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New study on sexual harassment of youth
by Title IX Blog
posted November 9, 2011 at 3:36pm

We all knew that grade 7 through 12 are not always pleasant times for kids. We know about bullying and its severe effects.But a new study by the American Association of University Women has revealed some pretty bleak statistics around the sexual harassmen...more

Cat Osterman and Lindsay Gardner Unite To Coach Hilltoppers
by Dirt-n-the skirt
posted October 27, 2011 at 10:48pm

(Photo courtesy of Logan Lawrence St. Edwards Athletics) This pas...more

Concussions and Female Athletes Documentary Available Online
by One Sport Voice
posted October 20, 2011 at 10:23am

Concussions and their devastating consequences affect athletes in all sports and at all levels. However, while sport-related concussions have ignited a national conversation and public debate about this serious brain injury, the majority of attention h...more

Up2Us, member organizations invade US capital to raise awareness for youth sports
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted October 17, 2011 at 9:05am

Earlier this month, Up2Us and member organizations headed to capital hill to raise awareness of youth sports and their benefits to the folks at the top. Stephanie Murdock and Courtney Payne Taylor attended the event representing Skatepark of Baltimor...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 look at The League of Fans' manifesto for youth sports
by Sports, Media & Society
posted October 2, 2011 at 8:45pm

The League of Fans, a Ralph-Nader-funded group trying to reform sports culture, recently published part seven of a ten-part “Sports Manifesto,” a document meant to address a number of problems that the League of Fans sees with the win-at-all-costs an...more

Oct. 2: World Girls’ Hockey Day
by The First Line
posted October 2, 2011 at 12:23pm

The IIHF is sponsoring the first annual girls’ hockey day to bring awareness to the sport and help girls get on the ice. Here is the list of events happening in Canada. Twenty-nine states are also hosting events, some in multiple locations. Here i...more

No more bullies: field hockey’s co-ed future
by Fair Game News
posted September 27, 2011 at 7:34pm

By Laura Pappano When my 6th grade son announced he was “following in the family tradition” and joined the school field hockey team, I was surprised. Turns out, he’s not alone, but is one of four boys on the team in a sport trying to grow it’s ma...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

How To Equip Our Female Athletes To Be Leaders
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted September 26, 2011 at 2:19pm

source Do you believe that your job is to equip your players with life skills as well as sport skills? Well, this post will be right up your alley! In a TEDtalk called, New Data On The Rise Of Women, Hanna Rosin give tons of facts about how women are...more

Coach's Corner: Why Being Wrong Feels So Right
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted September 20, 2011 at 1:16am

source The battle between right and wrong is constantly being waged between friends, spouses, coworkers, and teammates. But what happens when both sides believe wholeheartedly that they are right? And what happens when those folks are on the same tea...more

Take Back Recess!
by Byline to Finish Line
posted September 15, 2011 at 2:20am

The playground at my elementary school had a huge rectangle of blacktop which served as our kickball diamond and where we played the game “colors.” See, in the far corner (away from the kickball diamond) was a map of the United States. The states were...more

Softball Performance Tips - Making Time for Practice
by Softball Performance Blog
posted September 14, 2011 at 2:05pm

Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog Now that school is back in full swing time is at a premium for fastpitch softball players. Especially high school age players who are either in-season right now or playing other sports. The dem...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

Find out why better listeners are better players
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted September 5, 2011 at 2:04pm

source We spend sixty percent of our time listening…yet we only retain twenty five percent of what we hear. This is according to Julian Treasure in his TEDtalk, 5 Ways To Listen Better. Treasure is a consultant to businesses that want to learn to l...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

LaVoi discusses youth sport research
by One Sport Voice
posted August 23, 2011 at 1:27pm

On August 21, 2011 I talked with WCCO’s Mark Rosen on Sports Sunday about a variety of topics related to youth sport including sport parents, the snack wars, concussions and more. To view the segment click here. Dr. Nicole LaVoi talks with WCCO's Mar...more

Little League World Series broadcasts inequality
by Fair Game News
posted August 20, 2011 at 3:36pm

By Laura Pappano If it’s late August, it must be Little League World Series time – and our annual reminder of why Title IX is needed, but not enough. The disparities in treatment, support, and attention for male and female athletes begins early, and...more

Passion and Daydreams: The final weeks of summer
by Byline to Finish Line
posted August 17, 2011 at 4:17pm

Back when Trevor Ruffin was growing up in Buffalo, no one had to knock on his door and ask him to go play basketball. No one had to call to remind him that they were playing hoops at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning. It was a story he related to a collection o...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

SIGN UP – Dick’s Sporting Goods is Giving FREE Concussion Software To Schools
by Sports Girls Play
posted August 10, 2011 at 6:00pm

Ali Krieger from the US women's soccer team in a Gaithersburg, MD Dick’s Sporting Goods store, helping spread the word about the new PACE program (Protecting Athletes through Concussion Education). Are you a parent of an athlete, coach, teacher or sc...more

Soccer Star Ali Krieger Joins Fans at Concussion Education Event
by Sports Girls Play
posted August 5, 2011 at 2:17pm

< p> US Women’s soccer player Ali Krieger signs autographs for fans during the PACE - Protecting Athletes through Concussion Education - event at Dick's Sporting Goods, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, in Gaithersburg, MD. Krieger and Dick’s Sporting Goo...more

Preventing Cheerleading Injuries
by Sports Girls Play
posted July 5, 2011 at 10:42pm

As the debate as to whether cheerleading is a sport continues and as cheerleading statistically continues to be considered one of the more dangerous high school sports, it is important to note that many cheerleading injuries can be prevented. STOP Sport...more

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