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The obsession with freshmen
by Softball Performance Blog
posted April 7, 2010 at 12:51pm

Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane Blog It seems like one of the universal goals for softball fanatics is to see their daughters make the high school varsity team as a freshman. Certainly there are those who believe that if you don't...more

New snow means awesome conditions for Windells Easter Break Camp
by Pretty Tough
posted March 31, 2010 at 4:26am

Windells Easter Camp 2010 is quickly filling, but there are a few slots left for snowboarders, skiers and skateboarders. With tons of new snow falling on Mt Hood right now, shredding at Windells private-park will be epic for this year’s Easter Camp. ...more

How Title IX saved OU basketball
by Women's Sports Blog
posted March 30, 2010 at 3:54pm

A sobering report on the attempt in 1990 to cut Oklahoma's women's basketball program. Odd that the reporter mentioned the threat of a lawsuit, but not that cutting a women's program without corresponding cuts on the men's side is a violation of Title...more

Mary Hanson interviews Roy Griak
by TJ's Turf
posted March 30, 2010 at 1:44pm

In many ways, it seems inevitable that Mary Hanson would one day interview Roy Griak. As host of The Mary Hanson Show, the longest-running program on cable in the United States (it's been on the air regularly since 1980), Hanson has tackled health and soc...more

Best Bones Forever – Educating Girls on Bone Health
by Sports Girls Play
posted March 30, 2010 at 1:14pm

Osteoporosis is a pediatric disease with geriatric consequences. In terms of bone health, the stage is set early on: girls build close to 90% of their bone mass by age 18. Once they reach adulthood, it becomes increasingly difficult for them to make it up...more

Am I a bad blogger?
by After Atalanta
posted March 29, 2010 at 12:10pm

Well I haven't blogged in a week even though we are in prime women's sports time with the NCAA basketball tourney, an amazing women's Frozen Four, the beginning of the LPGA season in the US...so the immediate answer is yes.But the question was actually in...more

New Sports Tees from Justice
by Sports Girls Play
posted March 28, 2010 at 4:10pm

Every season the popular tween store Justice (formerly Limited Too) comes out with a new line of sports inspired graphic tees. They usually feature 2-3 seasonal sports at a time, although I think they may be expanding a bit. We were in Justice today and m...more

Should Men and Women Compete On The Basketball Court?
by Draft Day Suit
posted March 27, 2010 at 6:27pm

Are women going to be playing on men’s basketball teams? Oh dear God, I hope not. Is that harsh? Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl told Dan Patrick he thinks that women are good enough to play on men’s teams. He did say that he doesn’t think we need to...more

Violence, girls and sports
by Byline to Finish Line
posted March 27, 2010 at 12:31pm

The popular reading of violence in women’s sports is that (a) part of the growth into the big-time arena and (b) bad for women’s sports in general. Last weekend, an article on violence in women’s sports ran in the New York Times, covering pretty mu...more

Who is the all-time greatest girls high school basketball player? Vote.
by HoopFeed.com
posted March 26, 2010 at 10:12am

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year, Gatorade wants fans to vote for the All-Time Greatest Girls Basketball Player of the Year at http://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/25th/vote/girls-basketball/. To kee...more

Two sisters, one award. Nneke talks about Chiney, the 2009-10 Gatorade Player of the Year
by HoopFeed.com
posted March 26, 2010 at 10:05am

Already known as a dynamic duo of women’s basketball, sisters Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike added to their resume of hoop accomplishments with the younger sibling earning this year’s Gatorade High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year award. Nneka ...more

NYT examines violence in women's college sports
by Title IX Blog
posted March 25, 2010 at 11:16am

In recent months, college sport has seen several high profile instances of violence by female athletes, from New Mexico soccer player Elizabeth Lambert pulling an opponent down by her ponytail to Baylor's Brittany Griner currently serving a two-game suspe...more

Thoughts on point guard play
by Hoop Thoughts
posted March 24, 2010 at 10:02pm

The following are some notes that our Tae Tae LeBlanc (a Lady Tiger point guard) took at Don Meyer's Perimeter Camp in 2005. The experience for Tae Tae was excellent and made a huge difference in her approach and made her a bigger player:2 Kinds of point ...more

Coaching Softball: Tips for coaching Generation Y
by Softball Performance Blog
posted March 24, 2010 at 5:55pm

TIPS FOR COACHING GENERATION Y Coaching can be a difficult task, especially when you consider all the planning, nurturing, and guiding that comes with the position. What can make your job even more challenging is the process of building a good rapport ...more

University of North Florida cuts swimming and diving
by Title IX Blog
posted March 24, 2010 at 5:45pm

The University of North Florida in Jacksonville, citing financial constraints, conference affiliation, and facilities, announced earlier this week that it will cut its women's swimming and diving team. There was no mention of any plans to add a different ...more

One way or another?
by Title IX Blog
posted March 24, 2010 at 10:13am

A panel on gender equity and intercollegiate sports held at Vanderbilt University Law School yesterday brought out a Title IX founder, a realist, and a wrestling coach.According to the AP coverage, the panel discussion focused on "whether the law requirin...more

Latest “Women in Intercollegiate Sport” report now available
by One Sport Voice
posted March 23, 2010 at 8:51pm

The most recent version of Acosta & Carpenter’s longitudinal (33 years!) research on Women in Intercollegiate Sport is now available on their website. Some good news highlights: 42.6% of women’s teams are coached by a female head coach, a number tha...more

Good Parent/Bad Citizen
by Draft Day Suit
posted March 23, 2010 at 10:01am

Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram Jr’s. father had his prison sentence extended by 27 months as a punishment for jumping bail. Of course he was jumping bail to attempt to watch his son play in the Sugar Bowl in 2009. He got caught in a hotel room in Mic...more

Professional Sports vs. Olympic Sports
by Sport Management Education
posted March 22, 2010 at 9:09pm

In the world of sports, there is always something happening. With so many sports to choose from, fans certainly have a variety of events to watch each week. For example, just look at the overlap in terms of some of America’s major sports le...more

White female athletes, black male athletes and Title IX
by Title IX Blog
posted March 21, 2010 at 7:45pm

University of Georgia professor Dr. Billy Hawkins has a new book out about the black athletes and intercollegiate sports. It appears, from this press release, that a majority of the book. The New Plantation, focuses on the young men in revenue-producing s...more

Look Out World, There are more Gerhart siblings
by Women's Sports Blog
posted March 21, 2010 at 1:46pm

The genetic legacy of this family needs to be studied for the benefit of humankind. Toby should have won the Heisman, and now sister Teagan has thrown back-to-back no-hitters for his alma mater. Oh, and the day before that she pitched a perfect game.�...more

One boy’s perspective about youth sports
by One Sport Voice
posted March 20, 2010 at 12:17pm

A colleague sent me this video of a young Canadian hockey player describing his “magic hockey helmet”. I thought I’d pass it along…enjoy! Speaking of helmets…. stay tuned to this blog for upcoming information on the first-ever Mayo Clinic Ice H...more

Must there be a gun (okay, we mean rifle) Battle of the Sexes?
by Fair Game News
posted March 18, 2010 at 6:22pm

By Laura Pappano When Jonathan Hall captured the air-rifle individual title at the NCAA Rifle Championships, held at Texas Christian University last weekend, he realized what a big deal it was. “I had to represent the men,” said Hall, according to an...more

Girls Sports – Alleviating first day program jitters
by Game On! Sports Camp 4 Girls
posted March 17, 2010 at 10:20pm

It’s that first day. For the last couple of hours, on top of the past few days, you have been making reference to how much fun she will have. You are somewhat worried that she may be reluctant to take those first few steps onto the court or field. So ...more

In the Win Column: Natalie Randolph named head coach of high school football team
by Womenstake
posted March 17, 2010 at 10:19pm

by Rio Romero, Program Assistant,National Women's Law Center You may have already come across the Twitter tweets, Facebook status updates, or sensed a flurry of excitement from old college friends that the Super Bowl of college basketball is just around...more

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