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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

More on monumental Pac-12 deal
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 5, 2011 at 11:16am

ESPN's official release on yesterday's deal, and their plan to show Pac-12 sports "across multiple entities."Reactions to what is probably the biggest agreement for a college conference. ...more

OCR Trades School District Complaints for Statewide Review
by Title IX Blog
posted May 5, 2011 at 11:09am

The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has received more than a hundred complaints against school districts in Washington state since fall, all alleging violations of Title IX in the schools' athletics departments. Recently, however, the f...more

What You Should Know: 2009-10 NCAA Race and Gender Demographics Report
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted May 4, 2011 at 5:57pm

The NCAA recently released its Race and Gender Demographics Report for 2009-10, which measures annually the composition of NCAA member institutions’ administrative and coaching staffs. The report shows significant increases in the number of administrat...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

Brown to cut sports--or maybe not
by Title IX Blog
posted May 3, 2011 at 12:16am

It's been a big news week generally and in Title IX land. We apologize for not keeping up.Last week I kept meaning to write about how a Brown University committee was recommending the elimination of four sports from the varsity roster: wrestling, men's an...more

On two wings & a few hundred prayers
by Sarah Stanley Inspired
posted May 2, 2011 at 6:23pm

Nashville, Tenn., to many is where dreams come true or die. It’s where “starving artists” are found. And where people are trying to “make it.” I knew that Nashville would hold a special place in my heart. Last Monday, the FIT Project was abou...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

Grading America's sports departments
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted April 28, 2011 at 1:53pm

A lot is made of media and how women's sports can get more coverage. The crux of the problem usually seems to be pointed at who's in the sports departments and for the first time since 2008, there's another head count. But the final grade was an "F" for g...more

More on the Delaware track team complaint
by Title IX Blog
posted April 27, 2011 at 2:49pm

The complaint filed with OCR by those trying to save the Delaware men's track team remains in the news this week. And Erin was asked to comment on the situation for The News Journal in an article in which we learned more about the complaint and motivation...more

"College Teams, Relying on Deception, Undermine Gender Equity" (NY Times)
by Stephanie Perleberg: Believe and Run On!
posted April 26, 2011 at 12:18pm

The following is an article published on the New York Times sports section (Apr. 25, 2011) by KATIE THOMAS, titled, “College Teams, Relying on Deception, Undermine Gender Equity”. Read it and give me your thoughts! Ever since Congress passed the f...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

How to make sure we keep our athletes first
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted April 22, 2011 at 2:14pm

source Students on our college campuses aren’t learning. That’s a very general summation of a study called, “Academically Adrift: Limited Learning On College Campuses”. Since I see myself as part of the teaching stratosphere at my institution...more

Introducing the Womens Sports Support Team: Why We're Here and What We Do
by Womens Sports Support Team
posted April 20, 2011 at 11:18am

For too long now women's sports have been second seat. For too long they've been an afterthought. As if that wasn't enough with the ever increasing ways to share your personal opinion and feelings on any topic on the internet, women's sports and athletes ...more

Our Dream USWNT squads for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup
by All White Kit
posted April 19, 2011 at 6:15pm

The following are the lists of players Chris Henderson and I would like to see get the call to represent the United States in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. A few notes: it goes without saying that a lot can change within the next four years, a...more

Baylor announces Melissa Jones jersey retirement during team banquet
by HoopFeed.com
posted April 15, 2011 at 10:07pm

Over 1,100 Baylor fans attended the team’s end of the season Lady Bear Appreciation Banquet, sponsored by the Tip Off Club Thursday night in Waco. School officials addressed the audience and players were honored. Among the accolades announced was the re...more

Woman on men’s college tennis team wins conference rookie-of-the-week honors. Remind me: Why isn’t D3 tennis co-ed?
by Fair Game News
posted April 15, 2011 at 5:11pm

By Laura Pappano Last week after Wheelock College freshman Claire O’Donoghue, a member of the Men’s Tennis Team (yes, you read that correctly), earned a 6-1, 6-0 victory in singles and an 8-6 win in doubles with her male partner (plus narrowly lost a...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

Capital One Cup updated standings
by Pretty Tough
posted April 13, 2011 at 11:03pm

The Capital One Cup, which will reward Division 1 athletics across multiple men’s and women’s sports for their on-field performance, is heating up with the end of the school year approaching meaning that the competition is also in its final stage. Fo...more

WSU unveils new Nike uniforms for all sports teams
by A Glam Slam
posted April 13, 2011 at 1:35pm

Since becoming the Washington State University Athletic Director, Bill Moos has been working on a “brand and identity program” for school sports, with revamped team wardrobes as a top priority. The goal of the Couger makeover was to create a consisten...more

CollegeTrack & Field Power Rankings: Women
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted April 13, 2011 at 1:27pm

Oregon stays at #1Unlike the men's rankings, the women's saw very little movement from last week. All of the top five spots remain unchanged.In the only major scored-meet action of the weekend, Oregon defended its #1 ranking by winning the Pepsi Team In...more

Kid's Just 'Wanna Have Fun: A Look into the Impact of Children's Sports
by kristenbennett
posted April 13, 2011 at 12:50pm

   Elena Delle Donne now plays basketball at the      Universiy of Delaware, near her hometown.             She was interviewed by ESPN at age fifteen, the top basketbal...more

Three ways effective leaders build confidence within each team member
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted April 11, 2011 at 6:43pm

source Remember the movie Inception from last summer? I wrote a post about it back then wondering aloud what would happen if we could create confident athletes. Check it out and then come back and read this post because it’s the next step. The fi...more

Commentary on Yale and "Dear Colleague"
by Title IX Blog
posted April 11, 2011 at 5:22pm

There has been a significant amount of press about both the complaint filed by Yale students alleging the university has not done enough to remedy sexual harassment and the Obama administration's "Dear Colleague" letter about dealing with harassment. Ofte...more

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