National Girls and Women in Sports Day Scheduled for Feb. 27

PRINCETON, N.J. (2/3/10) - The Princeton Department of Athletics will host its 11th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Saturday, Feb. 27 at Jadwin Gym. The event will be held prior to the women's basketball game with Columbia, which begins at 6 p.m.

The event will feature a sports clinic behind the main court on the indoor track from 4:30-5:30 p.m. The clinic will offer participants the chance to learn the fundamentals of a variety of sports from Princeton student-athletes and coaches.

Following the game, the women's basketball team will hold a “Meet the Tigers” autograph session. Admission to the sports fair and basketball game is $5 for adults and $3 for children under age 14.

Princeton's event is sponsored by Tyco International, MVP Images and Performace Spine & Sports Medicine.

Since its inception in 1987, NGWSD has become the premiere occasion to celebrate the participation, success and accomplishments of girls and women athletes. What started in 1987 as a single event in Washington, D.C. to honor Olympic volleyball star Flo Hyman has grown into a nationwide celebration across all 50 states. On February 3, 2010, thousands will gather to celebrate NGWSD 2010 and "Stay Strong, Play On." Athletes like Martina Navratilova, Candace Parker or Jessica Mendoza who played or are still playing are making a difference, overcoming difficult circumstances, breaking records and making things possible. Despite the stunning advances made in the 38 years since Title IX was enacted, high school girls still receive 1.3 million fewer participation opportunities than do boys, and evidence suggests that the money spent on girls' sports programs lags significantly behind the money spent on boys' programs.

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