TAMPA, Fla. — Is it a moment or a movement?

At Tiffany Greene’s Game On! Girls Summit, it was both. The ESPN play-by-play commentator gathered more than 200 flag football players in the Hillsborough High School auditorium for a moment. And they were treated to some words of wisdom and camaraderie to celebrate their movement.

“I want them to know that they have all the tools capable to being successful,” Tiffany said.

What You Need To Know

  •  More than 200 flag football players filled the Hillsborough High School auditorium for the inaugural Game On! Girls Sports Summit.

  •  Hosted by ESPN play-by-play commentator Tiffany Greene, the event featured industry leaders talking about opportunities available to the student athletes.

  •  It's an unprecedented time in women's sports history with record breaking attendance and TV audience numbers.

A panel filled with female industry leaders provided real life advice and answered questions about the opportunities available to student-athletes after their playing careers are over. And Chase Bank provided a financial workshop providing practical tools to help these student-athletes be successful.

“I just wanted to take high school athletes just like myself who used to play and figure out what is next and how do I get to that next,” Tiffany said.

Tiffany’s been at the forefront of the women in sports movement. She made history as the first African American woman to do football play-by-play on cable television. Along the way in her sports broadcasting career, which included stops in Orlando and Tampa Bay, she got support from family, from teachers, from coaches, and it’s that same type of support she wants to provide with this summit.

“There’s so many people out here more than not that want to see them grow and be the best version of themselves,” she said.

It’s an unprecedented time in women’s sports history. For the first time ever, the Women’s NCAA Basketball Championship Game TV audience outdrew the men’s title game – by more than four million viewers. Women’s sports are seeing broadcast opportunities similar to the men’s and brands are starting to take notice and invest in female athletes. Claire Lessinger, the vice president of events for Tampa Bay Sports Commission said its about time.

“Our time is now and I really see endless opportunities for girls and women in sports moving forward,” Claire said.

That’s why Tiffany gathered these girls in her high school alma mater’s auditorium. Women supporting women. In the sports world, that support is everything.

“There’s the greater community that’s here to support and say we’re wrapping our arms around you and we want to see you succeed,” Tiffany said. “And this is just a little drop in the bucket.”