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Women In Leadership Conference Teachers and students attend workshop for women in sports
PHOTO COURTESY OF ELIZABETH MICHAELS
PHOTO COURTESY OF ELIZABETH MICHAELS
LEADING THE WAY | The Women in Sports Leadership function took place early Feb., and was TEAM IMPROVEMENTS| Not only were students in attendance, but a handful of female coaches were attended by a multitude of female athletes. Sophomore Elizabeth McMahon was one of the students invited chosen to go as well. Science teacher Elizabeth Michaels was one of the coaches who tagged along. “I attended to attend this conference. “I believe I was chosen to go because I am motivated to help my team improve and sessions that covered topics like nutrition for athletes, addressing the social and emotional needs of studentcreate a better environment for our team,” McMahon said. athletes and creating and maintaining sports programs for women and girls at all ages,” Michaels said. By Julia Magnan & Gabbi Bielak
and included sessions for female PAGE EDITOR & STAFF REPORTER student athletes, as well as female coaches and administrators. These This past month, a team of women sessions provided information on the attended the annual Women in Sports different aspects of sports and sports Leadership Conference hosted by training including diet, exercise and the Michigan High School Athletic injury prevention. English teacher Association. This conference took Diane Montgomery was one of three place over the course of two days, female North coaches to attend. She acknowledged how much the conference allowed her to grow as a coach, and spoke on some of the key ideas she was presented. “For me, this conference allows me a chance to think about 17000 Kercheval suite 225 how my coaching
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impacts athletes and parents,” Montgomery said. “It provides ideas for how to better organize my teams and build a solid leadership structure as well as a strong overall culture.” The women who attended the conference this year included students Jordan Solomon, Annalise Thomas, Maddy Kohler, Amelia Shock, Dylan Cardinale, Elizabeth McMahon, Cemiyah Coleman, and Paige Przepiora and coaches Diane Montgomery, Lauren Nixon and Elizabeth Michaels. Sophomore Elizabeth McMahon, who is on the varsity swim team, said she took this opportunity to grow and learn more about positivity between her teammates and coach. "The best part of the conference was
getting to learn from the experience of others," McMahon said. "We saw presentations from other women, coaches and athletes, and their experience helped me open my eyes to what leadership and positivity is in sports." McMann was not the only one excited about attending the conference. Science teacher Elizabeth Michaels also enjoyed the opportunity to attend the conference for the fourth year in a row. "The conference always reminds me of how fortunate we are to be in a district that supports women in sports,” Michaels said. “It is not the same everywhere and the women before us did not have the same opportunities.”
