A push needs to be made to empower girls to feel like they can pursue sports at a young age.
By the time girls reach eighth grade, they are 50% more likely to drop out of sports than boys, something that creates barriers both physically and socially that can last a lifetime.
What better people to push that cause than the girls themselves?
The Nike Game Growers program allows eighth-grade girls to share their ideas on how to encourage more girls to play sports. Two girls were selected by each participating WNBA or NBA team (both the Timberwolves and Lynx participated) to help develop and test their idea to put together a game plan to help grow girls in sports participation.