{"id":16071,"date":"2024-02-15T09:23:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T14:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/?p=16071"},"modified":"2024-03-26T15:05:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T19:05:49","slug":"national-girls-women-sports-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/blog\/national-girls-women-sports-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Eckerd\u2019s female athletes pass on encouragement and advice to local female youth for National Girls &amp; Women in Sports Day"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extraa-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-16071-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/deee7c24\/podcast\/play\/83658298\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-2-6%2Fd852c89b-a24c-e667-6947-cd48e45dbc0e.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/deee7c24\/podcast\/play\/83658298\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-2-6%2Fd852c89b-a24c-e667-6947-cd48e45dbc0e.mp3\">https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/deee7c24\/podcast\/play\/83658298\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-2-6%2Fd852c89b-a24c-e667-6947-cd48e45dbc0e.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;16&#8243;][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;16077&#8243; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;entrance&#8221; animation=&#8221;Fade In&#8221; animation_easing=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_movement_type=&#8221;transform_y&#8221; hover_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; img_link_large=&#8221;yes&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;skip-lazy-load&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_mobile=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text]<em>Junior guard <a href=\"https:\/\/eckerdtritons.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/chance-bucher\/4969\">Chance Bucher<\/a> slaps hands with <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">local middle school girl athletes<\/span>. Photos by Kara Thomas &#8217;27<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_content&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;padding-2-percent&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;right&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<h3>Shoes squeak and a basketball thumps loudly on the McArthur Gymnasium floor at the <a href=\"https:\/\/eckerdtritons.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\">Eckerd College women\u2019s basketball<\/a> game on Feb. 7. Chants ring out from the sidelines to attempt to pass on strength.<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_content&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;32&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;32&#8243; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; advanced_gradient_angle=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;padding-3-percent&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;right&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; column_padding_type=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text]And in the bleachers sits a group of young girls wearing bright pink jerseys, watching what they hope to one day be a part of.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWomen play a powerful role in Athletics,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/eckerdtritons.com\/staff-directory\/becky-clark\/139\">Rebecca Clark, Eckerd\u2019s associate director of athletics for internal operations and senior woman administrator<\/a>. \u201cA lot of times, men\u2019s teams get a lot of fan bases, marketing and support. But women\u2019s teams don\u2019t get as much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clark is a co-creator of how Eckerd celebrates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenssportsfoundation.org\/\">National Girls &amp; Women in Sports Day<\/a>\u00ae, an annual celebration that, according to the Women\u2019s Sports Foundation\u00ae, began in 1987 as \u201ca special day in our nation\u2019s capital to recognize women\u2019s sports.\u201d This year, Clark and Amanda Green \u201916\u2014Eckerd\u2019s assistant director of athletics, marketing and communications\u2014invited local middle-school-age girls sports teams to campus to see female Tritons in action. 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It\u2019s only been 50 years since girls have had not even the same but similar representation. It\u2019s important.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Enabling young girls to meet women playing their sport and to see female college athletes competing in person confirms that their goals are realistic. In a world where men\u2019s sports dominate, letting young girls see firsthand that they are not the odd ones out can affect the rest of their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Time and time again, women\u2019s sports are pushed to the shadows. Women\u2019s programs aren\u2019t provided equitable equipment and often aren\u2019t taken as seriously. Generally, fewer people show up to support women\u2019s sports, and professional female athletes receive less attention, pay and media coverage than their male counterparts.<\/p>\n<p>National Girls &amp; Women in Sports Day empowers every female athlete. Throughout the years, Clark and Green have set up multiple events to support Eckerd\u2019s women athletes on Feb. 7. \u201cEach year, we do something different for Women in Sports Day,\u201d Clark says. \u201cWe\u2019ve had speakers come to talk to our athletes. Last year, some alumni came out, and we had a social event. But this year, we thought it would be cool to include the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Green talks about how sports have impacted her. \u201cWithin my career in athletics, there have been so many encouraging women to help guide me and who I\u2019ve leaned on for support. 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