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5-YEAR
GOALS: CAHPERD’S VISION
FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORT |
February 1, 2006 |
On the 25th Anniversary of National Girls
and Women in Sport Day – 2011, we anticipate
celebrating successes in areas and with the issues
identified below: Significant increases in the
experience and number of female coaches, game officials,
and athletic administrators
- School administrators
put equal time and energy into searching for and
securing experienced, qualified females for their
girls and boys teams.
- Respected, qualified
and accepted females are coaching Baseball... and
all sports.
- Women are recruited
and welcomed into the ranks of local officiating
organizations.
Equitable athletic participation for girls
and women in middle school, high school, and community
college
- The best female coxswain
on a college campus is recruited to the men’s
'A' Boat, but declines because the women’s
boats, equipment, coaching, travel, practice times,
respect and expectations are the same as the men’s
program.
- Members of the girl’s
volleyball team are taped before the football team
members waiting to be taped because the volleyball
team has a match and the football team has a practice
at the same time.
- A self-evaluation
checklist, similar to that used on the college
and university level, is used by middle schools,
high schools and community colleges.
Complete implementation of Title IX on the
at all levels of education
- California Department
of Education devotes a well-informed, full time
position, with a strong voice, to education related
gender equity.
- Every school athlete
knows the name of, and how to contact their Title
IX Officer.
- Girls soccer team
practices from 2-4 pm just as often as the boys
soccer team.
- Cheerleaders are
present at girls games just as often as they at
the boys games, in the same number, and with equal
enthusiasm.
- Booster clubs will
sell concessions at girls games same as boys.
- Booster clubs fund
girls and boys sports efforts equally.
- A big strong girl
enters the school weight room after school to train
for her shot-put and discuss events, instead of
receiving ‘double-takes’ and ‘jeers’ from
the football team also training, she is greeted
with high-fives and genuine welcomes. The captain
of the football team offers to be her spotting
partner.
- Knowing exactly who
they are, the veteran Social Studies teacher automatically
excuses the Girls Freshman Water Polo team members
at 1:30 for their game and cheers them with “Good
Luck!”
- The girl’s
soccer teams practice and play in the stadium instead
of the varsity baseball outfield during baseball
practice.
- Female athletes at
all levels feel respected and honored on campus
and in the community.
- Athletes know and
apply the Title IX self-evaluation compliance questions.
Performance enhancing drugs and steroids recognized
as an issue for female athletes
- Athletes, parents,
coaches and administrators recognize indicators
and take action.
- California Interscholastic
Federation (CIF) is a strong partner in working
with athletes, parents, coaches and administrators
to address these issues.
Equity for all girls/women in all aspects
of sport irrespective of individual differences (e.g.
sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability)
- The make-up of school
athletic teams, coaching and administrative staff
is a mirror image of its student population reflecting
all individual differences (e.g. sexual orientation,
ethnicity, disability).
- The Pacific-Asian
Club, Black Student Union, MEChA, Gay-Straight
Alliance, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Adaptive
Physical Education, and Special Education work
together to assure that all girls/women are welcomed
to all sports.
- Demographic data
on individual differences of the school and athletic
populations are collected and reported yearly.
- Schools publish collected
demographic data in local newspapers, site newsletters,
and ‘report cards’, directed at the
general public, parents and supporters.
- Schools regularly
survey the sport and athletic interest of their
student population.
Equitable media coverage of girls and women’s
sports
- On alternate
days the top fold color photo and story of the
Sports section features female athletes.
- Public school
media outlets devote equal time and space to
girl's/women’s sports (e .g. site newsletters,
yearbooks, websites, newspapers). Society
supports girls and women in sport/athletic endeavors
- Entire football
teams attend and knowledgably cheer at girls
volleyball matches, en mass.
- A husband and
father encourages his wife to coach their son's
team and supports her efforts by taking over
her family responsibilities.
CAHPERD looks forward to continuing its efforts
to equalize sport and athletic opportunities for girls
and women. |
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