Anna Geary’s new RTE 2 documentary premiered last night and it was a hit with viewers.
The show titled “Why Girls Quit Sport” follows camogie star Anna Geary as she delves into why the fallout rate for women in sport is so much higher than for men, as well as looking into how we can encourage women to stick with playing sport long after they finish school or college.
Anna works with girls from Ringsend College to form a ladies gaelic football team as cameras follow their first training session. Anna thanked the students who took part, calling them the “stars of the show” on Instagram she said, “To the Ringsend College girls who are the stars of the show 🌟 ! Thanks for your honesty and craic! I learned so much from this group.”
Anna also thanked the experts who took part in the documentary before it aired yesterday, “I am so lucky to have worked with an amazing team to bring this to your TV screens. To Animo TV for all of the preparation, hard work & execution of this!
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“To the experts that gave of their time so freely, to contribute to such an important conversation, thank you. This can have a ripple effect throughout the country. Special shoutout to Dr. @orlaghfarmer for being a constant support throughout it all! On & Off the field, her experience was so relevant when making this!”
The show received an excellent response with many viewers taking to Twitter to share their praise and their own experiences of sport as a female.
Absolutely brilliant TV program. Spent the night on the #MSPCamogie pitch helping train over 50 U10/12s & I’ll tell u 1 thing, the energy & vibe that crew bring every night is UNREAL🔥#whygirlsquitsport Parents watch it & HEAR it. Get your girls on the pitch & keep them there. https://t.co/tiEzkI4edG
— Annie Browne (@Anniemckenna06) July 15, 2021
Great discussion of all the issues impacting on young women and their decisions and thoughts about participating in sport. Well done @RTE2 @AnnaGCork #whygirlsquitsport
— Orla O’Connor (@OrlaNWCI) July 15, 2021
#whygirlsquitsport on @rte now is excellent. It’s a topic I feel very passionately about. I feel that as coaches we need to keep sport fun for young girls but at the same time, strike a balance where we encourage them to push themselves to learn, improve & feel good. @AnnaGCork
— Emma Larkin Writer (@emmalarkinbooks) July 15, 2021
We need to encourage girls to stay in sports as it has huge benefits for their physical and mental health, as well as fostering healthy body image and a spirit of community and connection. Delighted to have been involved! #whygirlsquitsport @ElectricIreland @AnneASmyth @AikenPR https://t.co/RCiA3ZxW89
— Dr. Malie Coyne (@MalieCoyne) July 14, 2021
@AnnaGCork just watched #whygirlsquitsport. Brilliant watch and fantastic to see so many young girls signing up and sticking with it. I returned to sport after 20+ years and have fallen in love with it again so great to see young girls returning after a year or two out! 👏👏
— fiona (@murpffi) July 15, 2021
You can catch up on the RTE player if you missed this weeks show, episode two will be aired next week.
Congratulations to all who took part!