Girls are dropping out of sports for many reasons, but why?

Lack of Opportunity

High school girls have 1,000,000 fewer opportunities to play than boys due to a significant lack in girls-specific programming.¹

Lack of Resources

Of the youth organizations that Good Sports serve, 68% say their girls don’t have access to a sports bra, and 90% could increase girls’ enrollment in programming if they had more girls-specific gear.²

Lack of Representation

Only 27% of youth sports coaches are female,³ and inequalities in women’s sports coverage creaqte a shortage of female role models for youth athletes.

¹Women’s Sports Foundation, 2021. | ²National Federation of State High School Associations, 2022. | ³Good Sports, 2024.

The proof is there…equipping girls for sports equips them for life.

The Immediate Benefits

Sports are vital to having a healthy life. Girls who have the opportunity to grow in confidence, improve physical health, make friends and learn from mentors – but only 1:3 girls are playing sports.¹

The Long-Term Effects

85% of women who played sports shared that the skills they developed led to success in their professional careers.

91% of women in C-Suite or executive positions say they played sports through at least high school.²

¹Aspen Institute, 2019. | ²Deloitte, 2023.

She Who Plays is building the next generation of female leaders.

Good Sports is committed to providing brand-new sports equipment to programs in low-income communities to create greater access to play for girls in need. Become a She Who Plays champion and join is advocating for girls’ equity in sports today.