Saturday, June 25, 2011

Motivational Speakers - Real Motivational Speaker in Sports

By Jean-Pierre Prieur


Achievement, character, determination, pride, a profound story, these are all the things that you look for in a great motivational speaker and Mary Alice Hill has all of these things. As a pioneering athlete, coach, and administrator she has fought for equality and equal rights in sports for women all over the country. She has coached at the Olympic level and been a part of landmark Title IX cases in the nations courts. She sets a great example for women everywhere.

As an Olympic sports trainer you need great strength of character as well as knowledge in order to craft athletes with talent into finely tuned athletic machines. Mary Alice Hill has successfully trained athletes at the collegiate level at Colorado State University and she has trained four record setting athletes on the Olympic level. In order to get athletes to buy into her coaching style and give her the best results Hill had to motivate and inspire her athletes to push themselves and get the best out of themselves.

As of the present, Hill became the athletic director of many well known universities in the country such as San Diego State University. This position is regarded highly as it requires not only years of coaching experience but also a highly regarded standing in the field. The university administration definitely noticed this as they offered the job themselves to Hill entrusting the management of recreational activities and sports as well as encouragement to the university's team and student body.

Hill has noticed that women had always unequal rights when it came to sports much less to become a leader as a sports educator. However, change is essential as this has long been a social stigma. Sports is regarded as an essential part of being a human much like religion and other beliefs that people can freely choose. It completes mental, emotional and social development of both men and women and therefore should be open to anyone even if the role is as an educator or trainer. Despite the said advantage of men regarding physical strength, women undoubtedly have the skills for any sport such as agility or speed. Gender is only one part of a person's characteristic.

Hill went on to prove not only in the state of Colorado but to the entire US those women should have the same freedom in sports when she filed the Title IX sex discrimination lawsuit against the state university. The judge ruled in favor of her and Hill's first true success was with the change in the rules employed in colleges and universities with regards to athletes. This included the availability of scholarships for promising young women athletes and the chance to join varsity teams for competitions.

There are many benefits to listening to an inspirational speaker like Mary Alice Hill. Having your team or organization listen to such a motivational speaker will help motivate your team to do better and bond them together. Her character, her story, and her determination in the face of unfair practices will inspire all those who hear her words and help them succeed at life.




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