Are You In Relationship With Gratitude? written by Erica Quam Research shows that grateful people are happier and healthier. How grateful are you? Four Benefits of Gratitude: 1. Makes us happier (and even reduces anxiety & depression) Gratitude has been scientifically proven to be one of the … [Read more...]
Profile: Jockey Maria Remedio
When most athletes retire from the sport they are involved in, 99% don’t try to come back to their former sport. Most just ride off into the sunset and carry on with their lives. Some end up staying involved by being a TV announcer or getting a job with one of the many cable TV sport … [Read more...]
Top Reasons Girls & Young Women Need Sports
(Original Post) I remember being told by my male gymnastics coach once when I was younger: “You run like a girl.” As I walked back towards the end of the line after finishing my vault routine, I recall thinking to myself: “But I am a girl…Rude!” What does … [Read more...]
Church Announces Retirement; 17 New Members Join @NACWAA
Author: NACWAA November 6, 2014 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Senior Associate Commissioner Barbara Church announced that she will retire at the end of the 2014-15 academic year. Church has served intercollegiate athletics for 38 years, first at Saint … [Read more...]
Fighting the Good Fight: Women in Racing
In early 2007, I picked up a book that would light a spark within me about what I believe is missing for women in motorsports. She Wins, You Win: The Most Important Rule Every Businesswoman Needs to Know The book addresses strategies on how women can achieve success in a boardroom or a corporate … [Read more...]
Savoring the things that matter the most
Tweet After cranking out so many sports-and-culture posts on this blog and elsewhere in recent weeks, I’m going through some serious anxiety about whether to continue staking a claim in these debates. Well then, anxiety is a strong word, and I hesitate to say I’ve reached the point of … [Read more...]
#NACWAA14 - Day 3
Author: Katie Rose Thornton, Villanova University Final day in Looaville. Morning started with an intense dynamic yoga/plyometric workout with Kim Blake from Nike. I’m still sore. Anything that I write about our featured morning speaker would just not do this woman … [Read more...]
#NACWAA14 - Day 1
Author: Katie Rose Thornton, Villanova University Hello, Louuvull! This year marks the 35th anniversary of NACWAA, and coincidentally this is the highest attended convention yet. There is no doubt this will be an incredible three-day journey. From the minute I walk … [Read more...]
NACWAA Member Retirements, Promotions and Celebrations
Author: NACWAA September 25, 2014 Mary Bowman, Senior Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Support Services and Senior Woman Administrator, has announced she will retire in December after 19 years at the University of Utah. Read more Candice Lee, Vanderbilt … [Read more...]
Do you get bored with the basics? by Erica Quam @coachquam
FEATURED ARTICLE by Erica Quam Do you get bored with the basics?Every fall, a new season begins for coaches and teams. A new school year begins for teachers and students. Now in my life, a new quarter of yoga begins.At the beginning of a new season, year, or quarter - it seems appropriate … [Read more...]