Lacrosse is an aggressive sport filled with a lot of energy. If you+ACY-rsquo+ADs-ve thought about playing the sport, you+ACY-rsquo+ADs-ve probably quickly realized how much equipment you+ACY-rsquo+ADs-ll need to get started. Unlike other sports such as baseball and basketball that need little equipment to get started, a … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2012
Euro Cup 2012 & HIV/AIDS
Photo from HDWallpaper.In 2005, the United Nations held the International Year of Sport and Physical Education and committed sport to assisting in Millennium Development Goal achievement. +ACY-nbsp+ADs-Goal +ACM-6 is to help combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases. +ACY-nbsp+ADs-How is sport supposed to help combat … [Read more...]
Nike Hosts LGBT Sports Summit
I am very proud to be a part of a first ever event - A Summit on LGBT sports hosted by Nike. Read the blog that Helen Carroll of NCLR, Cyd Zeigler of Outsports and I wrote about this event here. … [Read more...]
Product Review: UR Sportswear
+ACY-nbsp+ADs-Like many female runners that transitioned from high school to college running when I did, I was absolutely baffled by the first pair of spandex I was ever told to wear. They were a tiny pair of bun huggers in navy blue with a small eagle head on the back. I had no idea how I was not going to … [Read more...]
L.A. Sparks Can Apply For Emergency Hardship Exception With Nicky Anosike Out For Six Weeks
Hours before Tuesday night's game against the Tulsa Shock, the Los Angeles Sparks announced that post Nicky Anosike would be undergoing knee surgery that would keep her out of action for about six weeks. +ACI-After further evaluation of her knee, we decided that performing surgery now, rather than … [Read more...]
Russell Westbrook’s Crazy Collection of Post-Game Shirts
TIME magazine recently took a look at the +ACY-ldquo+ADs-Nerd-fashion wave+ACY-rdquo+ADs that has spread across the NBA, with Oklahoma City Thunder forward, Kevin Durant, referenced as the +ACY-ldquo+ADs-front man for the geek-chic craze.+ACY-rdquo+ADs The post-game fashions during this year+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s NBA playoffs have put the … [Read more...]
The Basics: Mountainboarding
+ACY-nbsp+ADs (Ed. Note: Pretty Tough Team Rider Melissa Becker Ponce de Leon is a pro mountainboarder with multiple U.S. Championships) Snowboarders, Surfers and all other boarders: What do you do when there+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s+ACY-nbsp+ADs no snow or water to shred?? Check out Mountainboarding, an off-road board you can … [Read more...]
Alfred University Agrees to Voluntary Resolution of OCR Complaint
Alfred University has agreed to construct a new softball facility as part of a voluntary resolution agreement with the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.+ACY-nbsp+ADs In 2008, some parents of female student-athletes at Alfred filed a complaint with OCR, alleging disparities in the quality … [Read more...]
The Art Of Slowing Down For Greater Understanding
source I love high energy drills.+ACY-nbsp+ADs I love the way the gym sounds when my team+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s engaged in those types of drills.+ACY-nbsp+ADs I love the way I can sneak in some conditioning in those drills.+ACY-nbsp+ADs I love the controlled chaos high energy drills create. I was talking to a coaching friend of mine … [Read more...]
The Anatomy of a Champion
I've explained this to people time and time again, but I'm not sure they really +ACI-get+ACI it. I am a competitor to my core. It's part of everything I do and how I face every situation. There are times I try and hide it a little bit because I'm not sure everyone understands this approach to life and … [Read more...]