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Northview Adds Strength, Conditioning Classes For Girls, Needs Donations
August 10, 2012
Northview High School will offer strength and conditioning classes for girls this school year, and organizers are looking for donations to make the program a success.
The program was not established prior to students registering for classes. Girls that are involved with fall sports are being encouraged to sign up for the class. Parents of athletes participating in cross country, volleyball, weightlifting and cheerleading should call the school guidance department and make scheduled changes as soon as possible.
The girls’ weight room is in need of donations, according to Coach Natalie Nall.
“We are in need of cardio equipment and weight training equipment that works; treadmill, stair climber, elliptical machine, row machines, weights, bars, leg press, jump boxes, medicine balls, or etc.,” she said. “We also have broken equipment that needs a fatherly touch or jump boxes that could be created.”
For more information on how you can volunteer or donate equipment, contact Nall at nnelson@escambia.k12.fl.us or call the school at (850) 327-6681.
Nall said the girls’ athletic programs at Northview have lacked strength and conditioning classes to physically prepare athletes and help prevent injuries. With more time after school to work on strategies, she said it could lead to a healthier lifestyle and more athletic scholarships for girls.
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4 Responses to “Northview Adds Strength, Conditioning Classes For Girls, Needs Donations”
It really bothers me that in this day and age, our local schools seem to want to skirt well-established laws where gender, race, and religion are concerned. I know it’s our heritage, but you would think the schools would be at the forefront of compliance, not being dragged into it kicking and screaming.
At Northview the boys use their weight room all but one period. Makes it pretty hard to get in there. A lot of work was done to allow girls weight lifing in any capacity to happen during the day at Northview. As far as, Title IX goes it is not in place at a lot of schools in the weight rooms and with equipment. I am sure you will be hard pressed to find very many schools that offer weight lifing classes to girl athletes and yes the Districts and principals know that they are not satisflying Title IX. Girl sports in this area are not as a whole treated as a priority. There is a general lack of support for girls athletics and girl athletes. There are some parents that feel their sons sports are more important than their girls. Additional support and pressure put on those higher up will allow our girls the same opportunities that the boy athletes have.
My thoughts exactly!! When I went to Tate we all used the weight room. NO excuse to not use what they already have. That being said, I know the community will respond and make them a great weight room.
Why can’t the girls use the same equipment that the boys use? Ever heard of Title IX?