A big thank you to Helen O'Callaghan and Hilary Wood for putting on introductory courses recently as part of the Girls Get Active initiative by Sport NSW and local governments.
Local high school girls hear about life as an elite athlete from the panel reps from a handful of sports, then do a brief clinic of those sports before assembling for an orienteering course.
Helen is the rock of our Bush n Beach club in Coffs Harbour and set four short line courses around Sportz Central on Tuesday. In September Hilary, a stalwart of Central Coast, set a score course for the session at Bateau Bay.
Attendees rated each day at about 9/10 for enjoyment. With research showing girls dropping out of sport at alarming rates in their teenage years, these sessions are a timely reminder of the many options girls have - and that it doesn't always have to be about competition.
We look forward to working with Sport NSW on more of these next year.
