Female athletes have to overcome lots of stereotypes. I know this from personal experience. I have always been discriminated against because of my weight. Coaches have always made comments and doubted my abilities. They have this picture in their head of what a softball player “should” look like and have no intentions of altering thatContinue reading “Stereotypes”
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The Olympic Dream
Growing up I would love to sit with my dad and watch the Olympics. Watching all of the different sports was interesting because they were sports you don’t get to watch everyday. Playing softball since I was little made me wonder why we never got to watch softball in the Olympics. I was too youngContinue reading “The Olympic Dream”
The Goal
I wanted to provide a lost of all the things I want to see for women’s sports in the future equal pay as their male counterparts new facilities(stadiums,arenas,etc.) made just for women’s sports more scholarships for women collegiate athletes more media coverage people wanting to watch women’s sports just as much as men’s sports moreContinue reading “The Goal”
Dream Crazier
This is the video that started it all. It empowered female athletes to start to talk about and stand up against how they were being treated. One simple commercial gave female athletes a platform to inspire and motivate others. Nike is behind female athletes and agree with what they are fighting for. Nike is givingContinue reading “Dream Crazier”
The Victory Lap
The University of Oregon’s Women’s Basketball team beat Team USA 93-86 at the beginning of their season. They are the first college team to beat Team USA in the last 20 years. This is no surprise because Team USA is made up of the most talented and experienced female basketball players in the U.S.. ThatContinue reading “The Victory Lap”
The Knowledge
Tonight at my hitting lesson, I was talking to my coach about how my week was last week. I was telling her about school and she asked if I had a paper to write for my English class. I had told her that I had already written it and now get to do a blogContinue reading “The Knowledge”
Women in the Big Leagues
Over the weekend there was not just one female hired as an on-field coach for a MLB team but there was two. The New York Yankees hired Rachel Balkovec as a minor league hitting coach and the Chicago Cubs hired Rachel Folden to lead hitting labs for their minor league team. This announcement is aContinue reading “Women in the Big Leagues”
“Throw Like A Girl”
Growing up and attending a softball tournament every weekend during the summer became the norm for me. I got to spend the weekend with my teammates/friends and play the game I love so dearly. It became a tradition to get a new t-shirt every tournament. It was always the same setup–a tent with tons ofContinue reading ““Throw Like A Girl””
The Perception
This cartoon is how people think the sports world is. They see men winning awards and holding trophies where as women don’t win or aren’t interesting enough. The cartoon pretty much speaks for itself. Female athletes are overlooked, overworked, and under paid. I have started to be more aware of this and have seen howContinue reading “The Perception”
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