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Teen Sport Girls
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Teenage girls continue to drop out of sport at starkly different rates than their male peers, says a recent national study on sport participation. A report released Thursday found that among girls who have participated in sport, one in three leave sport by their late teens.
Signa Butler · CBC Sports · Posted: Jun 11, 2020 9:41 AM ET | Last Updated: June 16, 2020

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Teenage girls continue to drop out of sport at starkly different rates than their male peers, says a new national study on sport participation.
A report released Thursday from Canadian Women and Sport found that among girls who have participated in sport, one in three leave sport by their late teens. By comparison, the dropout rate for teenage boys aged 16-18 is only one in 10.
"It's pretty alarming and it makes me sad, partly because it's not a new trend, but also because there's so many girls that are missing out on the value of sport and everything that it can offer and teach," said two-time Olympic trampoline gold medallist Rosie MacLennan in an interview with CBC Sports.
MacLennan would know. The 31-year-old from King City, Ont., says sports were an integral part of how she grew up, but also helped shape the person she is today.
"For me, the gym was a space where I was really comfortable. I was allowed to fail and get back up and try again and learn," she said. "We had a coach [Dave Ross] that supported us and really ignited our passion for the sport. We had incredible role models in athletes like Karen Cockburn and the rest of the senior team at the time, who showed us how awesome female athletes could be and what we're capable of."
"Sport isn't necessarily about reaching the pinnacle, for everybody."2-time Olympic champ @RosieMacLennan explains why sport is so important for girls: https://t.co/qlUfxuKRFu pic.twitter.com/HXFPKwaHSW
According to the study, many teenagers are not having the same experience. Sport participation rates for Canadian girls decline steadily from childhood to adolescence with as many as 62 per cent of girls not playing sport at all.
"Is it discouraging, absolutely yes. It's discouraging when you think about what those girls are missing out on as far as the benefits that sport brings them. It's discouraging about what our communities are missing out on as well," said Allison Sandmeyer-Graves, chief operating officer of Canadian Women and Sport.
"But I'm also very motivated by that statistic. I hope when people see these numbers, they aren't overwhelmed by them. What we really hope is people will see and say 'let's step up for our girls, let's see where we can do better.'"
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In collecting the data, more than 10,000 Canadians (75 per cent girls and women) aged 13–63 responded to a survey conducted by IMI International in February 2020. While the study explores current trends in sport, its focus was on girls' participation in the age range of 6-18. Sport participation includes any organized team or individual sport at least once a week over the past 12 months.
"Girls are just fine. Let's look at the system," Sandmeyer-Graves said. "There are so many different opportunities to make a difference, whether you are a parent, whether you are a coach, whether you are a spectator, whether you work in media, whether you work in corporate sponsorship. Everyone has a role to play."
For a parent, it goes beyond just signing your daughter up, taking them to and from sports or paying the fees. The study found when parents are also active in sports, their girls are three times more likely to be active.
When it comes to coaches — and many of these may be parents at the community, grassroots levels — Sandmeyer-Graves says they can lean on educational resources and tools to help keep their participants playing. Understanding girls' needs and interests as well as any barriers they may face can help.
One in three girls in this study reported low self-confidence, negative body image, perceived lack of skill and not being welcome as factors preventing them from participating in sport.
Some reasons for this include not enough programs to reflect the level of play in their communities (e.g. their chosen sport only has one competitive team and no "house league" option or they'd like to try a sport but are starting at a later age, how do they catch up?). Living in a rural area, cost and religion and culture were also cited as obstacles.
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Not to be overlooked, girls face different changes at puberty than their male counterparts — menstruation, body changes and increased self-awareness.
MacLennan is acutely aware of the body image issues that exist, especially in a judged sport like trampoline, but she's turning her past anxiety into a different conversation.
"For me, it was having open and honest conversations with my mom, my teammates and my friends about what I was feeling and what I was experiencing. I think it helped us build some resilience and slowly acknowledge that we can reframe how we look at our bodies.
"If you look at the female athletes on the Canadian Olympic team, they come in all shapes and sizes. You can see that every single one of them is elite at what they do. We're not confined to this one definition of what a body should look like."
The link between physical activity and better physical, mental or emotional health are well known — from building a strong heart to decreasing the risk of developing anxiety and depression. Socially, sport provides opportunities for leadership and achievement. For example, 94 per cent of executive-level women leaders have participated in sport, according to a global study done by Ernst & Young and ESPNW.
While there are no instant solutions, building awareness can help shift behaviour.
Sandmeyer-Graves has this piece of advice:
"Follow women's sports. Watch women's sports," she said. "The more that people are engaging in it, demonstrating value for it, developing respect for it. The more the support and resources will flow toward women's sports. And that is going to contribute to the kind of change we're looking for."
Signa Butler is a host and play-by-play commentator with CBC Sports, where she has worked for nearly two decades. Beijing 2022 will be her 11th Games with CBC.
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Many girls who used to be very sporty have "fallen out of love" with physical activity as teenagers, a study reveals.
The reasons include body image, puberty and fear of judgement, Women in Sport, which surveyed 4,000 teenagers, says.
It is a myth girls drop sport simply because their priorities change, the charity says, urging the sport, leisure and education sectors to work harder.
Half said they disliked being watched if they exercised and some seven in 10 avoided sport on their period.
Feeling self-conscious in gym or sports gear was another worry.
One girl shared: "My school has a lot of unisex clothes, by unisex they're made for boys, when you are in puberty and have wider hips it doesn't fit right.
"Skort - you feel vulnerable in them, even if no immediate threat and you're not around the boys, you still don't feel comfortable."
Some said they did not "have the right body shape", while others dislike becoming hot and sweaty.
Sport became too competitive as they grew older, some said, and they no longer felt able to join in just for fun.
Asked what would motivate them, many said making exercise more fun, with more opportunities outside school with friends.
Women in Sport chief executive Stephanie Hilborne said: "It's an absolute travesty that teenage girls are being pushed out of sport at such a scale.
"Teenage girls are not voluntarily leaving sport, they are being pushed out as a consequence of deep-rooted gender stereotypes.
"We must all do more to reverse this trend and not continue to accept this as inevitable."
Kate Dale, from Sport England's This Girl Can campaign, said: "Sadly, this research is not surprising - the gender activity gap starts young.
"Over two-thirds of teenage girls have quit sport altogether by the time they are 16 and 17.
"This means that many girls grow into adults who miss out on the physical, social and mental rewards of an active lifestyle.
"Positive experiences with physical activity at a young age are vital for building healthy habits for life.
"It's also vital that girls see women and girls who look like them playing sport, to challenge the stereotypes of what women getting active should look like."
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Why adolescent girls drop out of sports and how to keep them in the game

Research suggests more girls will continue to play if organizers can make changes to uniforms, establish positive, supportive atmosphere (Photo by Prince William Hockey Club U16 Panthers via Flickr)
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A rink occupied by female hockey players isn’t the rare sight it was 15 or 20 years ago. Yet while opportunities for girls in sport continue to grow, participation remains lower than for boys.
Moreover, girls drop out at higher rates when they begin to experience physical changes, sometimes as early as age 9 or 10.
Associate Professor Catherine Sabiston of the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education is exploring how feelings about appearance – both positive and negative – influence girls’ likelihood to stay involved in sport. Her findings suggest that the worse a girl feels about her appearance and fitness, the less likely she is to enjoy, and remain enrolled in, her sport or physical activity.
Sabiston’s study, which began in summer 2014 and followed more than 300 girls between 14 and 18 throughout two seasons, is the first to explore a wide range of body-related emotions.Until now, analysis of girls and sport has focused on whether girls were satisfied with their experiences – or examined negative moods connected to body image.
During just the first phase of the study, six per cent of the girls dropped out.
“Self-consciousness related to the body is one of the key reasons why girls drop out of sport during adolescence as their bodies are changing,” Sabiston explains.
Girls in her study reported that they felt growing shame and guilt, in particular when they compared their bodies to those of their peers.

Self-criticism often leads to distorted perception. Twenty-four per cent of the girls reported that they thought they were overweight. In reality, only three per cent were.
Sabiston says that these negative emotions likely influence the girls’ confidence in their ability. Forty per cent reported that they were worried that they would perform badly and 27 percent said they felt anxious about sport in general.
The good news is that 70 per cent of the girls said they thought they played well and 64 per cent said they were proud of their fitness accomplishments.
Sabiston says that encouraging positive emotions can help to thwart the drop-out trend. She also recommends giving girls a choice of uniform style to help build confidence.
“Small but important modifications to uniforms can make more girls feel more comfortable,” she says.
It’s also important to discourage girls from comparing one another’s performances and physicality. Together, these types of efforts could create a more supportive environment for girls and allow them to reap the benefits of sport participation, both physical and mental.
From related research Sabiston has found that team sport participation is particularly beneficial for mental health, including body image. “Depression and anxiety outcomes are lower and general mental health is higher when adolescents are involved in sport, team sport in particular.”
Research also finds that if girls form these positive relationships with sport early on, they are more likely to continue an active lifestyle into adulthood.
“It starts as early as 10. We need to help more at that level, as girls are going through body transitions.”
Sport participation is often viewed as a coping strategy for girls undergoing physical changes. But if the girls are too self-conscious to play, they never reap those benefits. “It’s an unfortunate cycle,” Sabiston says.
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