(on the other hand, my daughter has learned necessary teamwork in volleyball and basketball that she can apply to life which was much needed in her ‘only child’ outlook of the world!)Īnyway, I’m not a life coach like Dr. Personal bests are achievable in stages that are NOT contingent upon the resources of an entire group dynamic and that in itself makes it a haven for those who may not fit in ‘form and function’ as a core player on a team. These Girls Learn to Ride opportunities particularly appeal, because they’re about alternative sports that girls can identify with individually, which also fills the gap for girls not wild about school teams. I’ve SEEN how personal challenges and ‘throw down the gauntlet’ cajoling nudges to try can literally change girls’ lives and lift them into safer, stable, healthy environs both socially and psychologically for a body and mind win-win…doesn’t matter WHAT the sport is! I’ve written a lot about sports empowering girls self-esteem, like our own local Shaping Youth partner organizations, San Mateo Starlings Volleyball (“giving girls a chance to soar” by helping those who can’t afford pricey ‘club teams’) and Girls Are Champions…so Skate Like A Girl’s goals align with intervention, channeling that self-confidence and leadership that sports can provide into GLTR pursuits… (You can vote for Nancy Chang here) Some of the pioneers of the sport are in the film, using poetic phrases like, “when we couldn’t be on the water we were riding the waves of the mind…” Can’t wait to show it to my daughter when she gets home from school today…($5 she uses the word ‘awesome.’)
I hope they have it posted on IndieGoGo (indie film fundraising social network) so I can ‘friend’ it and kick in some cash to the cause! Like our own documentary in development, Body Blitz, this skateboarding film is only their trailer, they have an unfinished 90 minute version seeking partners to finish the film. (GLTR has events by sport, news by sport, even mountain biking with the ‘Iron Horse Maidens’ ) trailer (below) of 50 years of skateboarding’s evolution through girls’ eyes that I just found on the GLTR site. (here’s more about SLAG, if you’ve ever been to a skate park, you know how hard it is for girls to ‘stake their claim’)Ĭheck out this incredible 11 min.
Nancy Chang’s Skate Like A Girl offers skateboarding lessons to underprivileged girls, instructional clinics and camps to female groups, and enables girls to establish themselves in public spaces usually dominated by young men. GLTR girls shines the spotlight on empowering teens like 16-year old Carissa Moore, who could be signing the biggest contract in female surfing history (alas, with sponsors RedBull and Nike, didn’t say it was ALL good news) and on media mavens like Nancy Chang, co-director of Skate Like a Girl (she could use your vote before 11-24 in the Women of Worth program to have a shot at $25K to further girls skating and alternative sports!) I found the Girls Learn to Ride (GLTR faq here) action sports clinics and camps online a couple years back when I first started the blog, and have watched the expansion (and branding blitz) of this all-female sports entity as it thrives on Facebook, on MySpace, on YouTube and more…I was ecstatic to find a healthy outlet to put some of that edgy teen angst brewing in my sometimes surly offspring, so to me, it’s an ‘aspirational’ hub to beat back some of those toxic girl culture cues in teen mags.Įvery summer we try to expose new kids to the waterways here, and thrive on the ‘can-do’ surge of spirited girls of all shapes, sizes and backgrounds ready to give it a go. She’s been waterskiing long before her baby teeth were out, and looks forward to summer fun where she can introduce her gal pals (and guy friends) to our waterfront training ground for all things ride-able. All are ‘wannabe’ favorites of GLTR girls that opt for ‘X-treme’ sports over the ‘girly girl’ glitter-fest, like my 13-year old ‘Billabong blonde’ who’s ready to try most any new sports venture now that she’s gained so much self-worth.
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