Meet + Mentor Memphis
Female middle school students in Memphis, Tennessee will take part in a Play Like a Girl Meet + Mentor day camp powered by Academy Sports + Outdoors on Wednesday, July 7, 2021.
AutoZone Park, home to the Redbirds Baseball Club, will be transformed into a mentoring lab designed to encourage local girls in their STEM pursuits and create a diverse female STEM leadership pipeline.
Play Like a Girl staff, Academy employees and volunteers will accompany 20 middle school students through STEM-related and confidence-building activities centered around the mathematics--data, statistics and analytics--behind the game of baseball (and softball). Activities include:
- Panel Discussion and Q&A featuring accomplished women in baseball, softball and STEM
- STEM Mentoring Moment, an opportunity for students to meet and have a hands-on working session with women leaders in the architectural design of stadiums and sports facilities
- Confidence-building Activity Inspired by Play Like a Girl’s Curriculum, through which girls can learn SMART goal-setting from Play Like a Girl’s CEO Dr. Kimberly Clay
- Softball Clinic with players and coaches to run drills and play ball--maybe even some soccer, too!
Play Like a Girl Meet + Mentor events are ongoing celebrations to shine a light on empowering women role models in an effort to inspire more girls to reach their full potential in sport and STEM.
Participating students will be featured in a three-part YouTube series showcased across Academy's social channels this summer.
The next event will take place in the Houston/Katy, Texas area on July 13, 2021.
