| January 17, 2001
Women's
World Cup Soccer Stars, and Olympians celebrate with the public at Girls
Sports X-travaganza National Girls & Women in Sports Day Saturday
Women's World Cup
Soccer Stars, and Olympians celebrate with the public at Girls Sports
X-travaganza National Girls & Women in Sports Day Saturday, February 10,
2001 Orange County Fairgrounds, Orange County, California
You're invited to
join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of girls and women in sports!
Event Hyundai Girls Sports X-travaganza presented by Women'Sports
Services. 7,500 girls and their families are expected to attend this year's
exciting and fun-filled day. This is the premiere event in Southern California
celebrating National Girls & Women in Sports Day, which is being observed
in all 50 states, and the Nation's Capitol. Famous female athletes, Olympic
gold medallists and star players from various women's basketball, softball
and soccer teams will be on hand along with female extreme sports athletes.
Celebrity athletes
Joy Fawcett (Women's World Cup Soccer, WUSA San Diego Spirit), Tisha Venturini
(Women's World Cup Soccer, WUSA Bay Area CyberRays), Ann Meyers Drysdale
(NBC/WNBA Broadcaster), Cathy Ferguson (Olympic Swimmer), Delisha Milton
(WNBA LA Sparks, US Basketball Olympian), Leah O'Brien-Amico (US Olympic
Softball Player) Lisa Arce (Pro Beach Volleyball Player), Rochelle Ballard
(Professional Surfer), Tara Hamilton (Professional Wakeboarder), Kim Hamrock
(Professional Surfer), Debbie Graham (Professional Tennis Player), Connie
Paraskevin-Young (Olympic Speedskater & Cyclist) Kaitlin Sandeno (Olympic
Swimmer), Lyndsey Klein (Women's Professional Softball Player, WPSL),
Nicole Odom (Women's Professional Softball Player, WPSL), Jami Goldman
(Para-Olympian).
Charities
Proceeds to benefit the Women In Sports Careers Foundation and Girls
Inc. of Orange County
Activities
Celebrity Athlete Autographs, Gale Webb's Extreme Sports Show, Shimano
Bike Trailer, Surf Rider Demo, NBA Lakers Basketball Sports Court, Major
League Baseball Cage, Bungee Flyer, Doubleshot Contest, Tiny Tot Sports
Bounce, Inline Skate Show, Fly Fishing, Karate Demonstrations, Dance Performances,
and sports clinics by WUSA San Diego Spirit, Women's Professional Softball
League, United States Professional Volleyball Clinic and lots more!
When & where
Orange County Fairgrounds, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 10:00 PM
- 5:00 PM
Interviews
Celebrity athletes share how sports have impacted their lives and careers.
Becky Heidesch & Mary Lou Youngblood, event organizers and co-founders
of the Women In Sports Careers Foundation discuss exploding commercial
interest. B-Roll of last year's event is available for TV, Live call-ins
available for Radio.
Event sponsors
Hyundai Motor America, Vans, O'Neil, Alta Dena (Dean Foods), K-Big 104,
Orange County Register, Sports Illustrated for Women Magazine, Franklin
Covey, Wahoos, WomenSportsJobs.com, Women's United Soccer Association
(WUSA), Women's Professional Softball League (WPSL), Beach Volleyball
America (BVA), California Interscholastic Federation, Los Angeles Dodgers,
IGC Rentals, Just for Girls Sports, Kaiser Permanente, ProMarx, Commission
on Athletics, Activities, Inc.
Some facts
·1 in 27 girls participated in sports in 1972, 1 in 3 do today.
·For girls ages 6 to 11, the number of frequent participants (2 or
more times per week) in 15 vigorous sports has increased 86% since 1987,
from 2 million to 3.8 million.
·Girls who participate in sports get better grades and are more likely
to graduate.
·Girls who play sports are less likely to get pregnant at an early
age.
·Girls who participate in sports are less likely to use drugs or
to stay in an abusive relationship.
·Girls who participate in sports experience greater self-esteem,
increased self-confidence and a more positive body image.
·If a girl does not participate in sports by the time she is 10 years
old, there is only a 10% chance she will be participating later in life.
·During the past 10 years the number of girls who play on high school
teams rose 31%.
·Women 18-24 are the most active exercisers of any age group. Over
the last 10 years, women's participation in fitness is up 77%.
·Women who participate in sports 4 or more times per week, decrease
their chance of breast cancer by 60%.
·80% of female Fortune 500 company executives participated in sports.
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