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Parent perceptions of youth sport and family time
by Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
posted January 13, 2011 at 5:19pm

The Tucker Center’s Associate Director Nicole LaVoi and Research Assistant Alyssa Norris have released a cutting-edge report on parent perception of how much youth sport interferes with family time. Youth sports can provide a positive, meaningful contex...more

Sports Girls Play Go-Getter Award : Seven year old lacrosse goalie Lauren Peavey
by Sports Girls Play
posted January 12, 2011 at 4:37pm

< p> Seven year old Lauren is a goalie in a boys box lacrosse league. Photo courtesy of Marin Independent Journal “You wish you could play like a girl” is a favorite saying of seven year old Lauren Peavey – a goalie in box lacrosse who has no ...more

How to best make use of a balance bike for your child's workout sessions?
by Bike Diva
posted January 11, 2011 at 5:05pm

Looking at the core strength, physicians have stated important relationship between balance and strength. These are the factors that maintain a symbiotic relationship with each other. Today parents are aware of the advantages of core strength. Kids need t...more

Are you a female baseball player looking for a team?
by playbaseball
posted January 9, 2011 at 4:52pm

Discussion of some good women's baseball websites...more

Keeping Kids Hydrated for Winter Sports and a G2/Dick’s $50 GC Giveaway
by Sports Girls Play
posted January 4, 2011 at 11:33am

We always hear about the importance of keeping kids hydrated during the warm summer months, but it is just as important to keep kids hydrated during winter sports and even outdoor play during cold weather. According to youth sports parenting expert and M...more

Eight Is Great: Coach Dawn writes’ 8 most popular articles
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted December 29, 2010 at 1:57pm

source < p> Are you on winter break from work and looking for something to do? Well, it’s your lucky day, because I’ve got the top posts from Coach Dawn Writes ready for you…right here at your finger tips! I based the list on how many times ...more

Wilkes County settles Title IX complaint
by Title IX Blog
posted December 23, 2010 at 6:00pm

Wilkes County, North Carolina, will improve the lighting and grading of its girls' softball fields by August 2012, and will create policies to improve girls' teams' access to the gym by Jan. 2011, according to the terms of a recent settlement agreement wi...more

Girls Sports – Fun & Inspirational Sports Movies
by Game On! Sports Camp 4 Girls
posted December 20, 2010 at 1:20pm

By request, Game On! Sports Girl Talk offers you a list of fun and inspirational girl’s/women’s sports movies to watch with your daughters (and sons) during the holidays. So after working up a sweat with active indoor or outdoor fun, time to relax...more

It Is against the rules to be anti-racist
by The First Line
posted December 18, 2010 at 6:16pm

At least in the Ontario Minor Hockey Association, as denounced by my favorite hockey writer Adam Proteau. That’s a midget-level league for those of us (everyone) who have trouble following the intricacies of the Canadian youth hockey system. Also,...more

Girls Sports – 4th Grade (U10) Girl’s Soccer Team Has Its Game On!
by Game On! Sports Camp 4 Girls
posted December 17, 2010 at 11:19am

We often have the privilege of reading or viewing interviews with professional and collegiate female athletes, the role models for your young athletes. For the most part, they are certainly worthy of emulating, both on and off the courts and fields. ...more

Mini vs. Mature Pros: Physical Activity Across the Lifespan
by One Sport Voice
posted December 2, 2010 at 11:03am

Ironically two New York Times articles showed up in my inbox today from different colleagues (thanks ED & ALN) about physical activity on different ends of the age spectrum. I find this ying-yang juxtaposition interesting. pic by Ann Johansson for The ...more

BFF’s: Why friendship is important to your team
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted December 1, 2010 at 10:53pm

source < p> John Wooden is a coaching rock star and legend. So I thought, what better gift to give my readers during this holiday season than a series on Wooden’s Pyramid of Success? Join me for a series of posts that will delve into both th...more

Urban girls: Have we overdone the pregnancy and drug warnings? Should we talk sports instead?
by Fair Game News
posted December 1, 2010 at 9:36pm

By Laura Pappano On Monday, two girls from Teen Voices, a magazine (and website!) aimed at helping urban girls counteract negative media images, interviewed me for an article they are writing about Title IX (and, their passion, women’s basketball). Ho...more

A funny video about youth soccer parents
by One Sport Voice
posted November 29, 2010 at 8:40pm

A colleague sent me this Xtranormal video today about a youth soccer mom’s advice to the coach. I had to share it. ...more

Get Fired Up! 3 Reasons Why Enthusiasm Will Make You A Better Coach
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted November 29, 2010 at 7:30pm

source < p> John Wooden is a coaching rock star and legend. So I thought, what better gift to give my readers during this holiday season than a series on Wooden’s Pyramid of Success? Join me for a series of posts that will delve into both the...more

Girls Sports – A Call For Strategic Participation And Action
by Game On! Sports Camp 4 Girls
posted November 20, 2010 at 10:14am

There seems to have been a recent slew of Title IX cases filed recently charging that school districts are not living up to their legal obligations to assure equality in sports opportunities for boys and girls. If these charges are found to have merit, it...more

What can coaches use besides punishment?
by One Sport Voice
posted November 18, 2010 at 1:08pm

In my last blog A Word About the Use of Punishment in Youth Sport I wrote about some of the potential negative consequences of using punishment. Punishment from a sport psychology perspective is adding something an athlete perceives as negative or avers...more

6-year-old Skate Prodigy Coco Cianciarulo of Argentina
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted November 18, 2010 at 11:29am

Six year- old Coco Cianciarulo of Argentina throws down at a girls' skateboarding camp in Buenos Aires! This little ripper put together a run at the camp's skate park that kept the crowd on their feet and cheering. She competes regularly as a team rider...more

What a Difference a Year Makes
by Sports Girls Play
posted November 16, 2010 at 9:52am

My daughter had her first swim meet of the season over the weekend and all I can say is, “WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES!“ This time two years ago she had such terrible pre-competition anxiety that going to a competition was a very dramatic ordeal ...more

The Godliness of Pink and Blue
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted November 15, 2010 at 6:48pm

Randi Foster is a 12 year old middle school student in Mississippi. After a meeting of the Fellowship of Christian Students in the school, several of her Christian classmates attacked her. They verbally abused her, kicked her, hit her and threw her into a...more

A word about the use of punishment in youth sport
by One Sport Voice
posted November 15, 2010 at 6:39pm

I get many calls and questions from coaches about the use of punishment in youth sport. Punishment from a sport psychology perspective is adding something an athlete perceives as negative or aversive. Examples of commonly used punishments yelling, exerci...more

Softball Confidence - You Can Build It or Destroy It
by Softball Performance Blog
posted November 15, 2010 at 12:43pm

Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog I have to say that my favorite compliment to receive as a coach isn't about how much better a kid hits, pitches, plays third base, etc. It's when a parent says, "You've given my daughter so ...more

Women Talk Sports Weekly Radio Show #5 - Talking Transgender Student Athletes with Pat Griffin
by mhueter
posted November 14, 2010 at 2:47pm

This week, we'll be talking with Dr. Pat Griffin, former director of It Takes a Team! education campaign for LGBT issues in sport at the Women's Sports Foundation. On October 4, 2010, Dr. Griffin released a groundbreaking report titled On The Team: Equal ...more

How a Gawker video instigated embarrassment among female athletes
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted November 12, 2010 at 9:12am

A video was flying around the Internet this morning, and I debated all day whether or not I wanted to write about it. I chose to move forward because it’s a topic that needs to be discussed....more

Back In MY Day, We Learned Sports in School
by Draft Day Suit
posted November 10, 2010 at 3:36pm

Yes that’s right. Sports, in school. While I am old enough to be able to cheekily quip “I remember when they played MUSIC VIDEOS on MTV”, it never really occurred to me that I would ever be old enough to say I could remember when they used to teach ...more

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