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Lesbian high school softball player files discrimination lawsuit
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted December 22, 2010 at 2:17pm

Here is one of the many reasons why we need to do a lot more educating of high school administrators, athletic directors and coaches about coach abuse of power and discrimination against student-athletes because of their actual or perceived sexual orienta...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

The Ivies really do try harder
by After Atalanta
posted December 1, 2010 at 10:42pm

Thought this column at the Huffington Post last week was quite interesting. Apparently Jonathan Cole's piece on recruited student-athletes in the Ivy League is the third in a series, but I missed the first two. Nevertheless, this one was enlightening.Whil...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

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

The 3As of Girls Hockey Scholarships
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted November 22, 2010 at 11:25am

It’s college hockey week here at Total Female Hockey. This week I am touring Vermont and New Hampshire with the PEAC Girls Hockey team to visit NCAA Division 1 schools and play a few games against some top-flight teams. We will be watching team practi...more

NCAA President Mark Emmert on student athletes and commercialization
by Sports, Media & Society
posted November 20, 2010 at 10:19am

New NCAA President Mark Emmert reasserted the top priorities of his predecessor, Myles Brand, in an interview Friday where he emphasized the need to focus on the welfare of student athletes while addressing thorny issues involving commercialization of col...more

Recruiting trail and pre-season high school rankings
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 18, 2010 at 4:37pm

ESPN is at it again, thank goodness.Number six Briyona Canty waited until the last day to choose Rutgers. What this means for the Scarlet Knights.Ninth-ranked Morgan Jones will go with Northwestern.They say all the talent we have in California will be cha...more

Is pay-to-play for high schools sports becoming the norm?
by Sports Girls Play
posted November 16, 2010 at 1:04pm

Today was the first day of Winter Sports practice in our county for the Middle Schools and High Schools. That also means in two weeks I will have to pull out my checkbook and stroke a check for $100 for my son to be on the High School Swim Team. Since whe...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

Washington signs three on LOI day
by Left Coast Hoops
posted November 12, 2010 at 3:04pm

SEATTLE – The Washington women’s basketball team has signed three recruits to National Letters of Intent, head coach Tia Jackson announced on Wednesday evening. The 2011 class might be the best that Jackson has assembled in her four years on Montl...more

How many Stanford recruits?
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted November 12, 2010 at 11:32am

The Good News:The Stanford Women’s Basketball Team signed six recruits for next year, and the recruiting class was ranked number four in the nation. Read all about their incredible accomplishments. (One is from Jayne Appel's old high school!)The Bad New...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

12 new Title IX lawsuits filed today: What does it mean?
by Fair Game News
posted November 11, 2010 at 1:23pm

By Laura Pappano The National Women’s Law Center filed complaints today against 12 school districts (see press release here) that are meant to be a sampling – not an exhaustive expose of who’s ignoring Title IX. The suit is a reminder that, althou...more

Arizona State signing day announcement
by Left Coast Hoops
posted November 11, 2010 at 1:05pm

Press releases are coming fast and furious from school’s about signing day. This is what I’ve received from Arizona State. Will post them as we go. Per the ASU Athletic Department: TEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona State University head women’s basketball...more

Cali High School Showcase
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 11, 2010 at 10:36am

The annual event, at the Hangar Athletic Exchange in Hawthorne, Calif., promises to be as chair-gripping as ever. Check the schedule:Sat 11-13-10 9:00 AMHAX Court 1 [C] St. Bernards[C] Troy 10:15 AMHAX Court 1 [A] Mater Dei[A] St. Anthony 11:30 AMHAX ...more

National Letter of Intent Day
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 11, 2010 at 10:35am

As we wait for the last few holdouts to name their school by the end of the day, ESPN is projecting as best it can. So far Tennessee, UConn and UCLA have the three best signing classes. Everything else is still in suspension.ESPN analysis of the race to t...more

Elizabeth Williams chooses Duke
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 9, 2010 at 7:46pm

Number two goes with Duke.ESPN's Chris Hansen analyzes Williams' potential impact on the Blue Devils.Williams discusses her decision.There are only a handful left in the top 100 2011 class who are yet undecided. ...more

The dual role of the high school/club coach: Does the student-athlete win?
by Pretty Tough
posted November 5, 2010 at 3:21pm

It has been almost two years since the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section (CIF-SS) decided to eliminate the association rule, giving all California high school girls basketball coaches, among other sports, freedom to work with their ...more

Advice column takes on Title IX and gender stereotypes
by Title IX Blog
posted November 4, 2010 at 8:15pm

Part of the "Ask Amy" column in today's Washington Post addressed the Title IX implications of a coach requiring a player to conform to gender stereotypes with respect to appearance: DEAR AMY: I am a girl in my junior year of high school, and the vol...more

Reshanda "Too Tall" Gray down to two schools
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 4, 2010 at 12:20pm

Highly-sought Los Angeles forward/center Reshanda Gray has narrowed her choices to two schools, according to her club ball coach: Cal and USC. The 6-foot-3 Gray, ranked 22nd in her class and eighth at her position by ESPN, has entertained countless offers...more

Boys playing field hockey
by Title IX Blog
posted November 2, 2010 at 6:18pm

Boys playing high school field hockey on historically all-girls' teams has caused the occasional flare-up in the gender equity/Title IX discourse.I came across this article about a not-quite-a flare-up last month. I probably wouldn't have paid too much at...more

LA Westchester League
by They're Playing Basketball
posted October 31, 2010 at 6:42pm

Professional basketball skills trainer Sherrise Smith has run a fall league at the Westchester Recreation Center in Los Angeles since 2006. Recently I checked it out.There are 6-8 teams comprised of players from both public and private schools. Smith said...more

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