Value proposition

Inspiring girls to realize and live out their limitless potential through STEM and sports.

Play Like a Girl!® is a national 501(c)3 charitable organization founded in 2004. Our mission is to ensure that every girl reaches her full potential by providing girls ages 9-13 an opportunity—and in many cases, their only chance—to participate in sport and physical activity.

We endeavor to harness the natural properties of sport to propel young women into competitive, male-dominated careers—especially those at the intersection of science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and sports. To accomplish this, we offer programs and resources designed to transform girls’ motivation into an “I am unstoppable” attitude.

It is our goal to help girls everywhere find the courage to do things beyond the field of play that they never thought possible. We believe that girls given the opportunity to play on a team become women who have the confidence to stand on their own.

health education, childhood obesity, chronic disease prevention, youth mentoring, sports, women's sports, empowerment, mentoring, physical activity, active play, after-school programming, empowerment, confidence, self-esteem, and girls