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Ohio school district decides location for softball field
by Title IX Blog
posted March 11, 2010 at 6:38pm

Here is a brief update from Chillicothe, Ohio, where the school district has been struggling for months to resolve disparities in its facilities for softball and baseball. Last fall, the ACLU notified the school district via letter that the lack of a per...more

Stanford-bound Chiney Ogwumike wins Morgan Wootten award
by HoopFeed.com
posted March 10, 2010 at 8:31pm

Stanford-bound prep star Chiney Ogwumike is the winner of the 2010 Morgan Wootten Player of the Year Award for her accomplishments on and off the court. McDonald’s along with Morgan Wootten, legendary coach and McDonald’s All American Games selectio...more

Illinois school district agrees to equal treatment for girls sports
by Title IX Blog
posted March 3, 2010 at 12:08pm

We've blogged a few times about the Title IX lawsuit against Canton (Illinois) School District No. 66 (see here, here and here). The school district was charged the school with discriminating against girls' athletic teams in funding and support. The par...more

Virginia schools consider competitive cheer
by Title IX Blog
posted February 24, 2010 at 1:25pm

A school superintendent in Virginia is urging his district and others in his region to consider altering cheerleading so that the opportunities it provides count as as athletic opportunities under Title IX. Girls receive proportionately fewer athletic o...more

College Recruiting: 2 Things to Remember
by Softball Performance Blog
posted February 23, 2010 at 2:29pm

This is a bit of a follow up to the recent post on college recruiting. I received some interested messages via e-mail after that post and there were also some very good points made in the comments section by readers. One of the big questions that came...more

Michelle Obama - Get Girls Active in Sports to Decrease Obesity
by MarieS
posted February 20, 2010 at 11:38am

I'm the type of person that wants tangible results. And if I don't get them doing something one way, I'll stop and find out a better way to accomplish what I want. And my mindset is obviously a bit perplexing to people who just do as they are told an...more

Too late for college recruiting?
by Softball Performance Blog
posted February 18, 2010 at 12:08pm

Recently on Twitter, I saw an interesting question about college recruiting: When is it too late to market a student-athlete? This is an excellent question! Even though I'm always hammering in the importance of starting early in the college recruiting...more

Vans searches for best young art & design talent with Custom Culture high school art program
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted February 11, 2010 at 1:05pm

Vans, the original Southern California surf & skate footwear maker, is sending out a nationwide call to join Vans' Custom Culture and to take part in our sneaker customization contest open to high school art classes across the United States. The Van...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

School district may be liable for football camp harassment
by Title IX Blog
posted January 13, 2010 at 2:43pm

A federal district court in California recently denied efforts of the Gustine (California) Unified School District to obtain summary judgment on Title IX claims stemming from peer harassment at a high school football camp. The plaintiff was a rising fres...more

Student whistleblower loses retaliation case
by Title IX Blog
posted January 13, 2010 at 11:37am

A court in Arizona dismissed a Title IX case against the Gilbert Public Schools, in which the plaintiff argued she was retaliated against for reporting sexual comments by her coach. The plaintiff, Madison Power, was a sophomore on the basketball team whe...more

Women’s Basketball’s Next Superstar?
by Pretty Tough
posted January 10, 2010 at 7:46pm

Brittney Griner has been in the news a lot lately, dunking regularly as a member of Baylor women’s basketball team and helping to redefine the college game. But basketball’s next superstar may be playing for a girls’ prep school team in New Jersey....more

Complaint against Lebanon temporarily suspended
by Title IX Blog
posted January 8, 2010 at 3:10pm

A complaint brought anonymously against Lebanon High School in Oregon has been suspended for now while the school collects data on gender equity in its athletics department.At issue in the original complaint filed in November 2009 was the facilities and b...more

Advice for Sport Parents: How to help your athlete make tough decisions
by One Sport Voice
posted January 6, 2010 at 12:32pm

Recently one of my hockey teammates asked me advice on how to handle a situation with her 14 year old teenage son. The son is a high level gymnast who has potential for a collegiate scholarship. He must travel out state to attend meets at his level, a...more

Introduction: Kaci Kust
by Kaci Kust
posted January 1, 2010 at 2:48pm

Since I can remember I have been an athlete. I am willing to admit that I wasn’t necessarily always good. According to my parents, when I first started playing soccer I just ran around following the girl I had heard others say was the best. When I tried...more

True Inspirational Story
by Softball Performance Blog
posted December 25, 2009 at 11:46am

One of the most inspirational stories I've ever seen. This is why we coach…to make an impact on young lives! Let's talk more about this... can you do me a quick 30-second favor and leave a comment below? ...more

Wisconsin school district will offer girls hockey
by Title IX Blog
posted December 24, 2009 at 12:44pm

Earlier this year, high school freshman Morgan Hollowell and her father sued the Elmbrook School District in Wisconsin, challenging the district's decision to exclude girls from the hockey cooperative it is joining with another school district. Elmbrook ...more

Mental Toughness: Beyond the L's and W's
by PrincessPunish
posted December 23, 2009 at 7:27pm

“I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, his greatest fulfillment of all he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.” -Vince Lombardi...more

Spirit as Sport
by Title IX Blog
posted December 21, 2009 at 12:18pm

Last week the New Mexico Activities Association member-institutions voted to make spirit (cheerleading and dance) a sport. Officials quoted in the news reports about the vote were pretty clear that the primary purpose of this change was to help schools a...more

About that pregnant teen athlete who wasn’t allowed to play volleyball controversy
by Draft Day Suit
posted December 14, 2009 at 6:04pm

Originally written for and cross-posted from BlogHer.com When Mackenzie McCollum was told she couldn’t play volleyball at school anymore until she had a doctor’s note she was upset for several reasons. First of all, she wasn’t telling many people s...more

5 reasons many girls don’t play sports at my high school (and it’s not because they don’t want to)
by Fair Game News
posted December 9, 2009 at 12:15pm

By Hannah Ritchie Only one in four girls at Colleyville Heritage High School in Texas, my school, participate in sports while more than half of boys are on sports teams. This is NOT because girls aren’t interested. Last December, 3,374 girls in gr...more

ESPN profiles case of pregnancy discrimination in high school sports
by Title IX Blog
posted December 3, 2009 at 12:36pm

Via Womenstake (among other blogs) I learned that ESPN recently profiled a case of discrimination against a pregnant high school athlete in an episode of Outside the Lines. Mackenzie McCollum was a star setter on her high school volleyball team in Fort W...more

Spike this: Pregnant volleyball player misserved by school officials
by Fair Game News
posted December 1, 2009 at 9:05pm

By Laura Pappano Sure, research shows that high school girls who play sports are less likely than their non-athletic peers to get pregnant. But sometimes it happens. When it does, schools and districts need fair and sensible policies that allow girls (w...more

Fundraising at issue in complaint against Oregon school district
by Title IX Blog
posted December 1, 2009 at 5:29pm

The Office for Civil Rights is currently investigating an anonymous complaint against the Lebanon (Oregon) Community School District for sex discrimination in its athletics program. District officials told the local press that the complaint addresses the...more

What ESPN Left on the Cutting Room Floor
by Womenstake
posted November 30, 2009 at 6:52pm

by Lara S. Kaufmann, Senior Counsel, National Women’s Law Center If you watched ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” yesterday, you know it included a segment on a client of ours, a 17-year old high school senior in Fort Worth, Texas. In case you miss...more

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