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Standing Strong Against Peer Pressure: A Guide for Girls in Sports

Explore challenges faced by girls due to peer pressure in sports. Learn from Olympic gold medalist Helen Glover's story. Get strategies to handle peer pressure with tips and role-playing activities. Discussion on effective techniques to resist and overcome peer pressure.

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Standing Strong Against Peer Pressure: A Guide for Girls in Sports

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  1. Standing up to peer pressure

  2. “Peer pressure makes girls drop out of sport.” Discuss:- How might this be the case?- Have the girls ever experienced this?- How does it make you feel? - What could we do about it? Image: pixabay.com

  3. Look together at the following article:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/9626762/Olympic-gold-medallist-Helen-Glover-Young-girls-face-peer-pressure-to-drop-out-of-sport.htmlLook at how peer pressure could have stopped Helen from becoming an Olympic gold medallist. How did she overcome this? What virtues did she show? Image: wikipedia.org

  4. There are some tips here for dealing with peer pressure: https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/findoutmore/help-me-out-peer-pressureOr, you could watch the video here: https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/friends-relationships-sex/friends/peer-pressure/ Discuss as a class and make a list of strategies.

  5. Use the scenarios from the first lesson on peer pressure.In each group, you need to role play one of the scenarios with one person being pressured, one person putting pressure on and two by standers. The bystanders must begin by listening but then take a side to join in. Then choose a different scenario and swap roles. Image: pixabay.com

  6. Discuss:- How did you find standing up to peer pressure? - What techniques did the people putting pressure on you use?- What techniques did you use to resist? - Which techniques were the most effective? - Which techniques were less effective? Image: pixabay.com

  7. What would happen if:- You are too defensive and apologise for saying ‘no.’- You say no aggressively to a friend?

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