeeping
5.45 – 12.13 – How are female athletes different?
12.13 – 13.26 – Connecting the menstrual cycle with physical activity
13.26 – 26.42 – The menstrual cycle: a monthly report card of health
26.42 – 28.57 – The importance of fueling in active teenage girls
28.57 – 36.07 – Meeting energy demands: a big problem for adolescents
36.07 – 40.19 – Practical tips: what does it look like?
40.19 – 44.25 – Loading in the young female athlete
44.25 – 50.16 – Optimising recovery
50.16 – 51.16 – Courageous conversations with coaches and sport leaders
51.16 – 55.11 – Identifying unbalanced health: what to look for in young female athletes
55.11 – 59.35 – Key messages when parenting young females