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Grassroots
Women's World Cup Soccer Stars, Olympians
Celebrate with the Public!
Event: Girls Sports X-travaganza
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), 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), Lyndsey Klein (Women's Professional Softball Player, WPSL), Nicole Odom (Women's
Professional Softball Player, WPSL)
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
Interviews:
Great opportunities available before and after the event to interview athletes and event organizers: Becky Heidesch & Mary Lou Youngblood. (Please call to schedule, B-Roll of last year's event is available).
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 positve 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.
(Source: Sporting Goods Manufacturer's Association, National Federation of State High School Associations and Department
of Education, Melpomene Institute, Women's Sports Foundation.)
Contact: Women'Sports Services (714) 848-1201. For detailed event information log on to
www.WomenSportsEvents.com.
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