In recent weeks, attention was briefly drawn to the NHL's policy regarding bloggers in the press box. A leaked draft of guidelines for credentialing bloggers surfaced in the hockey blogosphere. The leak grabbed the attention of various members of the hockey community, ranging from established … [Read more...]
Penn State elevates hockey
Both the men's and women's club ice hockey teams at Penn State will be elevated to varsity status. The announcement, which will likely contain the time table for the move, will come later this morning.The teams are the beneficiaries of very generous Penn State alum Terrence Pegula who is giving $90 … [Read more...]
How To Get Off The Confidence Roller Coaster
Something interesting happens when you move up to the next level. Whether it's from high school to college, college to national team or atom to peewee, the reality is that when most players make the jump from one age group or ability level to the next one up, they go from being the big fish in a … [Read more...]
Kovalchuk, Contracts, and Old Age Pensions
So let me make sure I've got this straight. Ilya Kovalchuk wants a shit-ton of money to play hockey in the NHL. He's pretty good. If anyone deserves a shit-ton of money in the NHL, it's probably him. The New Jersey Devils have a shit-ton of money to give him. … [Read more...]
More on roller derby
In that sometimes coincidental way that things converge in one's life, yesterday morning on NPR there was a story on roller derby. Learned a little more history like that it was originally a sport created for men. And then during the depression the man credited with creating the sport thought it … [Read more...]
Girls Hockey On-Ice & Off-Ice Workshops
With September and the season just around the corner, I wanted to take this opportunity to let you know about the Total Female Hockey Team & Association Development Seminars that we offer on and off the ice during the season. … [Read more...]
Women’s Skateboarding: Get, Set, Go! Results
It has been a massive few months for the Crossing Boarders tour, who at the weekend ended up in Malm … [Read more...]
Women’s Hockey: Context, Please
This New York Times article on the possible establishment of a women's pro hockey league backed by the NHL contains a good chunk of lazy reporting. … [Read more...]
SuperGirl 2010 Is Complete
The first ladies of action sports hit Venice Beach, California yesterday when the 4th Annual Supergirl Jam's Skateboard Street, Snowboard Rail Jam and Inline Skating Best Trick competitions played before thousands of fans along the boardwalk. At day's end, Alexis Sablone (New York, NY), Danyale … [Read more...]
A Tipping Point in Changing the Culture of Youth Sport?
In the last month I've been thinking and reading about the idea of equal playing time in youth sports (click here and here). Based on the evidence, I'm convinced that equal playing time should be mandatory up until the age of 12. Following, all youth sport organizations and associations should adopt … [Read more...]