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Finding the right field hockey stick
by Sports Girls Play
posted June 15, 2011 at 3:22pm

Field hockey is one of those sports that cultivate an undying love and commitment in everyone that plays it. It’s not your main stay game like basketball, softball, or even soccer, but a “little sister” mentality in the game breeds some deep rooted ...more

Natasha Hastings on USA Track & Field Program “Win with Integrity”
by Natasha Hastings
posted June 14, 2011 at 1:11am

Whenever I get the opportunity, I participate in the USATF’s program for the youth called, “Win with Integrity”. In this photo: David Oliver, Natasha Hastings, Kara Patterson, Ato Boldon. Win With Integrity in Eugene, Oregon. Background In 2004, U...more

How did your HS Coach Create an Environment of so Many Healthy Girls?
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted June 9, 2011 at 12:12am

The following question is in reference to a radio show I did recently about eating disorders among female runners. You don’t have to listen to understand this Q and A, but here it is if you want to: WTS Radio Show Q: L-Flo, After our radio show I w...more

SGP recommended reading for June
by Sports Girls Play
posted June 8, 2011 at 2:18pm

Some of the most helpful, pertinent and positive articles I have found this week… Youth Sports Hydration Guidelines at MomsTeam.com has a nice chart for determining how much and when to give your athlete fluids before, during and after workouts. Bef...more

Playing Coach: How to approach eating disorders with a team?
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted June 6, 2011 at 9:30am

Q: If you were the coach of a collegiate women’s cross country team, how would you approach the issue of body image and weight? A: I don’t know how I would approach it with a high school team, but for a college team, I think this is an issue tha...more

Running club gets kids on the move
by Mariah Burton Nelson: BEYOND WORKOUTS - Think of Yourself as an Athlete
posted May 31, 2011 at 12:49am

Children at an elementary school in Maryland are voluntarily participating in a running club, with unexpected consequences: Not only are fitness scores soaring, discipline problems are declining and test scores are on the rise. So says The Washington Post...more

What About The Girls?
by Womens Sports Support Team
posted May 25, 2011 at 9:44am

Something to consider: How does a sports section in 2011 not even think of girls playing soccer enough to say: this story is just about boys?? Though it seems like a little thing, it means a lot. A couple of e-mails would get their attention about t...more

Jennie Finch Works Out with Weplay Softball Team
by Jennie Finch
posted May 20, 2011 at 2:24pm

Softball icon, and soon to be second time mom, Jennie Finch, spent a Friday working out with the South Brunswick Vikings ASA softball team last month. The players and coaches, who are the winners of our Finch’s Favorite contest, met Jennie at Diamond N...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

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

Confronting Sexual Abuse and Harassment by Sport Coaches: A Need for a National Effort
by mhueter
posted May 3, 2011 at 1:19pm

This NEW white paper was passed along to us by Donna Lopiano, Ph.D., President of Sports Management Resources. It was developed by members of the "Project to Address Coach-Athlete Sexual Harassment and Abuse", a group of former athletes and sport adm...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

1886 article & illustrations - Swimming for Girls and Women
by LostCentury
posted April 27, 2011 at 8:55pm

1886, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper article and illustration, "Natation for Girls and Women." The article says the artist is a woman but her name is not credited....more

1896 article - Regular Exercise for Girls
by LostCentury
posted April 25, 2011 at 10:23am

January 14, 1896 – Harper’s Young People Regularity in bodily training is the “golden rule” of all physicians and gymnasium teachers. “A little exercise every day, taken at a certain time,” is worth more than all the spasmodic exertio...more

1902 article - The Athletic Girl Not Unfeminine
by LostCentury
posted April 24, 2011 at 2:16pm

1902 article published in Outing magazine written by Christine Terhune Herrick...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

Super Saturday with Girls Inc: Perseverance, Believing in Yourself and Girly Pushups
by anngaff
posted April 10, 2011 at 5:43pm

Last Saturday in Indianapolis, I was honored to cap off Girls Inc of Greater Indianapolis' Super Saturday with Super Girls with some lessons about perseverance, believing in yourself and, that's right, girly pushups. How do you entertain 100 girls rangin...more

Softball Tips - How to avoid injuries and poor performance
by Softball Performance Blog
posted April 7, 2011 at 2:07pm

Don't Skimp on the Warm-ups Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog You would think that this week's rant topic would be pretty self-evident. Yet apparently it's not. I keep hearing stories about coaches (many of them HS coaches ...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

Study Shows Moms Play Key Role in Athlete Success
by Sports Girls Play
posted March 27, 2011 at 10:39am

Raising happy, healthy athletes is a lot of work, but according to a recent Gatorade report on Mom’s and youth sports, I am not alone when I say the extra time and preparation is something I gladly do. Did you know that according to the Gatorade study ...more

New GLSEN Sports Project to Address LGBT Issues in K-12 Sports
by mhueter
posted March 18, 2011 at 12:20pm

LGBT and Ally Sports Stars Lend Support to Campaign to Promote Respect for All in Sports NEW YORK, March 17, 2011 – In an effort to make K-12 sports and physical education safer and more inclusive for all regardless of sexual orientation...more

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