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Quinnipiac v-ball not a sure thing
by Title IX Blog
posted October 2, 2009 at 12:32pm

During the midst of court proceedings last spring, Quinnipiac University in Connecticut reinstated women's volleyball under pressure about their Title IX compliance and some questions about doctored rosters.But the university went ahead with its original ...more

Lower court dismisses former AD's case against Lafayette College
by Title IX Blog
posted September 30, 2009 at 11:38am

Eve Atkinson sued Lafayette College in 2001, arguing that the college terminated her from the athletic director position, which she had held since 1989, in retaliation for her advocacy on behalf of women's athletics and Title IX. A federal court initiall...more

How ‘Bout Them Bulls?
by Draft Day Suit
posted September 29, 2009 at 5:46pm

I was sitting quietly working on a post this weekend when my husband called me from his office. “Holy Shit! Are you watching this game? USF is beating FSU?” My husband went to the University of South Florida and he had the game live streaming on the ...more

Will Maryland be the next to cut sports?
by Title IX Blog
posted September 27, 2009 at 8:24pm

Hopefully not, says athletic director Deborah Yow. But despite early predictions that the recession is over, the University of Maryland is exploring all scenarios that would enable to survive the current economic crisis.A recent report has outlined possib...more

Coach Summit: Love your adversaries
by Hoop Thoughts
posted September 27, 2009 at 3:02pm

You have to love your adversaries. They make you better. They force you to improve, to stretch your capabilities. Competitors respond to a challenge from their opponents, and to negative motivation as well as to positive. Competitors seek revenge for loss...more

Acosta & Carpenter on why it’s nonsense-talk that females want male coaches, why women’s teams shouldn’t be the Lady (fill in the blank) — and more
by Fair Game News
posted September 24, 2009 at 1:22pm

By Laura Pappano and Lauren Taylor R. Vivian Acosta and Linda Jean Carpenter, professors emerita at the City University of New York’s Brooklyn College and co-authors of a book on Title IX, have collected data on women’s roles on – and off – the f...more

Stats that Matter: Counting Women’s Access to Play and Power
by Fair Game News
posted September 23, 2009 at 3:16pm

By Laura Pappano In a sports culture in which OBP, ERA, PR, SOG, QB Ratings (among others) rule the landscape, Linda Jean Carpenter and R. Vivian Acosta track stats you won’t catch among box scores, but that have served a generation: Women’s access...more

Movie review: License to Thrive
by Title IX Blog
posted September 23, 2009 at 12:41pm

The people at Women Makes Movies very kindly sent us a copy of License to Thrive: Title IX at 35. Despite our best intentions, we had not been able to catch a viewing of it when the documentary was making the rounds in New England last year.A lot of inter...more

The most important 45 minutes of the day
by Hoop Thoughts
posted September 21, 2009 at 2:53pm

The following comes from Jack Canfield titled the "The Most Important 45 Minutes Of The Day." I'm a big believer in this philosophy. From the management standpoint, Don Meyer has taught us all the value of planning the next day the night before. From the ...more

Weekend Gender Observations
by One Sport Voice
posted September 21, 2009 at 1:58pm

This past weekend I traveled back to Notre Dame (ND) for the Michigan State football game. I go back every other year to catch a game and see former colleagues. While I was there I observed a few things I had to share related to how females are marginal...more

The football post
by After Atalanta
posted September 18, 2009 at 4:20pm

Title makes it sound like this is my only one of the season.May be. Remains to be seenAnyway mostly it's a generic title meant to encompass two articles I came across that I don't want to talk about in two different posts.The Wall Street Journal has an ar...more

Myles Brand, 1942-2009
by Title IX Blog
posted September 17, 2009 at 6:40pm

Sadly, NCAA president Myles Brand died yesterday of pancreatic cancer. Christine Brennan has a nice tribute to him. Brand will hopefully be remembered for ensuring academic standards and civil and gender rights in intercollegiate athletics. He pressured s...more

NCAA president Myles Brand dies
by After Atalanta
posted September 17, 2009 at 11:57am

Myles Brand died today after a battle with pancreatic cancer. We knew his medical condition was not good when he did not attend the the last national conference so his passing is not a huge surprise. Still the NCAA president will be missed. A former philo...more

Champion of diversity and academic reform: NCAA President Myles Brand dies at 67
by HoopFeed.com
posted September 16, 2009 at 6:42pm

Myles Brand, the first university president to head the NCAA and a champion of academic reform died Wednesday after battling pancreatic cancer this past year. Brand, a former Indiana University President, championed academic reform, fiscal responsibil...more

Promised Paper: Ticket Office Sexism (in detail)
by Fair Game News
posted September 11, 2009 at 4:25pm

By Laura Pappano Last spring, an op-ed published in the Christian Science Monitor — “The Price Gap Between Men and Women’s Basketball Tickets is Madness” — drew a slew of responses and comments, including some that were awfully hostile about th...more

Video: C. Vivian Stringer shares some advice for young people to follow their dreams and overcome adversity.
by HoopFeed.com
posted September 11, 2009 at 3:52pm

Embedded video from CNN Video ...more

How to increase attendance to women’s basketball games
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted September 6, 2009 at 1:47pm

Photo credit: gocolumbialions.com The other day, I received an interesting question from a reader of WomenTalkSports.com. The individual, a college student, said: “I’m working on a project to increase attendance at a women’s basketball tournamen...more

Coach's Corner: How to spot a winner
by Hoop Thoughts
posted September 4, 2009 at 8:35pm

A great article from Paul Meyer on "How to Spot a Winner."Right out of the gate I'm always looking for THREE signs that indicate whether I'm dealing with someone who has a winner mentality. It doesn't mean they've accomplished all their desires or goals b...more

Greg Brown blogging on Coach Summitt's Definite Dozen
by Hoop Thoughts
posted September 4, 2009 at 5:29pm

I've blogged before about my friendship and respect for Greg Brown, the assistant coach at the University of Central Florida. Talk about pedigree -- worked for both Coach Don Meyer and Coach Pat Summitt. He is the only person to have worked for the winnin...more

Big 12 Conference announces 2009-10 women’s basketball telecast schedule on FSN
by HoopFeed.com
posted September 3, 2009 at 6:45pm

The Big 12 Conference has announced its 2009-10 women’s basketball telecast schedule on FSN, www.FOXSports.com. Telecasts begin December 3, 2009 and feature 26 appearances for the league. Nineteen regular season games and seven Phillips 66 Big 12 Wome...more

Study finds correlation between sexist team names and women'sathletic opportunities
by Title IX Blog
posted September 2, 2009 at 9:31pm

A recent article (well, 2008, but it only just now came across my radar) in the journal Sociology of Education examines team nicknames in college and university athletics and suggests that schools that use sexist nomenclature to distinguish their women's...more

Stanford's Italian practice
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted September 2, 2009 at 6:43pm

Tara VanDerveer began basketball practice a little ahead of the time the NCAA rules says you can. But it's okay, she wasn't technically breaking the rules and won't be fined and/or forfeit wins like Michigan or FSU seemingly does like clockwork. Although ...more

The LSU philosophy - Get the ball inside
by Hoop Thoughts
posted September 2, 2009 at 10:35am

At LSU, our offensive philosophy is simple — GET THE BALL INSIDE! It doesn't necessarily mean that we have to shoot from the lane. We can use the paint touch to set up the perimeter shot and in face, it's still the best way to set up a three-point shot....more

Colorado making progress
by Title IX Blog
posted August 31, 2009 at 12:28pm

As part of University of Colorado's settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit with two former students, the university hired lawyer, law professor, and Title IX expert Nancy Hogshead-Makar to review existing gender discrimination and sexual harassment po...more

The Lady Tiger Way: First Basketball Workout
by Hoop Thoughts
posted August 28, 2009 at 10:02pm

First workout of the season yesterday and our staff was really pleased with the effort and, more importantly, the concentration level. Our philosophy is to jump in and roll with it. We spend very little time in the first week explaining a lot of things. W...more

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