Are you a 'CoreFIRST' School/Club?

At WSNet we're passionate about 'CoreFIRST' - giving girls whole body confidence BEFORE they engage in (competitive) sport such that they will try new sports and activities, be happy to make mistakes and be 'strong' enough to confidently recruit the right muscles to cradle, kick, feather, serve, hit  . . or lift - and throw.  Much of this thinking comes from our forthcoming, innovative conference - LIKEaGIRL - which invesgtigates WHY girls throw . . . well, LIKEaGIRL and WHAT coaches, teachers and clubs can do and HOW they can address it. We're still working on this concept (and this repository)  but wanted to share some of our resources with you and your pupils. Please email me if you want more info - or want to add to this repository. jo.c@wsnet.co.uk 

Quote from WSNet - "The 'Silver Bullet' to raise the profile of women's sport - is offering girls in years 4/5/6 a better understanding of how their bodies work - 'CoreFIRST' (through 2 hours of ballet, gym, dance per week) improves a girl's chances of continuing in casual and competitive sport and  . . . taking that confidence into everyday lives."

Resource Centre - check website for latest articles!
CoreFIRST information

http://wsnet.co.uk/WSNTVi/likeagirl-conference-getting-core-activity-sport-call-papers

Do you suffer do-you-suffer-female-athlete-triad-syndrome?

Why do men and women throw differently?

Psychology behind LIKEaGIRL Adverts

Pilates for cyclists - A Balanced Life - ACTIV8

Pilates - Attack your obstacles - A Balanced Life - ACTIV8

Pilates - A stong core for runners - A Balanced Life - ACTIV8

Posture - CoreFIRST, Posture is so important - A Balanced Life - ACTIV8

Triathlestes - Pilates for you - A Balanced Life - ACTIV8

GOLF - how to get fit for it! - A Balanced Life

Skipping - get into Skipping - Excelsior Group

http://excelsiorgroup.co.uk/useful-video/introduction-skipping/

http://excelsiorgroup.co.uk/useful-video/dynamic-warm-hamstrings/

http://excelsiorgroup.co.uk/useful-video/medicine-ball-complex-1/

http://excelsiorgroup.co.uk/useful-video/dumbbell-exercises/

http://wsnet.co.uk/WSN-TV/women-sport-report-paul-smith-repucomceo-free-download

Research

Download Repucom Women's Sport Report - Paul Smith CEO 

Video

Watch Lauren Greenfield's 'Always' - Like a Girl on You Tube 

Watch the Dance 'Start your own Dance Business' video

Watch Sir Ken Robinson 'Do Schools Kill Creativity? - talking about Creatvity & Dance in schools

Social Media

http://www.si.com/cauldron/2015/09/27/twitter-threats-vile-remarks-women...

TRY Sport Videos

Netball - http://wsnet.co.uk/WSNTVi/netball-so-you-want-play-watch-netballvic-aus

Links

http://wsnet.co.uk/WSN-TV/activ8-losing-weight-was-easier-1980s-it-now-sophiejam-0

http://wsnet.co.uk/WSN-TV/corefirst-exercise-conceiving-best-way-prevent-pregnancy-pains-andrewgregory

http://www.sportengland.org/womenandgirls

http://wsnet.co.uk/WSN-TV/do-you-suffer-female-athlete-triad-syndrome-hstaufferlnp

http://wsnet.co.uk/WSN-TV/make-physical-activity-priority-say-mps-sarahwollaston-healthclubmag

http://wsnet.co.uk/WSN-TV/why-professional-womens-sport-less-popular-mens-theeconomist

http://wsnet.co.uk/WSN-TV/adapting-sports-lifestyles-girls-women-key-select-committee

http://wsnet.co.uk/WSN-TV/how-can-we-get-girls-take-sport

http://wsnet.co.uk/wsn-news/homophobia-sport-and-why-it%E2%80%99s-different-women

http://wsnet.co.uk/WSN-TV/depressing-evidence-anti-women-attitudes-herald-scotland

http://wsnet.co.uk/wsn-news/women-leadership-elite-sport-report

http://wsnet.co.uk/wsn-news/christine-ohuruogu-world-not-enough

http://wsnet.co.uk/wsn-news/society-urgently-needs-more-commercialisation-women-sport

http://wsnet.co.uk/wsn-news/homophobia-sport-gender-issue-irish-times

Media Coverage

What did you child do in PE today?

http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/134066/why-are-women%E2%80%99s-sports-less-popular-than-men%E2%80%99s

http://www.flickr.com/photos/southbankcentre/8539116599/in/photostream/

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/baroness-sue-campbell-we-have-wasted-the-olympic-legacy-8591206.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/10058182/Women-in-sport-We-wont-save-Olympic-legacy-with-rounders-and-Zumba.html

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/health/jolly-hockey-sticks--kate-middleton-puts-rush-game-on-the-map-7678021.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17873519

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19608812

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/sep/18/bbc-director-general-womens-sport?CMP=twt_fd

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2012/sep/19/womens-sport-we-want-see-bbc?INTCMP=SRCH

Press coverage of WSNet

http://www.womensportreport.com/women-sport_there-needs-to-a-greater-focus-on-women-8217-s-sport-on-tv_15885

http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/20/there-needs-to-a-greater-focus-on-women%E2%80%99s-sport-on-tv/

http://www.cimspa.co.uk/en/information/spaprofessional-magazine/spa-extra1/spa-extra--19-november/women-sport.cfm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00yftp8 37.35 mins in - only about a minute long but the Women's Sport Network get's a good mention!

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/would-you-dare-to-wear-lycra-outside-half-of-women-put-off-exercise-in-public-7669143.html?origin=internalSearch

http://www.sportsister.com/2012/09/28/wsnet-launches-womens-sport-tv-listings-service/

http://www.intouchrugby.com/magazine/2012/09/27/womens-sports-network-launches-wsn-tv-programme-listings-now-you-can-see-what-womens-sport-is-on-tv/

http://www.fitpro.com/news/?p=4651

http://www.healthclubmanagement.co.uk/detail1.cfm?pagetype=detail&subject=news&codeID=301268&site=HC&dom=N

http://www.intouchrugby.com/magazine/2012/06/11/women%E2%80%99s-sportsnet-announces-the-women-try-sport-campaign/

http://www.heruni.com/try-womens-sport-this-summer-with-womens-sportsnet/

http://domraab.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/women-in-sport.html

http://www.devon24.co.uk/sport/women_urged_to_give_rugby_a_try_1_1422267

http://www.sheengate.co.uk/surrey-downs/2012/06/27/game-theory-introducing-adolescents-to-sport/

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17873519

http://sportgendermedia.blogspot.co.uk/                                                

http://www.fia.org.uk/news-media/press-announcements/fia-supports-women-try-sport.html?phpMyAdmin=71d383e8c087ef038f51f2124931a195&mode=bus

http://theafterworkclub.co.uk/archive/articles/working-with-your-local-community