Girls with Grit Sport Summit - Wood Buffalo Sport

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The Girls with Grit Sport Summit is a two-day event aimed at empowing girls through sport participation. By age 14, girls drop out of sport at twice the rate of boys the same age (Women’s Sport Foundation, 2008). At the Wood Buffalo Sport Connection, we want to work towards changing this by providing young females with the opportunity to feel like rock stars, and build them up so they feel confident trying new sports and working towards being active for life. Thanks to funding provided by KidSport, there will be no registration fee to participate. The event is open to females ages of 9-13 years old throught the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. Participants will get to choose from over twenty different activities from various sports and educational sessions, alongside group and team building activities all geared towards building confidence, competence, and love for sport.

Sample Schedule

September 14

8:30am-9:00am- Registration/Sign-in (participants will receive a Girls with Grit t-shirt and welcome bag!)

9:00am-9:50am - Opening Plenary with special guest

10:00am-10:50am- Session 1

11:00am-11:50am- Session 2

12:00-12:45 - Lunch (provided)

12:45-1:50pm - Group activity

2:00pm-4:00pm - Keyano Huskies Soccer Home Game

September 15

8:30am-9:00am - Arrival

9:00am-9:20am - Welcome Activity