Monday, August 1, 2011

Women Motivational Speakers in Sports for 2012

By Jean-Pierre Prieur


Achievement, character, determination, pride, a profound story, these are all the things that you look for in a great motivational speaker and Mary Alice Hill has all of these things. As a pioneering athlete, coach, and administrator she has fought for equality and equal rights in sports for women all over the country. She has coached at the Olympic level and been a part of landmark Title IX cases in the nations courts. She sets a great example for women everywhere.

Being an athletic trainer not only requires knowledge in the sport chosen but a strong character. During Hill's fight for women equality, she has shown an intense passion towards this cause even standing up courageously in a case. With this and her wise judgment all throughout her career, she became the most respectable woman figure to have redefined women's equal right in sports.

An Athletic Director is an administrator in charge of coaches and athletic staff and oversees and coordinates all their work. Mary Alice Hill was the first woman Athletic Director in the entire country and lead the way for future female Athletic Director across the nation. The Athletic Director of a university is often the most visual and important member of an athletic department and Mary Alice Hill opened the door for women to be in that position.

Hill has noticed that women had always unequal rights when it came to sports much less to become a leader as a sports educator. However, change is essential as this has long been a social stigma. Sports is regarded as an essential part of being a human much like religion and other beliefs that people can freely choose. It completes mental, emotional and social development of both men and women and therefore should be open to anyone even if the role is as an educator or trainer. Despite the said advantage of men regarding physical strength, women undoubtedly have the skills for any sport such as agility or speed. Gender is only one part of a person's characteristic.

Hill went on to prove not only in the state of Colorado but to the entire US those women should have the same freedom in sports when she filed the Title IX sex discrimination lawsuit against the state university. The judge ruled in favor of her and Hill's first true success was with the change in the rules employed in colleges and universities with regards to athletes. This included the availability of scholarships for promising young women athletes and the chance to join varsity teams for competitions.

There are many benefits to listening to an inspirational speaker like Mary Alice Hill. Having your team or organization listen to such a motivational speaker will help motivate your team to do better and bond them together. Her character, her story, and her determination in the face of unfair practices will inspire all those who hear her words and help them succeed at life.




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