On Wednesday, February 2nd, Up2Us Sports hosted a virtual event for the 36th Annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day (NGWSD), a celebration aimed to inspire girls and women to play, be active and to realize their full power.
Up2Us Sports Ambassadors and She Changes The Game Advisory Council members had an inspiring conversation on how to get more women coaching and more girls playing sports.
The roundtable was hosted by Dr. Ahada McCummings, Up2Us Sports’ Senior National Director, External Affairs & Organizational Learning.
Participants included:
Adrienne Ankola-Rochetti
Vice President, Social Impact at CSM Sport & Entertainment
She Changes the Game Advisory Council Member
Renee Brown
Senior Advisor at ReadySet
She Changes the Game Advisory Council Member
Delmy Del Cid
Program Director at Play Study Win at The Hamilton Grange Middle School
Up2Us Coach Alumni and 2017 Coach of the Year
She Changes the Game Advisory Council Member
Odessa Jenkins
Co-Founder and CEO of the Women’s National Football Conference (WNFC)
President at Emtrain
She Changes the Game Advisory Council Member
Deborah Slaner Larkin
Former CEO at the Women’s Sports Foundation
She Changes the Game Advisory Council Member
If you missed it, watch the recording below or on our YouTube Channel.
She Changes the Game Fundraiser
Back by popular demand! Purchase a limited edition She Changes the Game t-shirt or sweatshirt and support our She Changes the Game initiative. All funds go directly to support this initiative, which is focused on the importance of growing opportunities for women to coach and ensuring young girls in vulnerable communities have access to sports.