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Ever consider a Child Swap to get your workouts in?
by brookebean
posted May 20, 2011 at 11:20am

How a stay-at-home mom manages to work in a work out!...more

Parenting is not Comparing
by CPS8910
posted May 20, 2011 at 1:24am

How do we as parents make sure that we treat our kids as individuals? I think that we all must know on some level that comparing your children’s abilities and accomplishments is not a good parenting tactic. Comparing can lead to resentment of the ch...more

Sports Girls Play Weekly Wrap Up
by Sports Girls Play
posted May 16, 2011 at 5:07pm

It has been a busy week in sports, not only for me, but obviously for the rest of the sporting world! What were the highlights of your week? For us, it was my daughter’s field hockey team finishing the season undefeated and I got to spend the day on...more

Teaching athletes about hydration
by Sports Girls Play
posted May 12, 2011 at 11:51am

< p> Click on the image to download the Are You Hydrated poster as a PDF file. Let’s face it, as parents and coaches we can not be with our athletes 24/7, and as they get into Middle School and High School, our influence becomes less and less. As ...more

Introduce your family to the wide world of youth sports
by CPS8910
posted May 12, 2011 at 12:37am

Being a parent of an athlete can be a perfectly wonderful thing. It can bring joy, busy days, and friends to you and your family. On the other hand, you need to be willing to give up any free time you do have. For myself, I couldn’t think of a bet...more

Tiffany Weimer on how soccer brought her and her mom closer
by Tiffany Weimer
posted May 9, 2011 at 10:07am

So, it seems as though I’ve started a trend over the last few years with my blog. Every Mother’s Day I dedicate my page for soccer, humor and emotions to the woman who has influenced my life the most. This year would be no different. I recently fo...more

Jennie FInch on her Mama!
by Jennie Finch
posted May 8, 2011 at 4:36pm

“All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother.” Abraham Lincoln When I think of my Mother I think of my rock, my go to, to backbone, and so much more. I am so blessed to have the Mother I do. She is always there and always has been....more

Being a Mom and being an athlete- yes I can and will do both.
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted May 8, 2011 at 12:53pm

Training update: 6 weeks out from Winnipeg Marathon Monday: 70 minutes with M&D; Tuesday: 60 minutes Wednesday: 2 mile w/u, 8X800m @ 2:36 avg (on road loop) 2 rest, 3 mile cool down, w/M,D,Houston Thursday: 70 minutes (felt great...more

Missing demographic: We need more Moms coaching youth sports!
by Fair Game News
posted May 6, 2011 at 1:29pm

By Katie Culver I was so excited about my son’s first soccer season, that I volunteered my husband and I to share responsibilities as the team’s coaches. The complicating matter: I was 40 weeks pregnant. My third child was born two weeks l...more

Mother's Day Special: Things my mother taught me
by Byline to Finish Line
posted May 5, 2011 at 10:01pm

Yes, I know we’re still a few days out from Mother’s Day, but one of the things my mother taught me was that if you’re not at least five minutes early, you’re late. Some lessons from mom are universal, learned at a young age and hold wisdom throug...more

Going The Xxtra Mile - Kids Change Everything
by lizurtecho
posted May 4, 2011 at 2:41pm

Whoever said, “kids change everything,” certainly wasn’t kidding....more

1896 article - "In a Girls' Gymnasium"
by LostCentury
posted May 1, 2011 at 11:10am

1896 article in Munsey's Magazine by Jean Pardee-Clark , "In A Girls' Gymnasium" (excerpts). Illustration by J.M. Gleeson....more

How much fiber does your athlete need?
by Sports Girls Play
posted April 29, 2011 at 11:58am

Giving your kids the right nutrition is tricky enough, but when they are bodies in constant motion – also known as athletes – not only is it tricky, but it is really important, too! I recently wrote a piece on Kids and Fiber for the Kellogg’s Sna...more

It's never too late to challenge yourself
by Sports Girls Play
posted April 27, 2011 at 12:59am

This post is for all the sports moms out there that may have some how, some way managed to lose their own sports path and goals because they are so focused on helping their children achieve their goals and dreams! I was an active kid and did a variety of...more

First 20 miler since pregnancy. 8 weeks out from marathon debut
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted April 24, 2011 at 1:25am

This week:Sunday:60minutes at a snail paceMonday: 73 minutesTuesday: 2 mile w/u, 4X60/45/30/15 sec @5:10-5:15 pace, max of 60 sec recovery. + 20 minutes marathon tempo (6:20, 6:21, 6:20)Wednesday: 60 minutes on the trainer & abs (achilles)Thursday: AM...more

Sports Parenting – Keep An Open Mind and Keep It Real
by Sports Girls Play
posted April 14, 2011 at 12:49pm

A post on Playing to Win called Brains vs. Beauty: Considering Kids’ Participation in Beauty Pageants, Chess, and Football got me thinking this morning. As I started to leave a comment on the post, I realized I was going to say so much that I might as w...more

Can female sport administrators be “ideal leaders”?
by lcrutch
posted April 12, 2011 at 6:10pm

Research shows that married women with children are less likely to be "ideal leaders" in the sports world....more

Meggan's back y'all! (19 mile run & marathon training week in review.)
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted April 10, 2011 at 10:49am

Wednesday: 70 minutes recovery (7:20-30 pace)Thursday: 20 minute w/u, 4X (60/45/30/15) w/ same rest, jog 3 min then run 10 minutes at tempo (the intervals were about 5:10-5:15 pace, the tempo was @ 5:50 pace) 10 min cool downFriday:8.5 miles w/ Micah, 6:4...more

Jennie Finch on passionately chasing the dream!
by Jennie Finch
posted April 9, 2011 at 3:09pm

Last night sitting at opening night for Triple A baseball, watching Casey start another season of ball so many thoughts went through my mind. I was in awe of what a beautiful site it was. For starts it may have been the fact that for this wife and mommy...more

Jess Mendoza's Blog: How do we balance our life?
by Jessica Mendoza's Blog
posted April 6, 2011 at 12:22pm

One thing I have learned in trying to be the person who wears many hats, is that there is never the perfect amount of time spent for everything you want or need to get done. I have worn the hat of professional softball player, Olympian, President of the W...more

My mother does not wash floors
by Byline to Finish Line
posted April 5, 2011 at 2:13pm

My mother and I continue to agree to disagree about a stark fact of reality from my childhood. Never did I ever witness my mother cleaning a floor. Never saw a mop in her hand or watched her carry a bucket of soapy water to the kitchen or to either of the...more

New article on mother-coaches in youth sport
by One Sport Voice
posted April 1, 2011 at 12:45pm

A colleague and I, Dr. Sarah Leberman from Massey University in New Zealand, now have an article in press in the Journal of Sport Management titled “Juggling Balls and Roles, Working Mother-Coaches in Youth Sport: Beyond the Dualistic Worker-Mother Ide...more

Girls Sports – The link between mistakes and athletic development
by Game On! Sports Camp 4 Girls
posted March 28, 2011 at 8:30pm

CAPITALIZE ON YOUR ATHLETE’S MISTAKES! Hard to think of mistakes as a positive, isn’t it? Mistakes cost, so it’s logical to wish for success and perfection. But the reality is mistakes are part of life, so it is so important that your perspective e...more

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