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Evolution of Womens Sports Annika Sorenstam Strives for Perfection not Feminism Over the past 50 years, womens sports have become more than prevalent not only in the United States but also across the world. The ability for young girls and women to participate in athletics provides an avenue to get word competitive environments as well as build self-confidence in a world still dominated by men. During the early stages of womens sports, the main idea was to show that women were worthy of having their own teams and organizations as an extension of the existing mens sports. In other words, to prove to everyone the women could play many of the corresponding sports that men could play. Womens sports today are reaching a turning point in their development. They are not necessarily trying to emphasize the feminism and equality so predominant during the inception of womens sports, but rather focusing on performing and competing at the highest level possible. This includes c onstantly challenging themselves and evermore striving for excellence in whatever sport they participate in. Womens golf is a perfect example of this recent phenomenon. Number one graded LPGA player Annika Sorenstam turned the golfing world on its head in the past few months by accepting a sponsor exemption to the bank of America colonial, a PGA event. Her acceptance was met with all types of media attention, including talk of making a statement for all women. However, Annika was quick to explain that her decision to play in the Colonial stemmed from her desire to challenge herself and elevate her own game to a new, unprecedented level. Womens athletics has become a permanent fixture at every level in almost every sport worldwide. From y... ...a.http//coachingforthefuture.com/Company_Information/Articles/Coach_Pia/coach_pia.html. 1997.Ever-Busy, Mulit-talented Nilsson Dedicates Time to Teaching, Traveling, Forming Friendships. http//coachingforthefuture.com/Company_Infor mation/Articles/Ever_Busy_Nilsson/ever-busy_Nilsson.html. February 3, 2003.Homeyer, Hilary. Personal Interview. February 2003.Sorenstam Says All the Right Things. http//coachingforthefuture.com/Company_Information/Articles/Sorenstam_Says_Right/sorenstam_says_right.html. May 20,2003.Sorenstam Tries a Proving Ground. http//coachingforthefuture.com/Company_Information/Articles/Sorenstam_Proving_Ground/sorenstam_proving_ground.html. May 18,2003.Swedish advance Secrets. http//coachingforthefuture.com/Company_Information/Articles/Swedish_Scoring_Secrets/swedish_scoring_secrets.html. November 1997.