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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

The other side of the story: Colonel By high school girls team removed from OFSAA
by Women in Sport International
posted June 4, 2011 at 8:42pm

Yesterday, I wrote a post discussing the court decision to grant an injunction to allow Louis Reil High School Girls' soccer team to participate in OFSAA, the Ontario high school championships. In that post I discussed how great it was that the team from ...more

Ottawa girls soccer team going to OFSAA after all
by Women in Sport International
posted June 2, 2011 at 1:50pm

Martin Cleary is reporting in the Ottawa Citizen that the Louis Reil Rebelles girl's soccer team will be headed to OFSAA, the high school provincial championship tournament, after all.The team had originally been disqualified when their coach forgot to ad...more

Softball Tips: Surviving Hot Summer Days on the Field
by Softball Performance Blog
posted June 1, 2011 at 4:12pm

Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog What a gorgeous day today was where I live. A high of almost 90, sunny all day long, with just enough breeze to make it tolerable to work outside. Just the kind of day that can sneak up on yo...more

Indiana sports scheduling case in court
by Title IX Blog
posted June 1, 2011 at 1:23am

This week the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the Indiana high school scheduling case. The original lawsuit, filed in 2009 by a former girls' basketball coach charged that boys' basketball in the district got favorable treatment in the scheduling o...more

Yes, Quidditch is a real (and growing) sport. And passionately coed.
by Fair Game News
posted May 31, 2011 at 1:47pm

By Laura Pappano It may look like an excuse for college students to gather in a festival atmosphere. And on the surface, Quidditch, the Harry-Potter-inspired sport in which players ride on brooms (ok, run with them between their legs), is a reach. ...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

Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics announces new grants program
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted May 27, 2011 at 4:23pm

Posted on behalf of the Knight Commission The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics is requesting proposals for grants to support research on intercollegiate athletics policy. The program is intended to enhance the Commission's long-standing...more

Title IX complaint targets Boiling Springs HS
by Title IX Blog
posted May 26, 2011 at 6:49pm

I'm not blogging about the recently filed OCR complaint targetting Boiling Springs High School in South Carolina because I think the story is especially unusual or raises any new issues.It's just an example of both good coverage of the issue (for the most...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

Gonzaga and Washington in battle for top recruit
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted May 24, 2011 at 1:23am

Washington's new completed staff began its first day on the job Monday, former Storm champion Adia Barnes joining Kevin Morrison and Mike Neighbors on coach Kevin McGuff's staff. And apparently the group is already in a dog fight for one of the area's to...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

Swin Cash to receive an honorary degree from Washington & Jefferson College
by HoopFeed.com
posted May 19, 2011 at 1:12pm

Washington & Jefferson College is set to award Seattle Storm forward Swin Cash with an honorary degree at its annual Commencement ceremony on May 21. Cash will be lauded along with three other women who have “made lifelong commitments to science, commun...more

UCLA adds point guard Alexis Perry
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 18, 2011 at 3:03am

Ah, the rumors I heard last week were true: Brea Olinda's Alexis Perry has signed with UCLA. Allegedly, the talented senior is a late signer because some colleges were scared away by her previous injuries, to both knee and shoulder. Patience appears to ha...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

Parade All-American team
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 16, 2011 at 4:52pm

Congrats to the Parade Magazine All-American team:Name, Position, Ht. High School College* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Promise Amukamara, G, 5'8" Apollo (Ariz.) Arizona State Kaneisha Atwater, G, 5'7" W...more

UCLA releases Justine Hartman from letter of intent
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 16, 2011 at 4:48pm

The top prospect from Brea Olinda High School is on the recruiting trail again after being released from her committment to UCLA. She had previously verbaled to Boston College, and was released from that too.Also today: Aly Beebe has been admitted to Stan...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

Top basketball prospect Bria Smith picks Louisville
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 12, 2011 at 12:47am

Bria Smith, the seventh-ranked 2011 prospect who renewed her search for a school when Debbie Ryan left Virginia last month, has chosen Louisville. She opted for the Cardinals over Tennessee.Bonus:New NCAA president Mark Emmert is getting tougher on rule b...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

Required to cheer for your assailant? Whose rights count?
by Fair Game News
posted May 10, 2011 at 12:29pm

By Susan McGee Bailey The U.S. Supreme Court last week remained silent in the case of a Texas cheerleader, but the message was alarmingly loud: It may be 2011, but high school girls don’t have the same rights as high school guys. The Court declined to...more

1899 - Volleyball - The New Game for Girls
by LostCentury
posted May 7, 2011 at 3:39pm

April 23, 1899, Sunday - The San Francisco Call “Volley ball is the game par excellence for girls and young women. It is a new game and meets all the requirements for exercise and physical culture.” So said Miss Walker, instructor in physical tr...more

UCLA students reject Pauley Pavilion new seating plan
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 7, 2011 at 3:38pm

UCLA students overwhelmingly rejected the administration's plan to move the student section behind one basket when Pauley Pavilion re-opens next year. Only eight percent supported the plan, while 69 percent opposed it, and 23 percent had no preference. PP...more

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