WASHINGTON (DC News Now) – Monumental Sports, Leveling The Playing Field and D.C Public Schools came together on the Columbia Heights Education Campus to help out some middle school female athletes.
More than 300 pieces of equipment were distributed by three organization as part of Monumental’s Girls Empowerment Program. Each participating girl got three free sports bras, basketballs and a sports circuit where they learned something new from professional coaches.
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One student, Summer, said she never usually gets to play hockey, but today she was able to learn how to play. Coaches from the Washington Mystics gave guidance as many first time hoopers took their first shot Wednesday.
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DMV hoops legend and Mystics sideline reporter Christy Winters-Scott was also at the event. Winters Scott played high school basketball at South Lakes High School before going to the University of Maryland to continue her basketball career.
She said events like this are so important for supporting young female athletes.
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“It really is all about the unified approach to sports that stands in their community,” Winters-Scott said. “For me, it was just great to be out here empowering our young girls between 6th and 8th grade, but also to make sure that they’re properly equipped.”
Winters-Scott added that she hopes the girls take more than just basketball away from events like these.
“For every hurdle that they approach, whether it’s on the track or in real life, they need to approach it with full on genuineness of who they are as people,” Winters Scott said. “We understand who they are, where they are, and what they can accomplish when they fully embrace the opportunities that they’re afforded.”
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