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Cuts to men's teams and the shark attack phenomenon
by Title IX Blog
posted June 28, 2010 at 5:39pm

This article about the Quinnipiac trial contained the following quote from the coach of the former men's track team, which was cut along with volleyball: The unfortunate reality of Title IX in this day and age is that university’s choose to eliminate m...more

Perspectives in QU/cheerleading
by Title IX Blog
posted June 26, 2010 at 12:23pm

Nothing major to report. I haven't seen any coverage of the closing arguments yet but if something of note occurs, we'll post about it.In reading some of the coverage that stemmed largely from Jeff Webb's testimony Tuesday about the legitimacy of cheerlea...more

Title IX Is good for Stanford
by Title IX Blog
posted June 25, 2010 at 4:21pm

In honor of Title IX's anniversary, here is a great article crediting Title IX for strengthening Stanford University athletics. After the law passed, some in the athletic department were resistant to expanding opportunities for women, but many of them ...more

NCAA proposes an end to early scholarship offers
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 25, 2010 at 2:36pm

No offers before July 1, proposes the NCAA.Coaches also would have to receive high school transcripts documenting at least five semesters or seven quarters worth of academic work for a young recruit before they can offer a scholarship......But Long, senio...more

10 tips for being a great softball parent
by Softball Performance Blog
posted June 24, 2010 at 2:06pm

As a softball parent, you only want the best for your daughter. So what can you do to help your daughter become the best she can be on the field? Here are 10 Tips to Help You Be a Great Softball Parent! Focus on reinforcing your daughter's correct t...more

Mythbusting in honor of Title IX's Anniversary
by Title IX Blog
posted June 24, 2010 at 1:04pm

Sadly, it seems that every year, folks use Title IX's anniversary to trot out tired old arguments that it's time to "get beyond" Title IX. Because these people obviously don't read this blog, or they wouldn't be so misinformed, it seems like an act of fu...more

The cheerleading as a sport debate continues
by Sports Girls Play
posted June 23, 2010 at 5:36pm

Cheerleading – and what it has evolved into – is on trial right now in a Connecticut courtroom. The debate revloves around a law suit brought on by the volleyball team at Quinnipiac University over the school’s decision to cut their team violated T...more

Title IX: 38 Years Later
by Womenstake
posted June 23, 2010 at 4:54pm

by Kavitha Sivashanker, Fellow, National Women's Law Center Today marks the 38th anniversary of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX is a federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in all federally funded educational programs. It has op...more

Looking ahead, Koll signs professional management contract
by EliteRunning.com
posted June 23, 2010 at 1:29pm

By David Monti (c) 2010 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. Photo courtesy of Iowa State Athletics Department Fresh off of her victories at the NCAA Championships at both 5000m and 10,000m, Iowa State’s Lisa Koll has...more

QU trial: Lopiano testifies
by Title IX Blog
posted June 23, 2010 at 1:13pm

So the Title IX Blog did indeed take a field trip to Connecticut yesterday to watch some of the Quinnipiac University trial. Erin will be posting about what we saw (because she took notes and I just sat there amazed at some of the things people say and th...more

Summer workouts – Do not train on empty
by Sports Girls Play
posted June 23, 2010 at 1:11pm

My own daughter learned a really tough lesson this morning – you can not train on empty! This is the first week of morning practices at gymnastics for the summer and rather than taking the time to eat breakfast, pack a snack or make her lunch … like ...more

Texas Tech coach warned Big 12 of tensions that lead to punching incident
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 22, 2010 at 4:00pm

Interesting premonition by Texas Tech Coach Kristy Curry:Two weeks before Baylor star Brittney Griner threw the punch in Lubbock that went viral on the Internet, Texas Tech women’s basketball coach Kristy Curry warned the Big 12 Conference about concern...more

Title IX in the Football Realignment Universe: sole sanity in a money-mad college sports culture
by Fair Game News
posted June 22, 2010 at 12:05pm

By Laura Pappano The frenzy of conference switching (Colorado, Utah, Nebraska plus others at least thinking about it), has caused a stir for one reason: Colleges fret that if the future really is about a few megaconferences that some schools will be big ...more

My New Golf Partners
by Sports Girls Play
posted June 21, 2010 at 12:34pm

I’ve got the golf bug pretty bad – so much so that I have “recruited” my kids to play too, so I have even more excuses to get to the greens this summer! I signed them up for a summer golf camp at our local golf course and got them each a start...more

Quinnipiac trial begins tomorrow
by Title IX Blog
posted June 20, 2010 at 11:04pm

The trial in the Quinnipiac University volleyball case begins tomorrow in federal court in Connecticut. There is nothing new to report since last month's decision to grant class-action status to the case being brought by five volleyball players.As a remin...more

Softball added at Weatherford College
by Title IX Blog
posted June 18, 2010 at 5:30pm

A year-and-half ago, OCR launched an "inquiry" into Title IX compliance at Weatherford College in Texas, in response to gross disparity in athletic opportunities for male and female students. The inquiry produced an agreement that obligated the college ...more

Maya Moore a finalist for the 2010 Honda-Broderick Cup
by HoopFeed.com
posted June 17, 2010 at 4:35pm

University of Connecticut star Maya Moore is a finalist for the 2010 Honda-Broderick Cup. The winner will be announced at an awards ceremony on June 21st at UCLA in Los Angeles. The finalists were chosen from previously announced Honda Sports Award winn...more

Iranian girls set for youth games after ban
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted June 17, 2010 at 3:14pm

TEHRAN - Iranian female footballers will take part in the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore this August after world football authorities lifted a ban on the wearing of the Islamic head veil, an Iranian official said on Tuesday. "I think this is one of the...more

Coming in April, 2011: The Public vs. Private High School Basketball All Star Games
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 17, 2010 at 12:27pm

Tony Rossignol has heard the arguement for years: which has better basketball programs - public or private schools?The director of basketball operations at JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. is married to the school's varsity girls...more

Handling team conflicts
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 16, 2010 at 6:59pm

Nice article on dealing with conflicts within your team written by Amy Gallo of the Harvard Business Review:The conflicts that often arise in teams can make you want to throw up your arms in despair, retreat to your office, and live out your career in tea...more

Like it or not, You're a role model!
by PrincessPunish
posted June 16, 2010 at 3:11pm

Signing that big contract deal means also signing on as a role model!...more

PAC What?
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted June 15, 2010 at 5:08pm

First it was going to be the PAC-16, a big super conference split in two, have a football championship like the SEC, make more revenue. Therefore the PAC-10 was wooing football powerhouses Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. In ...more

Conference realignment mania
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 15, 2010 at 1:07pm

The SEC wants Texas A&M;, Texas and Oklahoma, but doesn't see the latter two as a realistic possibility. Maybe that's because Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe is making a pitch to Texas.Nebraska has joined the Big 10.Missouri is trying hard to save the Big 1...more

The incredible evolvement of Reshanda "Too Tall" Gray
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 14, 2010 at 12:30pm

Reshanda Gray rests during halftime of a fall league game in which her Washington Generals played last Oct. 17.Los Angeles - If there is a Cinderella of LA high school basketball, Reshanda "Too Tall" Gray is unquestionably it.For the 2007-2008 season, the...more

East Coasters prep for NSSA Champs in California
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted June 14, 2010 at 12:13pm

UCF star Amy Nicholl : photo courtesy Amy Nicholl Handful Of East Coast Teams Eye Success At Upcoming NSSA College Champs With the NSSA National Championships kicking off next week at Salt Creek, CA, all East Coast eyes are understandably on our hot yo...more

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