Girls Incorporated of Shelbyville/Shelby County

Benefits of playing sports

Girls who participate in sports have higher self-esteem and pride in themselves.

Research suggests that girls who participate in sports are more likely to experience academic success and graduate from high school than those who do not play sports.

Sports are where girls can learn goal-setting, strategic thinking and the pursuit of excellence in performance and other achievement-oriented behaviors, critical skills necessary for success in the workplace.

Research suggests that physical activity is an effective tool for reducing the symptoms of stress and depression among girls.

Playing sports teaches math skills and help girls develop leadership skills.

Playing sports teaches girls how to take risks and be aggressive.

Girls and women who play sports have a more positive body image than girls and women who don’t participate.

Sports teach girls team-work.

Regular physical activity in adolescence can reduce girls’ risk for obesity.

High school sports participation may help prevent osteoporosis.

Women who exercise report being happier than those who do not exercise.

Women who are active in sports and recreational activities as girls feel greater confidence in their physical and social selves than those who were sedentary as kids.

Statistics Compiled by the Women’s Sports Foundation.

Fall sport leagues will end the week of November 17th. Girls will be recognized for their participation that same week.