This Week in Girls Sports

Spring is in the air and there is plenty to talk about in the world of sports girls play this week!

• The 2008 Pacific Rim Championships takes place this weekend, March 28-30 and will feature Olympic gymnastics hopefuls Nastia Liukin, Jana Bieger, Daria Joura, Elise Hopfner-Hibbs, Charlotte Mackie, Rebecca Bross, and more from 14 Pacific Rim countries.
• The world’s best swimmers smashed records all over the globe this past weekend! Check out some of these numbers!
• The Olympic Torch has started its journey to Beijing. You can see footage of it being lit in Athens, Greece on March 24.
• Go Ahead and Run Like a Girl
• And on Girls are Champions there is a great article on Running Buddies.
• Girls Softball coaches, players and parents – check out some great videos from Sue Enquist.
• PreraceJitters reports on Texas Sprinter Bianca Knight Goes Pro.
• How to Prevent Eating Disorders in Sports – this is a must read whether you are a coach or a parent.

If you have any girls sports related links you’d like to contribute, please feel free to leave them in the comments below! We are also looking for some guest authors to contribute news, tips, stories, and such over the next few months.