Alberta Tennis Centre aiming to keep more girls in sport with new program
Posted Aug 14, 2021 7:45 am.
Last Updated Aug 13, 2021 12:50 pm.
CALGARY (660 NEWS) — The OSTEN & VICTOR Alberta Tennis Centre (ATC) is out with a new initiative hoping to see more girls pick up a racquet.
???? ATC is proud to launch the SHE CAN PLAY program to empower girls though the sport of tennis!
We thrive to increase the female participation in tennis in Alberta and across Canada, create a positive social environment, support female players and coaches and more!
???? pic.twitter.com/DN6EQY8qgr— OSTEN & VICTOR Alberta Tennis Centre (@abtenniscentre) August 10, 2021
The SHE CAN PLAY Girls Tennis & Leadership Program launches this fall in Calgary, and it will be led entirely by women, from coaches to mentors.
“Its main priority is to attract new girls to the sport of tennis and to retain those who are currently involved,” Danny Da Costa, CEO of the ATC, recently told 660 NEWS.
“It’s always in the back of our mind because we see girls in sports dropping out at alarming rates, even pre-pandemic. It’s one in three girls drops out before the age of 16.
“We have a very successful program here at the Alberta Tennis Centre, and if you look at our numbers, about 60 per cent of all of the kids involved in our program, which is over 600 kids, are female. So we’ve been successful in keeping girls in sports and introducing tennis to the female population, but we have to retain them as well.”
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You can visit the ATC website for SHE CAN PLAY registration or more information.
