Event: Hyundai Girls Sports
X-travaganza produced 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. Over forty (40) exhibitors will on display.
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), Leah O’Brien-Amico (US Olympic Softball Player), Lisa Arce (Pro Beach Volleyball Player), Rochelle Ballard (Professional Surfer), Tara Hamilton (Professional Wakeboarder), Jodi MacDonald (Professional Vert Skater), Kim Hamrock (Professional Surfer), Debbie Graham (Professional Tennis Player), Connie Paraskevin-Young (Olympic Speedskater & Cyclist) Kaitlin Sandeno (Olympic Swimmer), Jennifer Babel (WUSA San Diego Spirit), Shannon Boxx (WUSA San Diego Spirit), Jenny Wrobel (United States Professional Volleyball League), Cristy Chapman (United States Professional Volleyball League), Lyndsey Klein (Women’s Professional Softball Player, WPSL), Kim Gessig-Hudspeth (former WNBALA Sparks player), Nicole Odom (Women’s Professional Softball Player, WPSL), Cathy Ferguson (Olympic Swimmer), Mary Begalso (Professional Surfer), Jami Goldman (Track & Field Para-Olympian), Sterling “SMOOTH” Forbes and Kelvin ”SPECIAL K” Hildreth (former Harlem Globetrotters) and members from the original All American Professional Baseball League (League of their Own).
Charities:
Proceeds to benefit the Women In Sports Careers Foundation (WISC Foundation) and Girls Inc. of Orange County
Activities:
Celebrity Athlete Autographs, Gale Webb’s Extreme Sports Show, Spinning, Surf Rider Demo, Basketball Sports Court, Major League Baseball Cage, Bounce, Doubleshot Contest, Tiny Tot Sports Bounce, Inline Skate Show, Aerobics, LA Kings Hockey Rink, Fly Fishing, Karate Demonstrations, Dance Performances, and sports clinics by WUSA San Diego Spirit, Women’s Professional Softball League, United States Professional Volleyball Clinic, Executive Women’s Golf Association /LPGA Teaching Professionals Golf Clinics, United States Professional Tennis Assoc/WTA tennis clinics, Panel Presentation: “Girl Talk with Athletes” moderated by Ann Meyers Drysdale and 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, Oshman’s Sporting Goods, Royal Neighbors of America, WomenSportsJobs.com, VANS, O’Neil, Wahoos, OC Metro Magazine, OC Family Magazine, Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA), Women’s Professional Softball League (WPSL), Beach Volleyball America (BVA), United States Professional Volleyball League (USPV), Pillsbury Winthrop, LLP, California Interscholastic Federation, Los Angeles Dodgers, IGC Rentals, Just for Girls Sports, Kaiser Permanente, ProMarx, Commission on Athletics, Activities, Inc,
RocknBungee.com.
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.
(Source: Sporting Goods Manufacturer’s Association, National Federation of State High School Associations and Department of Education, Melpomene Institute, Women’s Sports Foundation.)
Media Contact:
Women’Sports Services (714) 848-1201. For detailed event information log on to
www.WomenSportsEvents.com.
