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School lunch subsidies render Catholic schools subject to Title IX
by Title IX Blog
posted September 28, 2010 at 10:13pm

Congress, whose powers are limited to those enumerated in the Constitution, passed Title IX under its power to spend for the general welfare. Consequently, the statute's ban on sex discrimination only applies to those schools that receive federal funding...more

Moments like this one
by Chic Runner
posted September 28, 2010 at 9:39pm

This morning as I was doing my normal online news creep session, I came across this. I know most of our news is horrible news. Many of it contains sad stories and things that make you cringe at humanity today. But this was different. I teared up as I wat...more

Kids who skip breakfast may have higher obesity risk
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted September 28, 2010 at 12:18pm

&blog So we’ve been told since forever that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But waking up in time to eat it means losing 15 minutes of sleep! Those extra minutes are essential in the eyes of a twelve year old, as is that sleep ...more

Heat illness in high school athletes: Football players most at risk
by Performance Nutrition
posted September 24, 2010 at 4:07pm

“High school football player dies after collapsing….” How many times have you seen this headline? Every year between the months of August and September, there are an alarming number of news stories telling us about lives cut too short. Tragi...more

Girls Sports – Growing with and not against your body
by Game On! Sports Camp 4 Girls
posted September 24, 2010 at 2:15pm

As the athlete’s body undergoes changes, parents must guide their daughters to manage their physical expectations accordingly. Specifically, help your athlete to grow with and not against her body. For most parents, this statement may appear at first...more

IUPUI fires head coach Shann Hart
by HoopFeed.com
posted September 24, 2010 at 12:59am

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis fired head coach Shann Hart just days after a committee report on her alleged mistreatment of players was submitted to the chancellor’s office. Nearly a dozen players accused Hart of creating an atmosphe...more

NCAA eliminates the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in restructuring move
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted September 23, 2010 at 2:12pm

USA Today reports that the NCAA has eliminated the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the VP position directing that office held by Charlotte Westerhaus. This is one of 17 positions eliminated in the restructuring.The Office of Diversity and Inclusion...more

Can Colleges Improve Gender Balance in Engineering?
by Title IX Blog
posted September 22, 2010 at 12:34am

I work at a college where male undergraduates are in the majority because they are in the majority of one of the college's biggest majors, engineering. I have participated in discussions about how to improve the gender balance, and it bothers me that th...more

Softball Tips - Must Do Before Next Season
by Softball Performance Blog
posted September 21, 2010 at 3:37pm

Reflecting on the Season Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog Now that fastpitch softball has pretty much become a 12-month sport, it's amazing to look back on how much work and preparation goes into such a short season. Whethe...more

Fifteen University Social Media Policies
by Soccer Science
posted September 21, 2010 at 2:14pm

A social media policy outlines for employees the corporate guidelines or principles of communicating in the online world, and today, many major universities have developed policies specifically for their communities. Here’s a list of fifteen policie...more

Ranking the Pac-10 non-conference schedules
by Left Coast Hoops
posted September 21, 2010 at 1:07pm

1. Stanford. One of the toughest schedules in the nation and it should be a tremendous amount of fun. Rutgers, Texas, Gonzaga, DePaul, Tennessee, Xavier, Connecticut. The Cardinal will know where they stand, that’s for sure. 2. USC. The Women of Tro...more

Girls Sports – Consider a mouthguard to protect that cherished Smile
by Game On! Sports Camp 4 Girls
posted September 20, 2010 at 4:34pm

Girls Sports – Consider a Mouthguard to Protect that Cherished Smile As your daughter progresses to the more advanced levels of sports play, the “game” most definitely becomes more physical. Equipping her with the proper attire and protective gear ...more

Kids & Fitness: Interesting article from the New York Times
by THE Phaidra Knight
posted September 19, 2010 at 2:30pm

September 15, 2010, 12:01 am Phys Ed: Can Exercise Make Kids Smarter? < p> By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS Roger Weber/Getty Images In an experiment published last month, researchers recruited schoolchildren, ages 9 and 10, who lived near the Champaign...more

My trip to the AYSO National Office
by Soccer Science
posted September 17, 2010 at 10:24pm

I didn’t actually start playing soccer until I was around 13 years old, and my first team was an AYSO team, Khaos. Note the photo above, I’m in the top right next to the coach in the white shirt: As I suspect many 13-year-old girls might feel, ha...more

Penn State elevates hockey
by Title IX Blog
posted September 17, 2010 at 5:23pm

Both the men's and women's club ice hockey teams at Penn State will be elevated to varsity status. The announcement, which will likely contain the time table for the move, will come later this morning.The teams are the beneficiaries of very generous Penn ...more

NSSA SW Conference Open season kicks off at HB Pier
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted September 17, 2010 at 4:35pm

Open Mens finalists l-r: Sam Orozco, Andrew Jacobson, Jake Davis, Skip McCullough After kicking off the 2010-11 season with two consecutive Explorer events, the Southwest Conference switched gears and got off to an amazing start at HB Pier for the first...more

Should Pat Summitt Take over the UT Men's Team?
by Swish Appeal
posted September 15, 2010 at 3:22pm

Should Pat Summitt Take over the UT Men's Team? ESPN speculates: This morning, via twitter, Memphis newspaper columnist Dan Wolken tweeted the following: "Serious question: If Pearl was fired or suspended for the year, is this the time to move Pat Su...more

Is Cal cutting?
by Title IX Blog
posted September 15, 2010 at 2:00pm

Maybe, according to a San Francisco Chronicle article based largely on a report produced by the Chancellor's Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics at Berkeley. Cal athletics has been incurring a $10 million deficit (i.e. they spend $10 million more than ...more

How is the only high school female football coach doing?
by One Sport Voice
posted September 15, 2010 at 1:49pm

Last May there was a lot of media coverage about Natalie Randolph, who was hired as the Head Football Coach for Coolidge High School in Washington DC. This fall she and her team are back in the media as the team’s results are being scrutinized. Currentl...more

What I learned as a girl in rec football: How to counter the cheap shot
by Fair Game News
posted September 14, 2010 at 1:06pm

By Lindsay Rico Why did I decide to play tackle football in the 6th grade? Ever see the movie “Little Giants”? It’s about a ragtag football team with a coach who is just as much of a reject as his players. The one girl (they call her “Icebox”...more

Girls Sports – A link to World Peace?
by Game On! Sports Camp 4 Girls
posted September 13, 2010 at 7:53pm

Sports have long been thought of as a vehicle that permits us to rise above differences. And they do. Many have even gone as far as advocating that sports can cure all that ails relating to intolerance, violence and crisis in our world. I’m not sure ...more

The cheerleaders are fighting!
by After Atalanta
posted September 9, 2010 at 9:40pm

Yes, I went for the cheap titillation with the not-so-accurate headline. But I am so very amused at the way this whole cheerleading; sport or not? thing has gone down since the ruling earlier in the summer in the Quinnipiac case. Every week since the ruli...more

Lisa Leslie Interview: What is the impact of the Capital One Cup on women's college sports?
by Swish Appeal
posted September 9, 2010 at 3:55pm

With separate awards for men's and women's sports, women's basketball legend Lisa Leslie believes the Capital One Cup will be more empowering for women's athletics. Photo by Craig Bennett/112575 Media. View full size photo » Although there ...more

When coaches teach bigotry in the name of Christianity
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted September 9, 2010 at 2:23pm

Excuse me, but I thought the primary goal of coaching girls' or women’s basketball teams was, well, coaching basketball . That would not be the case for Jaye Collins, however. He is the coach of the Louisville Legends. The Legends are part of a networ...more

"Just your average college girl who's played ball with the President" - Glamour
by Kaci Kust
posted September 8, 2010 at 5:35pm

Maya Moore was named to Glamour’s Top Ten College Women list. Although they describe the 10 women as “amazing women you haven’t heard of yet” and I’ve obviously heard of her, that’s a pretty cool honor!   Here&rs...;more

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