Youth Sports

Summer’s over and school has begun…but at the Girls Basketball Combine Camp that was held at Neighborhood House of Greater Milwaukee, school is always in session.

Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson
 

Mark your calendar for Sunday, August 14 to watch "i.am FIRST: Science is Rock & Roll"--a back-to-school TV special about  FIRST, airing on the ABC TV Network at 7PM ET.

The program is a ground breaking, one-hour special promoting education, science, and technology and features an electric hour of highlights from the 20th Annual  FIRST Championship.

Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson
 

 

Written by Joe Kelly – www.fathers.com

Why should your daughter or stepdaughter participate in sports and physical activity? To be more healthy (in mind & body), feel better about herself, learn new skills, stay off alcohol & drugs, defer sexual activity, and ... TO HAVE FUN!

Sadly, some people worry that girls are too delicate, unskilled, or inadequate to play sports. To which the smart father and stepfather reply: "Baloney." 

Stephanie Perleberg

Stephanie Perleberg is a graduate of Wisconsin- La Crosse where she studied Communication and Recreation Management. She was a three sport collegiate athlete, running cross country, indoor track and outdoor track and field. She found success in distance running becoming a three-time All-American and the 2009 National Champion in the steeplechase. She is the Communications and Resource Manager at WomenTalkSports.com and is a graduate student at UW-Milwaukee in the Media Studies department where she focuses her attention on women’s sports in the media. She loves writing, running (on most days), and feminism.

Girls for a Change was in Milwaukee to conduct the Love Your Body, Change the World training program sponsored by U by Kotex. The training was a guide for being proud of everything that makes you a healthy, powerful young woman, including your passion for creating social change in your community. Thanks in part to Alverno College Research Center for Women and Girls, the Girls in Charge Coalition, African American Women Fund Project and IOU Sports for creating this short intro film.

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Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson
 

Lisa Goldman, Producer for 88NINE Radio Milwaukee is following the IOU Sports and UW Milwaukee "STEM in Sports Academy" for their Safe Streets Health Kids Initiative. 

Listen to Part One...

About Radio Milwaukee 88NINE

Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson
 

Madison — The voting went as expected.

Racine Case senior Samantha Logic won the Miss Basketball award from the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association, an honor that goes to the best player in the state.

She was presented with the honor before the Division 1 championship game Saturday at the Kohl Center.

The 5-foot-11 guard averaged 14.6 points and 8.5 rebounds per game for the Eagles. They went 22-3 and won a sectional title for the second straight year before losing to Milwaukee Pius in a Super Tuesday game.

Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson
 


On Saturday February 5, 2011 IOU Sports in partnership with UW Milwaukee Athletics hosted our first National Girls and Women in
Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson
 

Program is for girls grades 3rd-8th and is free for all participants.  Space is limited to 200...

All participants also receive a free t-shirt

Click Here for Schedule of Events.

Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson
 

Girls Violence Prevention
By Bernell Hooker

Images of Us (IOU) Sports is inviting girls ages 13 - 18 to our gender responsive forum offering girls a safe place to be with other girls.

The goal of this event is to teach girls about healthy balanced relationships. Additionally, this event will empower girls to assess their friendships and relationships and make informed decisions by asking the question, "If I were a Boy?"
Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson
 


By Nancy Quinn
 
With almost 40 years since the passage of Title IX — which opened the door for girls to participate in high school and college athletics — the question of how sports make
a positive difference in girls’ and women’s lives has been emphatically answered. 
Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson