courtesy of Peter MeereSorry it's taken me a while to update my blog. I've been busy with training, going to the gym, random writing projects, training camp, and other time-heavy activities. (The published story BABOCO Team training camp should be published soon on CYCLOCROSS Magazine . I will post … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2011
WNBA: Who is still missing in camp and some health updates
A few WNBA coaches participated in a media call Tuesday afternoon and gave some updates on the status of players. Information about players on teams not participating in the call continues to trickle out of team front offices. Chamique Holdsclaw is a free agent who is not signed with the Silver … [Read more...]
Life’s a puzzle
It has been one year since I graduated. It was a rough year trying to figure out which direction to head, but it seems that on the one year anniversary of my graduation things started to turn around or maybe I've just started to see things more clearly. When I think about my freshman year of … [Read more...]
The Big Time
When does one make the "big time", and is there really such a thing. … [Read more...]
Marion Jones’ Commitment to Community Service in new ESPN the Magazine
Marion Jones' Commitment to Community Service in new ESPN the … [Read more...]
Converse Skateboarding Art Intervention
Just had a lovely note through from Paloma Guerrero who many of you will know from Chica Rider - the female project in Mexico City. However what you might not know is that she is also the brand manager of Converse Skateboarding in Mexico and has recently been involved in a great project involving … [Read more...]
Impressive changes in minority hiring
Even my cynical, questioning-of-all-things-teleological self was impressed by this report about the increase in the hiring of minority female coaches in women's basketball. Three years ago the group Black Coaches and Administrators began tracking the hiring of minority women+ACo with the help of … [Read more...]
Phoenix Mercury Waive Guard Taylor Lilley, Brittany Spears
The Phoenix Mercury announced they waived guard Taylor Lilley. Lilley made the team last season as an undrafted free agent rookie on the strength of her outside shooting and all around scrappy game but it appears she lost that battle to the bigger and more … [Read more...]
Yes, Quidditch is a real (and growing) sport. And passionately coed.
Title IX opened up opportunity for girls in the 70’s, got them moving and interested
With the 39th anniversary of Title IX coming up in June, I am remembering a program that I and another mom began for our daughters in grade school back in the mid-70s. … [Read more...]