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Physical Activity, Organized Youth Sport & Youth Obesity
by One Sport Voice
posted October 2, 2009 at 2:11pm

Some and colleagues and I are working on research pertaining to what is known (and mostly not known) about the role of youth sports in obesity prevention. Last week Toben Nelson, University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health, presented some of our...more

Quinnipiac v-ball not a sure thing
by Title IX Blog
posted October 2, 2009 at 12:32pm

During the midst of court proceedings last spring, Quinnipiac University in Connecticut reinstated women's volleyball under pressure about their Title IX compliance and some questions about doctored rosters.But the university went ahead with its original ...more

Equal Opportunities for Transgender Student-Athletes
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted October 1, 2009 at 4:06pm

On October 25-26 in Indianapolis, The Women’s Sports Foundation initiative, It Takes A Team will be partnering with the Sports Project of the National Center for Lesbian Rights to host a national think tank entitled, “Equal Opportunities for Transgend...more

Alaskan softball players cite inequities
by Title IX Blog
posted October 1, 2009 at 3:12pm

Can't believe Sarah Palin who, during her vice-presidential campaign, espoused the benefits of Title IX, let her home town get away with inequitable treatment of female student-athletes.But the Mat-Su School District, which includes the town of Wasilla, i...more

Lower court dismisses former AD's case against Lafayette College
by Title IX Blog
posted September 30, 2009 at 11:38am

Eve Atkinson sued Lafayette College in 2001, arguing that the college terminated her from the athletic director position, which she had held since 1989, in retaliation for her advocacy on behalf of women's athletics and Title IX. A federal court initiall...more

Should girls hockey players get low like Gretzky?
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted September 30, 2009 at 11:36am

Wayne Gretzky’s skating style was distinctive. He was dramatically more bent over at the waist than most male hockey players. When I watch girls hockey players skate, their body position looks very similar to Gretzky’s. And while I can’t argue w...more

Coaches Corner: 10 reasons your team hates you
by Hoop Thoughts
posted September 29, 2009 at 8:17pm

Got this link from our webmaster Todd Politz -- might be trying to send me a message! Intersting post from http://thoughtleadersllc.blogspot.com/. I'm guilty of a few...how bout you?10. You don't prioritize. Everything is important. When you do this, ...more

How ‘Bout Them Bulls?
by Draft Day Suit
posted September 29, 2009 at 5:46pm

I was sitting quietly working on a post this weekend when my husband called me from his office. “Holy Shit! Are you watching this game? USF is beating FSU?” My husband went to the University of South Florida and he had the game live streaming on the ...more

New sites with high school sports coverage: Will they have a positive or negative impact on women?
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted September 29, 2009 at 12:51pm

Cleveland High School Sports Blog interviewed Keystone softball player Kara Dill in 2008. Photo Credit: Cleveland High School Sports Archive: Chris Stephens/The Plain Dealer I was reading Joe Favorito’s Sports Marketing and PR Roundup blog and immedi...more

Are we dressing our girls out of sports?
by Fair Game News
posted September 28, 2009 at 6:46pm

By Katie Culver At the playground the other day a girl struggled to climb up a curved ladder after my son. She was wearing sandals. Her feet kept getting tangled in her dress. Another day, a brother and sister at the park with their grandparents were ...more

Do you have to be selfish to stand-out?
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted September 28, 2009 at 1:04pm

To be honest, being an elite athlete is a pretty selfish pursuit. And becoming an elite female hockey player is no exception. Most of your decisions in day-to-day life are guided by the question, “Will this make me a better player or not?” You ma...more

Will Maryland be the next to cut sports?
by Title IX Blog
posted September 27, 2009 at 8:24pm

Hopefully not, says athletic director Deborah Yow. But despite early predictions that the recession is over, the University of Maryland is exploring all scenarios that would enable to survive the current economic crisis.A recent report has outlined possib...more

Coach Summit: Love your adversaries
by Hoop Thoughts
posted September 27, 2009 at 3:02pm

You have to love your adversaries. They make you better. They force you to improve, to stretch your capabilities. Competitors respond to a challenge from their opponents, and to negative motivation as well as to positive. Competitors seek revenge for loss...more

Sporty Saturday Spotlight
by Pretty Tough
posted September 26, 2009 at 4:38pm

This week the Sporty Spotlight shines bright on seventeen-year-old Massachusetts’ skateboarder, Rachel Reid. Check out her interview below where Rachel shares how she combats intimidation before competitions, her favorite memory, and much, much more. An...more

ESPN to 'tread lightly' in covering youths
by Sports, Media & Society
posted September 25, 2009 at 2:41pm

ESPN President George Bodenheimer, speaking at a Penn State Forum today, was asked about coverage of high school sports, an area where ESPN continues to expand. He said he believes ESPN has a social responsibility to help protect the integrity and mission...more

Acosta & Carpenter on why it’s nonsense-talk that females want male coaches, why women’s teams shouldn’t be the Lady (fill in the blank) — and more
by Fair Game News
posted September 24, 2009 at 1:22pm

By Laura Pappano and Lauren Taylor R. Vivian Acosta and Linda Jean Carpenter, professors emerita at the City University of New York’s Brooklyn College and co-authors of a book on Title IX, have collected data on women’s roles on – and off – the f...more

Stats that Matter: Counting Women’s Access to Play and Power
by Fair Game News
posted September 23, 2009 at 3:16pm

By Laura Pappano In a sports culture in which OBP, ERA, PR, SOG, QB Ratings (among others) rule the landscape, Linda Jean Carpenter and R. Vivian Acosta track stats you won’t catch among box scores, but that have served a generation: Women’s access...more

A great insight into Girls U-8 Soccer
by Sports Girls Play
posted September 23, 2009 at 3:00pm

A lot of my daughters’ friends play soccer – pulling on their shin guards, lacing up those cleats, and heading off to the field for practice or a game – just like so many other little girls across the world do each week. Eight and under is a great ...more

Movie review: License to Thrive
by Title IX Blog
posted September 23, 2009 at 12:41pm

The people at Women Makes Movies very kindly sent us a copy of License to Thrive: Title IX at 35. Despite our best intentions, we had not been able to catch a viewing of it when the documentary was making the rounds in New England last year.A lot of inter...more

The most important 45 minutes of the day
by Hoop Thoughts
posted September 21, 2009 at 2:53pm

The following comes from Jack Canfield titled the "The Most Important 45 Minutes Of The Day." I'm a big believer in this philosophy. From the management standpoint, Don Meyer has taught us all the value of planning the next day the night before. From the ...more

New Brunswick girls’ ice hockey team says no to homophobia
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted September 21, 2009 at 2:37pm

Here is a great story about a high school girls’ ice hockey team in New Brunswick, Canada. Two members of the team came out as lesbians to the rest of the team. The team supported them. However, as word spread around the league, the team received taun...more

Weekend Gender Observations
by One Sport Voice
posted September 21, 2009 at 1:58pm

This past weekend I traveled back to Notre Dame (ND) for the Michigan State football game. I go back every other year to catch a game and see former colleagues. While I was there I observed a few things I had to share related to how females are marginal...more

Game Day Fun – Highlights of a Mom’s Life Video Series
by Sports Girls Play
posted September 19, 2009 at 12:34pm

Does game day mean the pre-game rituals are out in full force at your house? Check out his fun new video series from the team at Kellogg’s Snackpicks.com called “Highlights of a Mom’s Life” – its a scripted, and very comedic look into the things...more

The football post
by After Atalanta
posted September 18, 2009 at 4:20pm

Title makes it sound like this is my only one of the season.May be. Remains to be seenAnyway mostly it's a generic title meant to encompass two articles I came across that I don't want to talk about in two different posts.The Wall Street Journal has an ar...more

Virginia Softball Camp
by Jennie Finch
posted September 18, 2009 at 3:34pm

Oh my goodness! What a blast we had in Virginia for camp! We had such an amazing turnout! More than 2,000 people were there to share in the festive camp experience! Moments like these prove to me our sport has a bright future! No matter what vote, Ol...more

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