Dragonwing Blog
First things first...
Hi, I'm Emma. I currently live in North Carolina, and I have spent most of my childhood here. When I'm not at school, I'm exercising, working, socializing with friends or family, watching Netflix , eating, or sleeping. And I think I love all of those things equally.
I'm a senior in high school and am headed into my 7th year there. I prefer math and science, although the other classes aren't too bad. I've also taken French for 6 years, and while I'm definitely not fluent, I'd like to think I'm close. I also spend a good portion of my time working for one of our school's volunteer organizations, Beta Club. This coming year, I'm excited to be the president!
As for sports, I play soccer for my high school varsity team. I played competitive club soccer for 7 years, and we had the opportunity to travel all over the country. I finally decided to stop playing in the summer of 2013. I loved it but wanted to focus on other things.
Without as much of my time strictly dedicated to soccer, I love to dabble in lots of other forms of exercise including hot yoga, group workout classes, swimming, biking, hiking and sometimes, although rarely, running.
In my spare time, when I'm not working on my homework, or playing sports, I am a hostess at a local restaurant. I've been there about a year and love the opportunity to constantly interact with lots of different types of people of all ages.
I started working with DragonWing in the summer of 2014. I'm very excited to be working with this company. I can't wait to watch it grow and hope to contribute to that!
Passing on the Stories of our Female Athletes
The most popular professional sports in America, in the world, even, are dominated by men- think football, baseball, basketball, soccer, and, though an increasingly large number of females are playing sports, women’s professional leagues still suffer from lack of interest. This is in part because our society has long been adamant that sports are only for men but also because the legacy and culture of men’s sports are passed down from father to son.
As a brand devoted to helping develop women’s sports and girls’ interest in sports, Dragonwing girlgearⓇ believes it is crucial for girls to learn about female athletes who have conquered in order to see them as role models. Boys, and girls, who don’t play baseball are well aware of Babe Ruth’s story. What about the other Babe? Not that many young female golfers, basketball players, or runners learn about Babe Didrikson Zaharias, the athlete extraordinaire who excelled at all of those sports.
This trend we’re seeing, of female athletes remaining obscure and girls remaining deprived of female role models in the sports arena, must end if women are to achieve equality in the world of athletics. If the stories of strong, successful female soccer players, figure skaters, runners, and gymnasts aren’t told, their successes will be lost to this generation of girls. Girls should grow up with the belief that they too can become a part of sports history and that there is a spot for them in the world of sports. To understand this, though, the tales of successful female athletes need to be shared.
In order to rectify this social pattern and to raise awareness of successful female athletes, Sideline Chatter is going to be featuring such legends every Monday and on their birthdays, celebrating the players who have established women’s rightful place in the world of sports.
