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Flag football popularity rockets because of girls
by The IWFFA Blog
posted March 16, 2010 at 8:23pm

Flag football is rapidly becoming one of the fastest growing girls’ high school sports across the country. In Broward County, Florida the sport has evolved from recreational leagues to middle and high school programs. And the teams feature talented play...more

Capitol Hill supporting Physical Education
by Jennie Finch
posted March 15, 2010 at 9:27pm

Last week I joined an incredible list of athletes and the Sporting Goods Manufacturing Assoc. for National Health through Fitness day. Our goal was to try to gain support for the Physical Education Bill. Thank you Mizuno for being so actively involved an...more

Success is not always measured in medals
by Sports Girls Play
posted March 13, 2010 at 1:52pm

Success is not always measured in medals. Let me rephrase that. The majority of life’s successes will never be recognized with a medal, award or honor. In the past week I have been reminded of this statement many times. From the banner that hangs on th...more

Girls and sports – Advice from a mentor
by Game On! Sports Camp 4 Girls
posted March 10, 2010 at 8:28pm

So I asked the captain if she had advice for young girls just starting out in sports and here is what she had to say: Sports provide young girls the opportunity to work hard, have fun and win in a way other activities cannot. I believe young girls who ar...more

Does your child have softball DNA?
by Softball Performance Blog
posted March 5, 2010 at 10:15am

If you want to know whether or not your child has "softball" DNA, there is a company that now provides a service to parents of young children to help them determine which sport they'd be best suited for genetically. That's right, this company, Atlas S...more

8 ways parents can enjoy sports WITH their daughters
by Game On! Sports Camp 4 Girls
posted March 4, 2010 at 9:58pm

Parents often wonder how they can encourage their young daughters to become active in sports and fitness activities. With all of the recent attention to the substantial benefits derived from participation in sports, moms and dads are more eager than ev...more

Effective behaviors for coaches regardless of athlete gender
by One Sport Voice
posted March 3, 2010 at 6:31pm

Is coaching boys and girls different? I’m putting together a presentation on “Differences Coaching Boys and Girls: The Facts and the Myths”. Given my position as the Associate Director in The Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport...more

What makes for a quality girls sports program?
by Game On! Sports Camp 4 Girls
posted February 28, 2010 at 7:02pm

You have heard me time and time again advocate for the creation of more developmental sports opportunities for girls as young as four-years-old. For various reasons, in stark contrast to opportunities for boys, there is the tendency to avoid the sport s...more

Video: Give me a “D” for Dad’s involvement
by Sports Girls Play
posted February 24, 2010 at 1:20pm

While doing some research for an upcoming writing assignment I found one of my all time favorite youth sports videos at Mark Hyman’s Youth Sports Parenting site. I. LOVE. THIS. VIDEO! Yes, its been around a while, but this PSA ad put out a few years ago...more

Thank you, Sylvia Pressler
by Fair Game News
posted February 23, 2010 at 5:51pm

By Laura Pappano News of Judge Sylvia Pressler’s death last week – at 75 at a family home in Sparta, NJ – drew a few paragraphs in the newspaper, but hardly attracted huge attention. And yet, as spring training gets underway and kids prepare for L...more

Making workouts fun – One Skittle at a time
by Sports Girls Play
posted February 17, 2010 at 12:59pm

One of the biggest challenges coaches face, especially when training young athletes, is finding ways to make the repetitive nature of a workout fun. Whether it is swimming laps, perfecting beam routines, practicing free throw drills or doing intervals, ev...more

New research connects Title IX with positive outcomes for girls
by Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
posted February 16, 2010 at 4:07pm

A blog written by Tara Parker-Pop for the New York Times Well Blog, titled As Girls Become Women, Sports Pay Dividends outlines the many economic, health and career benefits that result from girls’ participation in sports. The blog also provides lin...more

Two triggers of background anger in youth sports
by One Sport Voice
posted February 15, 2010 at 8:54pm

Over the weekend a Minnesota sport parent assaulted a youth basketball commissioner following an in-house game played by sixth graders. The the father was disgruntled over the officiating during his son’s game. From some of the research I’ve conduct...more

Are you a pushy softball parent?
by Softball Performance Blog
posted February 12, 2010 at 11:32am

I just read an article that talks about "those" kinds of youth softball parents. You know the ones. They are pushy, they always think their child is the best, and they get overly competitive and outspoken when it comes to their child. Now I unders...more

Weplay – An online community for sports families
by Sports Girls Play
posted February 11, 2010 at 12:29pm

Recently I was introduced to a pretty cool website called Weplay.com. It is an online community for sports families that gives kids, parents, and coaches the ultimate youth sports experience. One of the primary goals of Weplay is to responsibly engage o...more

Softball Cheers - Positive or Distracting?
by Softball Performance Blog
posted February 10, 2010 at 11:29am

I know there are people out there that think Softball Cheers are more of a distraction in a game than a help. Most of the time it's male coaches and parents that I hear this from. These people feel that there are other more important things players co...more

Approach to Coaching Boys vs. Girls
by PrincessPunish
posted February 10, 2010 at 12:54am

Approach to Coaching Boys vs. Girls I recently received a text message from a former student-athlete that I coached. Although he didn’t continue onto play collegiate men’s volleyball, I always knew his primary sport was hockey...more

Girls, Inc. Orange County: They sure are strong, smart and bold
by anngaff
posted February 9, 2010 at 1:57pm

Last Tuesday I had the pleasure of meeting with 30 or 40 girls ages 5 to 11 at Girls, Inc. of Orange County. What I had planned was to show them the video of the 2004 US Olympic Trials steeplechase, talk about believing in yourself and dealing with advers...more

Parents, some advice: Three DIII athletes talk about youth sports (and, yeah, playing with boys)
by Fair Game News
posted February 9, 2010 at 10:51am

By Megan Wood Documentary filmmaker Jenny Mackenzie’s film Kick Like a Girl conveys the empowering and enlightening experience when a soccer team of 8 and 9-year-old girls plays in the boys division — quite successfully. After Mackenzie’s visit to ...more

Softball Training - Beware of Specialization
by Softball Performance Blog
posted February 8, 2010 at 12:21pm

Another sports specialization article? I know what you're thinking. Everyone is talking about the issue of specializing at a young age nowadays. However, most of the discussion is focused on specializing in one sport too early. Many experts agre...more

The politics of girls’ hockey (this must be said)
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted February 6, 2010 at 12:12pm

We’ve started the playoffs here in Ontario, which means that tryouts for next year’s teams are just around the corner. And that means that the “politics” of girls’ hockey are about to wreak havoc on all of us. The mixture of playoffs and imp...more

7 great reasons for girls to play softball
by Softball Performance Blog
posted February 2, 2010 at 12:37pm

In the spirit of the upcoming National Girls and Women in Sports Day (that's tomorrow!), I'm just dropping in to share my Top 7 Great Reasons for Girls to Play Softball! I'm sure you can think of even more (and feel free to share your thoughts by leav...more

Kick Like a Girl filmmaker Jenny Mackenzie talks about how a film sprang from real life and why coed competition is good for kids
by Fair Game News
posted February 2, 2010 at 12:35pm

By Megan Wood Sadly, the LA Sol have been dissolved, leaving one less professional women’s soccer team to inspire young players. But there is a team out there to root for: Utah’s Mighty Cheetahs. This film is not new, but if you haven’t seen it o...more

And We Wonder Why Some Girls Aren’t Physically Active?
by One Sport Voice
posted January 29, 2010 at 12:09pm

This morning a colleague sent me this article from ESPN.com about another ban on head scarves for Muslim female athletes. When I see this and other stories, it makes me recommit to the work I do at The Tucker Center. It is well documented that female...more

Confidence – The Secret Ingredient
by Sports Girls Play
posted January 26, 2010 at 3:37pm

Young athletes develop confidence one step at a time and it is often overlooked as a key ingredient for a child’s success and enjoyment of sports. Confidence is often the difference between an athlete looking forward to a competition and dreading it. C...more

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