Be a Sporty Girl

To be sporty, you need courage, athletic appeal, and talent. To be a sporty girl, you need all of these things, plus class! To become a sporty girl, check out this guide.

Steps

Being sporty

  1. Choose your sports. There are so many to choose from! Basketball, softball, football, volleyball, soccer, lacrosse, rowing, field hockey, and tennis are the 'ball' sports. Then you have others like swimming, figure skating, dance, cheerleading, and badminton. Choose at least 3 sports that fit your interests. Keep in mind sports like skating, dance, or cheerleading, people tend to see as 'easy' so be prepared to defend yourself from people who think that.
  2. Try out the sports. Go to your local gym, ice rink, or dance studio and test your skills.
  3. Sign up for lessons. Get good at the sport with the help of a coach.
  4. Develop a plan on how to improve. This step is vital! Do not skip it!
  5. Join the team. Can you make Varsity? Can you win that medal or that trophy? We shall see.

Looking sporty

  1. Define your sporty style. While some people might wish to confine what a sporty girl looks like, defining what it means to you matters most. Most importantly, aim to look healthy, fresh, and active. This could be interpreted in as many ways as you like.
    • Beware any advice that proscribes the colors, the styles, and the exact brands you must wear to be sporty. This is confining and is simply someone's opinion. Equally, all the advice offered here is just that––advice, and you are in charge of picking and rejecting whatever you prefer from it.

Clothing

  1. Aim to wear sporty outfits that are also cute and stylish. For example, a sweatsuit with a label on it, a shapely tennis dress, cute tennis shoes, and a matching headband.
  2. Avoid wearing anything that would hamper your sporty lifestyle. This might include dangling items, fiddly things such as sequins that take forever to wash, and high heels. Of course, special occasions are an exemption, and you can wear the more finicky things for those.
    • Baggy clothing doesn't come across as very sporty.
    • Pink is fine. Colors are totally your choice.
  3. Find clothing that moves with ease. Sporty girls don't like to be restricted when moving, so choose fabrics and style cuts that allow for full movement, stretching, and running.
  4. Choose some sporty themed outfits. Stuck for ideas? Here are some ideas other readers have suggested:
    • Pick a team jersey. Pair sporty pants with it.
    • Fitted shorts like Soffe, paired with a tee-shirt/Old Team jersey.
    • Try baggier basketball shorts with a fitted graphic tee/fitted tank top.
    • If it's colder out, try jeans/yoga pants/sweat pants with a graphic tee, or printed shirt. Hoodies make a good addition.
    • Get autographed t-shirts and caps by team players.
  5. Choose good shoes. Shoes should support your feet well, sporty or not. If you like to run, choose runners. If you like a variety of activities, choose cross-trainers. If you like the beach, choose sand shoes, flip flops, or sandals. Other suggestions from readers include:
    • Cleats for sports.
    • Regular sneakers in a variety of colors; remember, black goes with everything, white stains very easily.
    • Brand shoes, if that's your thing.
    • Athletic sneakers.
  6. Wear serious swimsuits, not bikinis. Sporty girls visit the pool to swim, not play or lie around tanning. Get a one piece that is meant for proper swimming.

Hair

  1. Put your hair in a cute sporty hairstyle. For example, wear a messy, bumpy ponytail secured with rainbow elastics. For a good impression, let your hair down once every six months and straighten it. You'll get tons of compliments on your hair.
    • A simple ponytail with a headband is an easy and fresh look for the sporty girl.

Makeup

  1. Avoid heavy makeup and prissy nail polish, those things are not sporty. Sometimes fun nails are okay, but no French manicures or other nail art that will hamper your activities. But crazy stuff like lime green and navy blue on your toes, then purple and orange on your fingers are cute and playful, provided you don't mind constant retouches.

Finding sporty friends

  1. Hang around with girls who love sport as much as you do. You can practice sporty things together. However, don't neglect your other side either; a few musical, intellectual, and dramatic friends are a good choice for the friendship mix too.
  2. Don't ditch your current friends! Good friends will accommodate your new sporty lifestyle, maybe even embrace it themselves.

Staying healthy

  1. Stay hydrated when playing sport. This helps your body to sweat more efficiently, to stay energized and to ensure that you don't overheat.
  2. Eat a healthy diet. Eat plenty of good, unprocessed foods suitable to your body type. See a dietitian or nutritionist if you don't know how to eat optimally; or talk to a teacher who specializes in health studies or your parents for more ideas.
  3. Get injuries seen to quickly. If you get injured, in any way, make sure to take at least a day's rest, or you could hurt yourself more.

Tips

  • Make friends with people on the team.
  • Use deodorant. Be careful of using perfume; it can smell overwhelming with sweat. Perhaps save it for the non-sporty occasions.
  • Even if you try jazz or something like highland dancing, it is still something fun and challenging.
  • Don't let people who maybe aren't sporty get you down or tell you you are no good at something.
  • Choose a sport that you enjoy and don't show off too much.
  • Don't let anyone tell you that your chosen sport isn't really a sport, or that girls can't do sports.

Warnings

  • Make sure you don't injure yourself all that often. Always rest after being injured.
  • Sports can be expensive. Check with parents before signing up to anything that requires equipment and/or travel and/or entry fees.

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