[Eugenia Gabrielov]

I think one of the best techniques I've seen for this is to let girls start where they want. So what if they want to spend a season working on spirit and promotions? Let them, but be sure to sprinkle lessons of technical stuff they can learn to help the team throughout.

While I like the idea of giving young women an online venue to learn skills, I don't think that matches the positive reinforcement that happens when any individual learns a new skill and they are congratulated with it face to face, and the news is shared. Encouragement is key.