When Girls Play Together, They Grow Together

🏃🏽‍♀️Girls’ sports—without the presence or pressure of boys—are more than just games. They are sacred ground for growth and collective power.

✅ Confidence Blooms: In girl-centered spaces, young athletes take risks, speak up, and lead—without second-guessing themselves.

✅ Sisterhood Protects: We must teach girls not only to support each other, but to protect one another—on and off the field. That means resisting the old strategy of divide and conquer.

✅ Strength in Differences: As Audre Lorde reminds us, “It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” Girls should learn from our histories, respect our unique paths, and find unity in shared purpose.

✅ Freedom to Compete Fully: Girls are more likely to push themselves and each other when the playing field is truly level.

✅ Body Confidence & Safety: Girls learn to trust their bodies for what they can do—not how they’re judged.

✅ Leadership Is Normalized: They see themselves in every role—captain, coach, strategist—not just the sideline.

When girls play with one another, they don’t shrink—they shine.

🌸 Protect girls-only sports. They’re not exclusionary—they’re essential. Teach girls to win battles with strategy, to defend their female spaces, opportunities, and rights—together.