There???s a strong case to be made that women aren???t necessarily disadvantaged in any way relative to men when involved in competitive, opponent-based games. Unfortunately, the notion that the so-called fairer sex isn???t cut out for highly competitive situations remains unfairly … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2014
Idaho star Destiny Slocum verbally commits to Washington
According to multiple reports, Idaho star Destiny Slocum gave a verbal commitment to Washington on Monday. Under NCAA rules, UW can't confirm any reports. ESPNW has the 5-foot-7 PG ranked as the No. 4 prospect in the HoopGurlz Super 60 for the 2016 class. Slocum's a Mountain View (Meridian, Idaho) … [Read more...]
Coaching: 5 Questions We Should Ask While Problem Solving
source Problem: A player isn+ACY-rsquo+ADs-t performing at an acceptable level. What to do?:+ACY-nbsp+ADs SCAMPER.+ACY-nbsp+ADsAJg-nbsp+ADs Let+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s look at how we+ACY-rsquo+ADs-d apply SCAMPER to our teams. First things first, what the heck is SCAMPER?+ACY-nbsp+ADs The letters stand for Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Magnify/Modify, Put to … [Read more...]
Skylar Diggins begins her offseason training regimen in style
+ACM-NoDaysOff+ACEAIQAh You would think that if the Tulsa Shock would have one player on the USA Basketball women's national team, it would be franchise guard Skylar Diggins. While one Shock player did make the 2014 FIBA World Championship team, it was Odyssey Sims, NOT Diggins. Since I'm from Washington, … [Read more...]
FIBA World Championships 2014: Team USA has offensive advantages and defensive concerns in group play
The USA Basketball women's national team is almost one with group play in the FIBA World Championship for Women. What are the statistical trends that we have seen so far? The USA Basketball women's national team has so far played two games in group play and has earned a berth to the quarterfinals in … [Read more...]
Wendy Parker: Why sports isn’t about ‘respecting’ you
Tweet Last week I wrote for The Cauldron, a new sports vertical on the Medium platform, about Hope Solo, gender and domestic violence and the excuse-making that has surrounded the discussion of a female athlete being charged with physical aggression. Here+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s what I wrote about the … [Read more...]
NCAA Soccer - RPI Bracket, Bubble Ladder, Seed Projections v2.0
Seeded Teams 1 +ACY-ndash+ADs Stanford +ACY-ndash+ADs Pac-12+ACo 2 +ACY-ndash+ADs North Carolina +ACY-ndash+ADs ACC+ACo 3 +ACY-ndash+ADs UCLA +ACY-ndash+ADs Pac-12 4 +ACY-ndash+ADs Texas A+ACY-amp+ADs-M +ACY-ndash+ADs SEC+ACo 5 +ACY-ndash+ADs Florida State +ACY-ndash+ADs ACC 6 +ACY-ndash+ADs Florida +ACY-ndash+ADs SEC 7 +ACY-ndash+ADs Penn State +ACY-ndash+ADs Big Ten+ACo 8 +ACY-ndash+ADs Pepperdine +ACY-ndash+ADs WCC+ACo 9 +ACY-ndash+ADs- … [Read more...]
US, Belarus, Turkey, Australia win on World Cup’s second day
The US stepped it up in the fourth quarter to push past Serbia, 94-74.Belarus stunned Cuba, 70-69.Turkey won again, this time beating Canada, 55-44. But the Canadian youngsters are learning.Australia routed Korea, 87-54. +ACI-Simple old school ball+ACI is keeping the Aussies going.The Czech Republic … [Read more...]
2014 FIBA World Championships for Women, Day 2: Team USA faces Serbia
After an uneven performance against China yesterday, Team USA will attempt to put together a more complete game against Serbia. The biggest news of yesterday was Turkey beating the French team that had previously beaten Team USA in an exhibition game. Today, Turkey will take on a Team Canada squad … [Read more...]
UFC 178 Post Fight Presser - Listen to Cat Zingano after her Victory
Courtesy UFC Cat Zingano made a successful return to the UFC as she defeated Amanda Nunes in what was a fight of the year candidate. Overcoming adversity in the first, Zingano pulled off some awesome wresling moves and got thew TKO in round 3. You can watch the post fight press conference … [Read more...]