Archives for May 2009
8 reasons women should take up boxing
You will burn calories like a buzzsaw. I am not kidding. You may think you've done serious workouts before but you haven't touched the level of output it takes to go hard for three minutes in a boxing ring. This is anaerobic activity+ADs your muscles literally don't operate the same way under this kind … [Read more...]
Book Review: Stolen Bases
The truths about the nation's pastime comes to light in Jennifer Ring's book Stolen Bases: Why American Girls don't Play Baseball (University of Illinois Press, 2009). Author Jennifer Ring discusses the social, political, and economic policies that keep girls off the baseball diamond. The book runs … [Read more...]
Ashley Fiolek leads class of women motocrossers
It seems like it's always the boys who get the spotlight in Motocross, but with girls like Ashley Fiolek taking to the track on her Honda 250, all that is changing. Last weekend, the 2009 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship started in spectacular fashion at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, … [Read more...]
Cheerleading one’s way to compliance
A short but somewhat informative article about the issues surrounding competitive cheerleading and its potential to resolve some schools' Title IX issues around opportunities. Appropriate given the recent attempt by Quinnipiac to earn compliance by cutting a more traditional sport (volleyball) and … [Read more...]
Serena Williams: Facing Adversity
The replay seems to show that Serena Williams' opponent was struck on the arm by the ball that then went off her racquet and in, giving her the point and the break. … [Read more...]
French Open: Ana Ivanovic out of Roland Garros thanks to Azarenka
French Open: Ana Ivanovic out of Roland Garros thanks to Azarenka Ana Ivanovic is out of the French Open after losing 6-2, 6-3 to Victoria Azarenka in the 4th round. Ivanovic did little right today, she converted only two of her five break points and made 20 unforced errors. Ivanovic called for a … [Read more...]
Coaches Corner: Emotional Bank Accounts - Part II
A great way to make deposits in the Emotional Bank Account is by utilizing John Maxwell's 30-Second Rule that he outlines in his outstanding book, +ACI-25 Ways to Win With People.+ACI In face, this entire book is a great resource in the art of making positive deposits in those that you work with, live … [Read more...]
Three keys to becoming a female hockey rock star
For the last 3 weeks, the members of the new Total Female Hockey Training Team have been working hard to take their game to the next level (that's NOT them in the picture). There is no doubt in my mind that these girls hockey players have what it takes to become female hockey rock stars. Do … [Read more...]
WCWS stuff
I love this weekend of the year, so many sports (but unfortunately so much yardwork that takes me away from the television).Anyway, I have been catching the Women's College World Series and noticed a few things:1. Will we ever reach a day when women are not called basemen?2. PAC-10--not so dominant … [Read more...]