Detroit PAL is chiefly focused on creating youth sport leagues. The organization runs
traditional recreation programming in a variety of sports, including baseball, softball,
track and field, soccer, football, cheerleading, basketball and a volleyball league exclu-
sively for girls. In addition, Detroit PAL fields several travel teams in five sports with each
squad made up of the strongest on-field leaders. These players and others also participate
in the academic and leadership development pe-gram at the D. Dwayne Hurtt Student Athlete Resource Center.

GIRLS INITIATIVE PROGRAM
Phone: 313-833-1600 Dr. Ramona Cox
Email: rcox@detroitpal.org
Detroit PAL is committed to offering opportunities for girls in youth sports. Detroit PAL’s
Girls Initiative Program underwent a name change in 2016 and will now fall under the Girls
Changing the Game (GCG) Program. The GCG Program aims to provide increased quality
programming for the girls Detroit PAL currently serves and to increase the number of girls that participate in Detroit PAL programs. Dr. Ramona Cox, Associate Athletic Director, will oversee the program.

Detroit PAL has made great strides towards increasing girls participation over the past
few years. In 2015, Detroit PAL was able to serve 500 more girls than the previous year.
In 2016, our goal is to push beyond there! Already, our volleyball program has 10 more
teams signed up to play over last season. In addition to this, a new High School Volleyball
League was created in 2016 in partnership with the Detroit Volleyball Coaches Association.