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Women coaching men: The RI round-up
by After Atalanta
posted June 30, 2009 at 3:49pm

Here is a very "comprehensive" article about women who coach men/boys in Rhode Island. High school and college coaches and some of their achievements. The writer lists ALL of the women who coach men/boys and where they do so. There are 32 in total. No na...more

Young golfer wins essay contest for a ProAm spot
by Ladies on the Tee
posted June 30, 2009 at 11:56am

While playing in a Duramed ProAm in Mason, OH I was teamed with a young high school golfer that was awarded a spot in the event via an essay contest – not your normal way to get to play in such an event. This young woman is Brittany Zins, a soon-to-be...more

Title IX doesn't cover coach's discrimination against female football player, court rules
by Title IX Blog
posted June 29, 2009 at 12:53pm

Ivyanne Elborough played football on the freshman team at Evansville High School in Wisconsin. She was the only female member of the team. Her coach, Ron Grovesteen, apparently did not like having a girl on the team. He regularly failed to unlock the g...more

Easing the transition from high school to college
by Sport Management Education
posted June 29, 2009 at 12:22pm

High school graduations across the nation have come and gone and hopefully the graduates are enjoying their summer. As they prepare to head off to college in the fall there are a few things that come to mind that will help in the transition from high ...more

Kupets wins Honda-Broderick Cup - Best Collegiate Female Athlete
by Pretty Tough
posted June 22, 2009 at 9:56pm

There’s been a lot of discussion around here about which Honda Award winner would garner the top female collegiate athlete award. Top contenders included Colorado’s Jenny Barringer, UConn’s Renee Montgomery and Washington’s Danielle Lawrie. In th...more

Team USA
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted June 22, 2009 at 9:55pm

Our Stanford girls, Kayla Pederson and Jeanette Pohlen both got picked for the USA National Basketball Team that will play in the 2009 World University Games. This is Kayla’s third time on the team, but the first for Pohlen, who stepped up her game this...more

Dads: Important role models for female athletes
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted June 21, 2009 at 7:35pm

This post tells readers the importance of fathers in the lives of female athletes....more

More coverage of Florida case
by Title IX Blog
posted June 21, 2009 at 1:06pm

This site has an interview with Nancy Hogshead-Makar, several student-athletes, and a parent about the lawsuit and injunction Florida Parents for Athletic Equity have filed against the Florida High School Athletic Association which has a policy that will ...more

So you wanna be a US Open Ballgirl?
by Pretty Tough
posted June 20, 2009 at 3:08pm

So you want to be a US Open Tennis Championships Ballperson? Now is your chance! Open tryouts will be held on Thursday, June 25, 2009 for the chance to be a ballperson for the 2009 US Open, which runs August 31-September 13 at the USTA Billie Jean King Na...more

(From the Track) Q: Who's that Mexican Girl from Riverside? A: Brenda Martinez
by From A Left Wing
posted June 19, 2009 at 4:41pm

U.C. Riverside sophomore Brenda Martinez took 2nd place in the 1500 (4:13.97) at the NCAA national championship on June 10 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.Check out the flotrack interview below. I love it when she talks about UCR's "sleeper" status (so true!), ...more

Yes, women can coach men
by After Atalanta
posted June 19, 2009 at 3:25pm

Two stories about women coaching boys or men recently.One at Hillsborough High in Florida where Stephanie Crawford was recently appointed head coach of the boys' basketball team. Crawford was the girls' team coach at a nearby school but had always wanted...more

Settlement Reached in UC Davis Case
by Title IX Blog
posted June 19, 2009 at 2:14pm

In 2007, three female students who played club sports at the University of California at Davis sued the university to challenge the lack of varsity athletic opportunities for women. They argued that Davis failed to satisfy any of the three alternative pr...more

Hoop Boost: New blog for players
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 18, 2009 at 5:31pm

We are excited to announce a new blog: Hoop Boost. We have designed this blog specifically for the student-athlete in hope that it will provide them someplace to go for information and motivation. The majority of items that can be found on Hoop Boost can ...more

Florida case and thoughts on cheerleading
by Title IX Blog
posted June 18, 2009 at 12:03pm

The Florida Parents for Athletic Equity have indeed filed a lawsuit against the Florida High School Athletic Association as they promised they would if FHSAA did not make moves toward ensuring equitable competitive opportunities.This case and the Quinnipi...more

Facebooking a discrimination case
by Title IX Blog
posted June 17, 2009 at 12:10pm

Florida Parents for Athletic Equity will be following through on their decision to file a lawsuit against the Florida High School Athletic Association over the latter's policy to reduce the number of athletic contests for all teams except football.And the...more

Prince skips senior year to play basketball abroad
by Women's Sports Nation
posted June 17, 2009 at 11:39am

Rutgers star Epiphanny Prince will forego her senior year to play professionally overseas in Europe. According to the Associated Press, Prince stated that she felt it was her time to go and that she would like to enter the WNBA draft in 2010. Prince still...more

Fourteen schools, four conferences awarded NCAA women’s basketball grants
by HoopFeed.com
posted June 16, 2009 at 6:59pm

Fourteen Division I women’s basketball programs and four conferences were selected to receive funding through the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Grant Program. The grants total $750,000. The program, entering its second year, is designed to incre...more

Getting urban girls into the game: Dance first?
by Fair Game News
posted June 16, 2009 at 1:54pm

By Lauren Taylor It is the quiet story behind the high-profile victories of women’s athletics: After thirty years of Title IX, after the superstardom of Mia Hamm, Michelle Wie, and Venus Williams, even after the advocacy of groups like the Women’s ...more

Intersections of gender, race, and youth sport
by After Atalanta
posted June 15, 2009 at 11:00pm

This past weekend the NYT published a very good article on the access urban girls have to sport. The Title IX Blog has given some more of the details of the article itself (and provides a link), but I want to, especially in light of Golf Channel commentat...more

Hockey: To play outdoors, To not play outdoors
by ...On Being a Sports Girl
posted June 15, 2009 at 12:14pm

So are they playing a college hockey game here or not? (Picture by yours truly. Yes, I can take good photos once and a while.) Remember when I noted that Denver’s men’s ice hockey schedule release may have squashed rumors of a college game being a ...more

The not-so-far-reaching effects of equity in sports
by Title IX Blog
posted June 15, 2009 at 11:54am

Frequently overlooked when we make statements such as "girls have benefited from Title IX" or "the growth of high school girls in sports has been X-fold since the passage of Title IX" is the fact that "girls" is not a nice, neat category. "Girls" is actua...more

NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Track & Field Championships: Barringer, Texas A&M; Winners
by anngaff
posted June 14, 2009 at 11:41pm

Colorado's Jenny Barringer traveled to Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships just 2 days after returning from Eugene, Oregon, where the Prefontaine Classic took place on Sunday.  Barringer finished a ...more

First fruits of a beautiful labor: Andre Agassi Prepatory Academy graduates inaugural class
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted June 14, 2009 at 12:12pm

Andre Agassi and one of the first graduates from the Andre Agassi Prepatory Academy on Saturday, June 13, during the graduation ceremony.(All Photos by Wireimage)by Kyle Hansen for the Las Vegas SuncontactLas Vegas, Saturday, June 13 -- The first class of...more

Florida compliance: Never mind
by Title IX Blog
posted June 14, 2009 at 11:48am

The negotiations between the Florida High School Athletic Association and Florida Parents for Athletic Equity, which is being represented by Nancy Hogshead-Makar, have apparently broken down because the announcement that was expected Friday never happened...more

Iraqi girls live the dream at Lady Vols’ basketball camp
by Pretty Tough
posted June 14, 2009 at 12:06am

An Iraqi girls’ basketball team took part in a Tennessee Lady Vols basketball camp last week as part of a program promoting peace and cultural understanding through sports. Under Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi National Women’s Basketball Team was dismantl...more

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