Snyder noted two possible ways of promoting greater diversity. One begins at the grassroots level of youth sports. “Increase the numbers of kids who are from diverse backgrounds in the pipeline so that by the time they get to the high school and the college level we can have more African Americans, more Asian Americans, more Hispanics who are competing in sports which traditionally had not had much diversity — say rowing or lacrosse — sports that are growing rapidly,” she said.
Another option is adding nontraditional sports that have greater diversity, such as Double Dutch (jump rope), which recently became a varsity sport in the New York City public schools.
The report also includes policy recommendations by the WSF. The entire report can be downloaded at www.womenssportsfoundation.org.
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