{"id":7047761,"date":"2026-08-25T21:04:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T21:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/in-conversation-with-dr-jia-nettles-the-rising-visibility-of-girls-and-womens-sports\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T21:04:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T21:04:45","slug":"in-conversation-with-dr-jia-nettles-the-rising-visibility-of-girls-and-womens-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7047761","title":{"rendered":"In Conversation with Dr. Jia Nettles: The Rising Visibility of Girls&#8217; and Women&#8217;s Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women\u2019s sports are changing fast \u2014 bigger arenas, real sponsorships, games actually streaming. Your athletes are noticing. And that attention is quietly changing how girls see themselves as athletes for the long game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019re often the first adult to feel the ripple. Athletes arrive more confident, set bigger goals, and push back harder when something feels unfair. That\u2019s the good news. The question is how to channel it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We spoke with Dr. Jia L. Nettles, Girls Leadership\u2019s National Sports Program Director, about what coaches can actually do with this moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q&amp;A with Dr. Jia Nettles: Coaching Girls in Sports Today<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>You talk a lot about sports and social-emotional growth. What are you seeing right now?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGirls are forming a clearer sense of who they are as athletes, and that strengthens self-awareness and confidence. They\u2019re also more attuned to fairness \u2014 they notice when their team gets the backup gym while the boys get the main court. As coaches create space for those conversations, girls can practice speaking up.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>What do girls say they want most right now?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTo be taken seriously. That\u2019s the through-line. Coaches who name that out loud \u2014 who say \u2018your sport matters, your goals are real\u2019 \u2014 make a bigger difference than they realize.\u201d The world does not always send girls the message that they should be taken seriously, and coaches have an opportunity to counter that message.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Some people say the current attention on women\u2019s sports won\u2019t last. How do coaches respond to that?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs Jacki Zehner says, \u201cwomen\u2019s sports aren\u2019t having a moment, they are having a reckoning.\u201d Decades of unequal resources created a gap, not a lack of talent. Every time investment goes up, competition gets sharper and audiences get bigger. Coaches can share that context \u2014 it\u2019s not just rallying the team, it\u2019s accurate.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Where would you start if a coach wants to open this conversation with their team?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAsk your athletes: \u2018When do you feel most respected as an athlete? From your teammates? Coaches? Fans? Media? What makes you feel that way? Do you feel like your team or sports community gets respect in the same ways that the boys\u2019 team or communities do?\u2019 Grounding it in their experience keeps the conversation real.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>What\u2019s still missing from the conversation?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAthletes with disabilities. Their achievements get limited coverage, and when they do appear, the framing often emphasizes inspiration over skill. Coaches can shift that by talking about performance and strategy \u2014 treating these athletes as competitors first.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Need Resources<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to learn more from Dr. Jia Nettles? Join our upcoming free training sessions for coaches, PE teachers, and sports directors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/girlsleadership.org\/team-chemistry\/\"><b>The Three C\u2019s of Team Chemistry<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/girlsleadership.org\/more-than-a-game\/\"><b>More Than a Game<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women\u2019s sports are changing fast \u2014 bigger arenas, real sponsorships, games actually streaming. Your athletes are noticing. And that attention is quietly changing how girls see themselves as athletes for the long game. You\u2019re often the first adult to feel the ripple. 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