When you Get Her in the Game, you change the course of her life. Getting girls involved in sports can have long-term physical and mental impacts, keeping them strong, confident, and capable. Park and recreation professionals are a critical part of the movement to transform girls' participation in sports across the country and you can help bridge the gap.

To better understand the hurdles and opportunities for increasing the number of girls involved in youth sports through parks and recreation, the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) partnered with Nike to launch extensive research into how to help bridge existing gaps.

The research identified an alarming trend. Girls are not playing sports or staying involved in sports at the same rate as boys. We know that when young girls engage in sports, they gain greater confidence and build skills that they carry with them through their lives. To rise above these hurdles and provide girls with these benefits, we're empowering park and recreation professionals to take action to Get Her in the Game.

This research identified common obstacles that keep girls from sports, including:

  • Fewer opportunities than boys
  • A lack of women in coaching and volunteer roles
  • Navigating adolescence
  • A lack of access to equipment and space
  • Competing responsibilities

Luckily, we have the power to bridge these gaps. As a park and recreation leader, we challenge you to read the research and consider ways our agency can take action to get more girls involved in sports programs.

 

Read the Report

 

Help Amplify Our Message

To support your efforts in helping us Get Her in the Game, NRPA created an Activation Kit with all the resources you need to make a huge impact in expanding youth sports. Here's how you can help Get Her in the Game:

  • Share ready-to-use social media assets to expand the reach of the campaign. If you create your own assets or make edits, consider the following tips:
    • Use the Get Her in the Game logo
    • Retain key message points and priorities listed in the original copy
    • Keep in mind platform character limits and post requirements
    • Link to your own youth sports resource page and use the #GetHerInTheGame hashtag
  • Utilize our Canva templates! Remember to:
    • ALWAYS make a copy before making any changes
    • Make changes on the copied versions of the templates
    • You can "lock" and "unlock" elements of the templates so that they can be moved or edited — this is particularly helpful with icons, symbols, and logos
    • Please do not remove, distort, or re-color the NRPA or Get Her in the Game logo in any way
    • Have fun! Canva has a large range of capabilities, so make these designs your own and share the message of NRPA's Get Her in the Game campaign
  • Print our stickers and temporary tattoos
  • Print out and hang up these posters
  • Share your story!
  • Consider becoming a coach

Additional Resources

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