JMU to Host National Girls and Women in Sports Day Event

HARRISONBURG, Va. – On Sunday, February 20th, James Madison Athletics will celebrate National Girls & Women in Sports Day, presented by Valley Mall to encourage local girls to engage in physical activity, foster teamwork and a healthy lifestyle. The event will be held in Gym A at Godwin Hall from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

This service event brings the Harrisonburg community together with JMU's female student-athletes to showcase the positive results sports can achieve. Members from various JMU women's teams will be present to guide participants through stations involving drills for their sports. Additionally, participants will have a chance to hear from coaches and student-athletes about the impact sports have had on their lives.

Registration is available now, and the clinic is open to all girls currently in kindergarten through eighth grade. The $15 registration fee covers admission to the clinic, a game ticket to women's basketball vs. UNCW that day at 2 p.m., and a voucher for a free drink and hotdog at the game. Girls who are registered by February 11th will also receive a free event t-shirt. Parents can register their children online at JMUTickets.com. Registration will close at 5 pm on Saturday, February 19th. Parents will have the opportunity to purchase additional discounted women's basketball game tickets by calling the JMU Ticket Office at 540-568-3853 or on the day of the game at the ticket office.

All participants who will also be attending the basketball game should park on the 3rd and 4th levels of the Ballard Parking Deck adjacent to the Atlantic Union Bank Center. Shuttle busses will be provided from the deck to Godwin Hall and will return participants to the Atlantic Union Bank Center after the event.

Shuttles will pick up and depart from the Festival Hub near the Ballard Parking Deck. Limited parking will be available at Godwin Hall for those who choose to forgo shuttle services.

Fans must follow all posted health and safety instructions. As such, JMU Athletics will require masking for guests attending the event and for those who attend the women's basketball game vs. UNCW. The masking requirement applies regardless of vaccination status.

ABOUT NATIONAL GIRLS & WOMEN IN SPORTS DAY
National Girls & Women in Sports Day is in its 36th year of honoring the accomplishments of female athletes and encouraging continued participation in sports by girls and women. The celebration began in 1987 as a single event to honor former Olympic volleyball player Flo Hyman and has grown to a celebration across all 50 states. This year also marks the 50th Anniversary of the Title IX's passing, the land mark legislation that paved the way for female athletics at all levels. JMU Athletics is proud to carry on the message of this empowering day.

FULL DETAILS
WHAT: National Girls & Women in Sports Day
WHO: Girls, grade K-8
WHEN: Sunday, February 20th (10:30 a.m. registration, 11 a.m. clinic, 2 p.m. basketball game)
WHERE: Clinic: Godwin Hall, Gym A, JMU Campus | Women's Basketball Game: Atlantic Union Bank Center
COST: $15 per participant (clinic, concession voucher, and a JMU WBB vs. UNCW ticket included) – online registration – required in advance by February 19th at 5 p.m.
OTHER: Each child will be required to have a guardian (18 or older) present at the event. Additional women's basketball game tickets ($6)

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