Fourth Annual Girls in Sport Symposium

Steps to a Healthy Future: Celebrating Girls in Sport

Event held on Thursday, March 27th, 2008

The fourth annual AIA Academy’s Steps to a Healthy Future: Celebrating Girls in Sport Symposium was a success, with approximately 500 student-athletes and their coaches in attendance! In the past four years, approximately 2000 student-athletes and their coaches from across Arizona have attended the event.

The Girls in Sport Symposium is an annual one-day celebration of female interscholastic sport and physical activity participation featuring world-class speakers on issues facing female student-athletes. Each year the symposium includes presentations from world-class athletes, sports scientists, and leaders from the community on a wide variety of topics related to the female sport experience. This unique event is dedicated to providing female high school student athletes with information about the issues that matter to THEM and to encourage them to lead a healthy, active, and addiction-free lifestyle.

Presentation topics included the following:

Nutrition and hydration
Prevention of sport-related injuries
Body image and self-esteem
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle

Keynote speaker for 2008 was:

Alicia Shay
American Distance Runner
2007 USA Track & Field 20K Champion
2003 & 2004 NCAA 10,000 meter Champion
2004-2006 NCAA record holder in the 10,000 meters

We thank the following sponsors and supporters for their generosity in helping to make this special event possible:

Presenting Sponsors

Supporters

Media Partner for the Event

For information on how to support this event through sponsorship or donations, contact the AIA Academy at:
Phone: (602) 861-6198
Fax: (602) 385-3779
Email: contact@aiaacademy.org