Kelsey Koelzer is the first Black woman to guide an NCAA hockey team. When girls see people who look like them succeed, they believe they can, too! Congratulations to Kelsey, who is an inaugural member of the NHL/NHLPA Female [...]
April
21,
2023
In addition to football, this talented student-athlete is also pursuing her other goal: inspiring other girls to chase after whatever sports they [...]
Saroya Tinker, the 25-year-old defenseman for Toronto Six of the Premier Hockey Federation and co-founder of the Black Girl Hockey Club which aims to inspire and sustain passion for hockey within the Black community, specifically [...]
April
1,
2023
It is terrific that the Saudi Arabia women’s national team is making history once more by being included in FIFA rankings for the first time, less than two years after the team was established. #GirlsPlayToo. [...]
The plight of refugees converged with sport in a recent UK soccer controversy. I didn’t know that more than two dozen refugees have played in the Premier League, with many more featuring in the English Football League. [...]
Let’s not forget that Maria Pepe’s desire to play baseball made her a trailblazer on the diamond in the summer of 1972 — challenging Little League Baseball prohibition of girls from playing that started in the early 1950s. [...]