“I have the drive and will and grit to win. Determination gets me through". - Elise Virr, Tennis Player, 12 (QLD). Elise is ranked the # 1 12 years and under female in QLD and she's ranked # 10 in Australia!

She's got her eye on a career in tennis, and listening to her talk about her passion for her sport and her commitment to her goals will get even the most unmotivated person ready to leap into action.

With Wayne, her father and biggest fan, by her side, we talk about how she got into tennis, what she loves about it, how she juggles tennis with school and much more.

Thanks for joining me (and Elise and Wayne!) for this very first episode of Mighty Girls!

Mighty Girls is brought to you by Eltee Sydney. For Girls Who Love to move. https://eltee.sydney

SHOW NOTES:

Playcasta: https://www.playcasta.com

Babolat: https://www.babolat.com

Sports Recovery: https://www.sportsrecoverycentresaus.com

St Hilda's School: https://www.sthildas.qld.edu.au

Elise' coach, Ben Scott: https://www.instagram.com/ben10nis

Want to arm yourself with more information around the causes of sports disengagement among girls?

Women in Sport have developed ‘8 Principles for Success’. They’re the key steps in minimising the barriers girls experience so they can make sport and exercise a more meaningful and exciting prospect in their lives.

Read more in the full report (March 2022) (https://www.womeninsport.org/.../Tackling-Teenage...). It's from the UK but the findings are pretty much a carbon copy of results of similar research on young Australian girls.