RACQUETBALL ACADEMY

I had as much fun as the kids! Here's how it went:  I spoke to the high school girls in a round table setting. There were four other athletes at their own stations. Eight  different groups of 10 girls rotated from station to station for about 15 minutes.  These girls asked me some interesting personal questions, like how I got involved, why I wanted to do what I do,  how the other cultures  treated women in sports, and was I ever discriminated against when I competed against the men.  I gave away  t shirts, autographs  and racquetballs to those who promised to share their  sport with other kids who didn’t already participate.

Then we drove to the lower school, (kindergarten to 5^th grade), I spoke or a few minutes about  what racquetball is, where I’ve been and how much fun it is to go travel and speak to kids like them!  Then we broke up into 5 areas in the gymnasium for clinics. I taught racquetball,  every kid got to put on the eyeguards, wristlacers and hit a racquetball ball. They all put SkirtSports temporary tattoos on themselves and each other. That was a big hit.

In the other clinics, the  volleyballer taught bumping and setting, the athletic trainer taught taping  injuries and how to help athletes, the bodybuilder/dancer did some light resistance exercises and balance training and the lacrosse coach taught lacrosse out on the field.

It was a great day, for me and the kids.  To learn more about National Girls and Women in Sport day, go to http://www.aahperd.org/ngwsdcentral/ .

Thanks to The Pine School's Assistant Athletic Director, Sarah Warhaftig, for arranging this event.
See below for pics.