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National Pro Fastpitch Announces New Youth Program with 3 Different Ways to Get Involved
by anngaff
posted January 10, 2012 at 10:35am

Nashville, TN - National Pro Fastpitch announced today the establishment of the NPF Official Developmental Partnership Program. The Program is designed to join the professional ranks of owners, players, and staff with the amateur ranks of youth participan...more

Sport Parent Education: Creating a Tipping Point
by One Sport Voice
posted December 27, 2011 at 11:21pm

As part of my work, I do quite a few sport parent workshops (read my previous blogs about sport parents here). The purpose of the workshops is to share evidence-based information with sport parents, so a positive climate for youth athletes is more likely ...more

Benefits Of Being Active
by CPS8910
posted December 26, 2011 at 8:45pm

Benefits of Being Active In this blog, Dr. Mary Gavin give some practical advise when it comes understanding where your children are on the activity spectrum.  Getting up and getting moving would be a perfect New Years Resolution for your family!...more

New Documentry Shows 8 Year Old Muay Thai Girls in Training
by Wombat Sports
posted December 26, 2011 at 11:34am

Courtesy “Buffalo Girls” website As female fighters become younger and younger in all combat sports, a new documentary shows the journey of two girls in the underground Muay Thai scene. “Buffalo Girls” follows Sta...more

Think Fresh: Enough Merry (girl or boy) Christmas
by Fair Game News
posted December 19, 2011 at 3:49pm

By Katie Culver I work – really hard – at avoiding gender stereotypes with kids so I decided to tick through what we had lined up for Christmas this year: there was the Wii for my son and an American Girl doll for my daughter. Err – I m...more

The Dilemma of Finding Girls Athletic Wear & Shoes
by CPS8910
posted December 14, 2011 at 2:15am

The Dilemma of Finding Girls Athletic wear and Shoes Here we go again.  Time to buy my daughter’s some basketball shoes.  While I was in the mall, I walked into a chain retailer that sells athletic wear, as well as, shoes.  I looke...more

Gold medal moms aiming for Olympics
by Pretty Tough
posted December 6, 2011 at 6:53am

Dara Torres, Janet Evans, Amanda Beard, and  Natalie Coughlin are all swimmers who seem to be shattering the assumption that the Olympics are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The 2011 AT&T Winter National Championships took place this past...more

Ashley and Cameron Kastl making their mark at ASU
by amber0marie
posted November 29, 2011 at 11:19am

Ashley (volleyball) and Cameron (football) Kastl have both had to face significant challenges on their way to athletic success at Arizona State. Through it all, they have looked to each other for support. (Video by Amber Harding for PAC-12.org) ...more

Smart Like Daddy/Pretty Like Mommy
by Pretty Tough
posted November 22, 2011 at 1:28pm

That’s what the Gymboree onesies say. Sheesh. Did Gymboree learn nothing from JCPenney or Forever 21? The iconic children’s clothing retailer has come under fire for selling onesies emblazoned with “Smart Like Dad” for boys, a...more

MJ’s 13-year-old daughter recruited by Lingerie Football League?
by Pretty Tough
posted November 4, 2011 at 12:44pm

Obviously this is a publicity stunt but it’s downright creepy nevertheless. After announcing its intentions to start a youth division, reports have surfaced that the Lingerie Football League has reached out to superstar Michael Jackson’s 13-year-old...more

Fast and Female Fairbanks: Empowerment Through Sport
by Becca Rorabaugh
posted November 1, 2011 at 10:32am

Yesterday was the first (hopefully annual) Fast and Female event in Fairbanks Alaska. Fast and Female, a Canadian non-profit organization, puts on camps for girls ages 9-19 throughout North America. Participants get a T-shirt, assorted goodies, and ...more

Woman delivers baby after completing Chicago Marathon
by Pretty Tough
posted October 11, 2011 at 9:34am

Some people are just show-offs. Amber Miller accomplished two monumental feats this weekend. First, the 27-year-old Illinois woman joined 45,000 other runners to participate in Sunday’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Then, hours after crossing the f...more

Vote For The Sports Illustrated Kid of the Year 2011
by Sports Girls Play
posted October 10, 2011 at 9:44am

Voting for this year’s Sports Illustrated SportsKid of the Year 2011 is now open!! Go to the SportsKid of the Year voting page and cast your vote as many times as you want for your favorite youth athlete. There are four outstanding girls who are in th...more

A Girl's POV: Sports as a Lifestyle
by CPS8910
posted September 26, 2011 at 6:42pm

In the first Chicks Play Sports Guest Blog: Kailey Urbaniak writes about how sports has become a lifestyle. “Lifestyle” can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Everyone’s life is unique, whether you’re sixteen or s...more

Our Cat Named Princess, What Was I Thinking?
by CPS8910
posted September 16, 2011 at 3:29pm

Our cat is named Princess. My family has had the pleasure of having one cat named Princess for the last 10 years. How she was named is something that I find a little humorous. You have to understand where I was in my life when she came to our home....more

Sparks owner follows through on promise, Milton-Jones and Hoffman learn about their African heritage
by HoopFeed.com
posted September 12, 2011 at 2:20pm

Hoffman and Milton-Jones with the information about their African ancestors One thing that Los Angeles Sparks forwards DeLisha Milton-Jones and Ebony Hoffman didn’t count on when they signed with the team is that it would help them find out their fami...more

The Secrets Of Happy Teams
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted September 9, 2011 at 4:51pm

source People are happier when we have choices, right? Actually, we’re not. That’s the premise of Dan Gilbert’s TEDtalk, Why Are We Happy? In a great talk, filled with very cool science (if you’ve got twenty minutes, I’d highly suggest yo...more

Sport parents: Should you bribe your kid to play?
by Fair Game News
posted September 7, 2011 at 11:25am

By Katie Culver Most parents have been there: Wanting your child to try or do something so badly, knowing that she or he would just love the activity, sport, or food that you just might do anything to get them to do it…even bribery. Is bribery OK? Re...more

Mama's got wheels.
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted August 29, 2011 at 10:44pm

A good week of training. Still had a few days were I was pretty drained, but all in all I can't complain.Monday: 80 minutes Maddy during her only calm moment at Ruby Tuesday's on Sunday!! Tuesday: 60minutes w/ stridesWednesday: 3.5 mile w/u, 2 mile c/d, ...more

Karah Sanford victorious at U.S. Kids World Golf Championships
by anngaff
posted August 25, 2011 at 12:51pm

Pictures and recap republished with permission from KarahStanford.com. The 2011 U.S. Kids World Golf Championships, which took place August 4-6, 2011, featured 1208 youngsters from 39 countries and 48 states. Players were divided into 13 age ...more

Get Girls Moving
by CPS8910
posted August 25, 2011 at 12:11am

The New England Journal of Medicine reported that obese teenagers in the top 25 percent of their weight categories have twice the death rate in their 70s as men and women who were thin as teens.  What can we do as a community to help the fight agains...more

Kids’ Sports — No Drama
by Draft Day Suit
posted August 17, 2011 at 2:10pm

As a detour today from our regular drama around here, I submit, in 100 words or so, that there is no place in kid’s sports for adult drama. My kids have been involved in sports of some sort for the past 13 years or so, so I feel like I know a little ...more

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