I don't know where to start. The NCAA has determined that the University of Connecticut committed a secondary rules violation because of a phone call between women's basketball head coach Geno Auriemma and Mo'ne Davis, a pitcher for a Philadelphia-based team in the 2014 Little League World … [Read more...]
NCAA cites UConn for recruiting violation because Geno Auriemma called Mo’ne
I don't know where to start. The NCAA has determined that the University of Connecticut committed a secondary rules violation because of a phone call between women's basketball head coach Geno Auriemma and Mo'ne Davis, a pitcher for a Philadelphia-based team in the 2014 Little League World … [Read more...]
NCAA cites UConn for recruiting violation because Geno Auriemma called Mo’ne
I don't know where to start. The NCAA has determined that the University of Connecticut committed a secondary rules violation because of a phone call between women's basketball head coach Geno Auriemma and Mo'ne Davis, a pitcher for a Philadelphia-based team in the 2014 Little League World … [Read more...]
Title IX, sexual assault and high schools
While the stories we have heard from college students across the country about sexual assault and sexually hostile climates on their campuses are shocking, these stories are not--unfortunately--limited to college environments.We have recently heard about a case in Seattle where a rape occurred … [Read more...]
New Book for Student-Athletes: Beneath the College Jersey by Marten Vandervelde
Listen to an interview between Erica Quam (founder of The Inner Circle for Women Who Coach) and Marten Vandervelde - author of the book, Beneath the College Jersey: An Athlete's Guide to Healthier Nutrition, Habits, & Recovery. In this interview, Erica talks with Marten … [Read more...]
How do you build trust on your team? by Erica Quam @coachquam
FEATURED ARTICLE by Erica Quam How do you build trust on your team? TRUSTBuilding trust is the foundation for the success of your team this year. This is where it starts. CONFLICTIf you don't have trust, you can't have healthy conflict. You'll just have people that … [Read more...]
Oklahoma colleges handling misbehaving student athletes
Not all of these cases are Title IX specific, but given the cover-ups and repeat offenses that happen when colleges look the other way (see the last incident below) or lightly punish student athletes who commit assault, I felt this update is relevant. The athletic and college administrators at the … [Read more...]
NCAA Reform and Title IX
Last week a federal district court judge ruled in favor of the former college athletes, lead by Ed O'Bannon, who were challenging NCAA rules that prevented them from sharing in the proceeds that their colleges and universities earned by licensing their names and likenesses for commercial purposes … [Read more...]
HOKA ONE ONE revives the 2-Mile National Postal Competition
The Race Is Back On. The revival of the Postal 2-Mile is a revival of the spirit of high school distance running, the revival of finding a true national champion and most importantly the revival of a team together. We are proud to reintroduce the running world to the Hoka One One National … [Read more...]
Wendy Parker on the fate of the non-revenue NCAA athlete
On Monday my post is generally related to a timely sports topic prominently in the news, is focused on the business of sports or covers a sports subject at random. * * * * * * * * I don’t know much about law, economics, business, marketing, public relations, television rights and industrial … [Read more...]