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Who would I be without sports? How would I be without sports? I ask these questions as a personal exercise; an attempt to quantify the impact that playing sports had on the course of my life, my career, my community, and personhood. Who would I be without the know-how to pick and roll, box out, give and go, rebound, get the 50/50 ball? How would I be without understanding the pressure to win, having the chance to come from behind, taking the opportunity to beat the buzzer? These are sportsy words and terms that I learned, practiced, and utilized as a basketball and lacrosse player. And, they are concepts that continue to inform my efforts in business, particularly when founding Brave Enterprises and especially now as we build The Post. As we all celebrate National Girls + Women in Sports Day, and do all we can to get as many girls to start (and to keep playing) sports as possible, I challenge you to think of who and how you are because of sports.

The #NCAA Women's Basketball Final garnered over18M viewers on #ESPN and #ABC. Women have defined the narrative around women in sports -- specifically basketball -- in recent years, with women athletes defying critics by proving themselves competitive, exciting and marketable. The historic moment for women's hoopers is finally here -- and long overdue.. My latest:

Week 18 - Women's college basketball attendance + AP Ranking Women's college basketball is breaking attendance records and it's beyond Iowa's schedule. FIRST TIME EVER: 1. ALL Top 25 women's teams average over 5,000 fans! 2. 6 women's teams average over 10K fans! 3. A women's team averages more than 16K fans over an entire season! University of South Carolina Women's sports are on 🔥. Backstory coverage and game coverage has expanded. Production quality has improved overall. Social media has expanded coverage of athletes and coaches. Women's sport has so much business runway and it's just getting started. DM us to start building your insight-driven fan base growth strategies for next season. NCAA ESPN ESPN+ Barstool Sports The Wall Street Journal Source: NCAA attendance reports --- We'd love your follow (ring the 🔔 above) and follow our founder (Heather Maxwell) if you enjoy posts on #insights, #brandbuilding, #sportsbiz, #sportsmarketing, and living a #wellplayedlife

These attendance records highlight the momentum in women's sports. Did you know the 3 stats below? Growth at a phenomenal pace. When you support a great product with marketing, great things can happen. Many schools and businesses are investing in women's sports and they will enjoy early mover benefits. The best part? Insight-driven growth strategies can move the attendance needle for all your promoted sports, men's and women's. Turn those seats into dollars. Get fans onboard early and enjoy their lifelong fandom. #insights #brandbuilding #sports #sportsbiz #womensports

🔮 Predicting the Future of Women's NCAA Basketball 🏀 1. With Iowa's historic win over LSU in the Elite Eight drawing a record-breaking 12.3 million viewers, it's evident that interest in women's college basketball is on the rise. 2. The impressive performance by Clark with 41 points, seven rebounds, and 12 assists showcases the exceptional talent and abilities of women athletes in the sport. 3. The game's peak viewership at 16.1 million signals a growing audience engagement with women's NCAA basketball, setting the stage for potential growth and recognition of the sport on a larger scale. 4. The record-breaking viewership for this game on ESPN exemplifies the increasing popularity and significance of women's sports on mainstream platforms. 5. As the momentum for women's NCAA basketball continues to build, we can anticipate greater visibility, investment, and support for women athletes in college sports across the country. 6. This historic moment in women's college basketball history not only celebrates athletic achievement but also paves the way for a more inclusive and equitable future for all athletes. Join me in championing women's sports and celebrating the fantastic accomplishments of these talented athletes! Let's continue to support and uplift women in sports for a brighter and more inclusive future. 🌟🏀 #WomensBasketball #NCAATournament #SportsEquality

Big Ten Conference Women's and Men's Basketball attendance by school. Note the changes in attendance by team within the conference left to right. Check out the national attendance ranking by team across the bottom. Few interesting points: 🥇 The BIG TEN as a conference has strong attendance overall vs other conferences. 💪 Iowa Women's Basketball outdraws all Big 10 men's teams but Indiana. 👆 Indiana and Purdue, near top for both programs 🔻 Northwestern, Rutgers, and Penn State near the bottom for both men's and women's 👍 Stronger attendance across men's basketball, women's attendance drops off significantly after Top 5 teams. ----- Would love your follow for the page and our founder (Heather Maxwell) if you enjoy posts on #insights, #brandbuilding, #sports, #sportsmarketing, and living a #wellplayedlife. Ring that 🔔 above too. If you'd like to partner to build insight-driven marketing plans for next year, DM us. Let's get started!

Today is National Girls and Women in Sports Day. As a life-long athlete, I understand firsthand the impact sports participation has on developing life skills and future leaders, especially for girls and women. Playing sports improves our physical and emotional well-being, but the benefits go so much further. Sports can be a platform for relationship-building and learning how to be part of a team. Here we learn how to face challenges head on, to set goals, build plans and work hard to achieve those goals.  We learn to face the fear of failure, to feel the joy of success and to value the journey.  The number of girls and women participating in sports continues to grow exponentially and Kansas City is a true leader in supporting and showcasing women’s sports. But, you might be surprised to know that 50 years after the passage of Title IX, opportunities still are not equal. For example, boys comprise 1.2 million more high school sports roster spots than girls. This is not ok. The life skills we learn as athletes drive us to become leaders amongst our peers, in the community, in business. Let’s be intentional about supporting girls and women in sports at EVERY level. What we do today matters for tomorrow. PLAY ON! KC Pro Volleyball KC Current Women Leaders in Sports

I cried reading this article. Cried thinking of all the amazing women’s basketball I’ve been able to watch since March Madness started. Cried thinking of these amazing viewership numbers. Cried thinking of my two daughters and their growing love of basketball. But I also cried for all the moments that lead up to this. Cried thinking of all the amazing women’s games that were missed, all the storylines we never heard of, all the female athletes that didn’t get to have their big moments play out on national platforms. Cried for all the female athletes who were treated like they were less than. “The lack of resources devoted to the women’s game wasn’t an inevitable consequence of the game’s popularity—it was a choice. And that, in turn, suggested that it was possible to make a different choice: that, if the women’s game were treated with the same level of promotion and investment and hype as the men’s game, people would watch it, too.” The growth in women’s sports we are seeing now is what we should have been seeing all along. And while it is an amazing turn of events, there is still so much work to be done for all of women’s sports. I cannot wait to watch South Carolina and Iowa play in National Championship today. I will be watching in my living room with my whole family. It is must watch TV and I will be taking it all in while my daughters get to watch their favorite players play on National TV. After the game, I will get back to work. I will remember what it took to get here and that we still need more people to support and invest in women and girls’ sports at all levels. I will continue to coach, volunteer and advocate for my local sports organizations. It’s truly the best to watch young athletes develop their love for sports, but we need people to volunteer and create safe and fun spaces for that to happen. What are you actively doing to support women and girls sports in your own community? #womeninsports #girlsinsports #womenssports #youthsports #coaching #advocacy #marchmadness #ncaa #womensbasketball https://lnkd.in/gBjKdjev

Caitlin Clark. Alex Morgan. Coco Gauff. Katie Ledecky. Simone Biles. Michelle Kwan. Mary Lou Retton. Jackie Joyner Kersee. Billie Jean King. Household names of icons for many of us. But for many others, they were chalked up to ‘just’ the names of great female athletes that “no one is watching on TV.” Emphasis on the preface: female. Today, those same women are the pioneers who’ve changed the face of women’s sports and introduced an opportunity for future generations of young girls (and boys!) to find their moment. We know they didn’t have it easy – at times the world may as well have been rooting against them. They were doubted. Judged. Passed on and left out. Told they were too much and yet also not enough. Told no. But they persisted, and persisted, and persisted. And now decades of hard work later, they’ve fostered a space that celebrates inclusivity, diversity, and equal opportunity for players and fans alike. Watching women’s sports has become our remedy – our moment of joy and reflection on how things should have always been. This Moment of Lonely is anything but momentary. The universal excitement and embrace for women’s sports has arrived; but also, it’s here to stay. Reinforced by these mind-numbing stats from the past year: • The Big Ten and S.E.C. women’s conference basketball tournaments selling out. 👏 • Nebraska women’s volleyball match setting a world record with 92,000 spectators. 🤯 • The debut of the Professional Women’s Hockey League. 🥅 • 30% growth in applications to the University of Iowa despite declining college enrollment nationwide. 📈 • Television ratings record of 12.6 million viewers for the 2023 women’s college basketball final between LSU and Iowa. 🤝 • Deloitte predicts that women’s sports will surpass $1 billion in revenue for the first time ever in 2024. 💯 Sometimes a moment is a movement, and if you love women’s sports, that moment has arrived. #MomentOfLonely #WomensSports #Inspiration