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Ultimate Coaches' Clinic: Nell Fortner
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 4, 2009 at 1:16pm

You have to believe that today is more special than others for Pat Williams as his Orlando Magic begin their quest for their first NBA Championship. In 2008, he wrote tremendous book, "The Ultimate Coaches' Clinic." It is a fascinating book because of the...more

How far are you willing to drive for sports practices?
by Sports Girls Play
posted June 4, 2009 at 12:18pm

Yesterday we got some soul crushing news, the ice rink that my son has been playing hockey at every week for 6 years is shutting its doors. It wasn’t until that moment that I realized how good I have had it as a sports parent. Up until now, all three o...more

Danielle Lawrie leads Huskies to WCWS title
by Athletic Women Blog
posted June 3, 2009 at 6:28pm

With a dominating performance that won't soon be forgotten by softball fans, much less the Husky nation, Washington pitcher Danielle Lawrie took the Huskies to their first NCAA softball championship yesterday. In the process Lawrie also attested that her ...more

Coaches Corner: Visualization
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 3, 2009 at 4:08pm

Dr. Jack Llewellyn is a renowned sports psychologist that gained national acclaim for the work he did with John Smoltz of the Atlanta Braves and Paul O'Neill of the New York Yankess. We are big believers in visualization at LSU and are currently look at w...more

Overlook the Pac-10 at your peril
by Women's Sports Blog
posted June 3, 2009 at 10:28am

The basketball ranking committee has long understood that a good record in the Pac-10 is not indicative of postseason success for a team. The softball committee, by contrast, shouldn't even bother seeding a team from another conference first. Below: T...more

Congratulations to the University of Washington
by Alan's College Softball Blog
posted June 2, 2009 at 11:44pm

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON...Here's how I live-blogged the final at-bats of the game:Washington is two outs away from the national championship, leading Florida 3-2 in the top of the seventh. But the Gators just got a double, putting...more

Basketball teammates help girl with amnesia
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted June 2, 2009 at 8:14pm

Just saw this story on ABC’s World News. It’s a good one. Good enough to share it with you. It’s about a girl named Kayla Hutchinson, who, at the age of 19 as a student-athlete at Walla Walla Community College, collided with a teammate during a bas...more

What if the athletes were boys, not girls?
by One Sport Voice
posted June 2, 2009 at 5:39pm

In a previous blog, I wrote about a male soccer coach in Minnesota who had his U12 elite girls’ team throw a game to the U13 girls’ team in the same club (Minnesota Thunder Academy). A great MN female youth soccer coach I emailed with has a great p...more

Coaches Corner: Six factors that distinguish effective team members
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 2, 2009 at 10:54am

From the book, "When Teams Work Best," authors Frank LaFasto and Carl Larson talk about 6 factors that they feel distinguish effective team members. As coaches, we should always remember that when talking about teams, we are not just talking about the col...more

Washington takes game 1 in WCWS
by Women's Sports Nation
posted June 2, 2009 at 10:43am

This has to be the best Women's College World Series I have ever seen. Well, this is also the first WCWS I've seen in its entirety. After the crazy 4 hour game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Washington Huskies which ended in a walk-off walk, the nex...more

Congratulations to Lauren O’Donnell, new head women’s swimming coach at Juniata College!
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted June 2, 2009 at 10:11am

I’m proud to announce that one of our blog contributors, Lauren O’Donnell, has accepted the position of head women’s swimming coach at Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA. Lauren is a former two-time All-American swimmer and six-time NCAA championshi...more

Women’s College World Series: As good as it gets
by Pretty Tough
posted June 1, 2009 at 9:19pm

The Women’s College World Series has been so full of great softball this year. If you haven’t been watching, you’re seriously missing out. So far the series has been a dazzling display of drama. A walk off grand-slam by a Florida senior who was 0-9...more

Women's Basketball: Meet Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir
by Athletic Women Blog
posted June 1, 2009 at 1:29pm

Earlier this year point guard Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir completed her dismantling of Rebecca Lobo's high-school scoring record, which had stood for 18 years. Much attention has understandably been given to the traditional Muslim attire Bilqis competes in—the ...more

Cheerleading one's way to compliance
by Title IX Blog
posted May 31, 2009 at 6:36pm

A short but somewhat informative article about the issues surrounding competitive cheerleading and its potential to resolve some schools' Title IX issues around opportunities. Appropriate given the recent attempt by Quinnipiac to earn compliance by cuttin...more

WCWS stuff
by After Atalanta
posted May 31, 2009 at 12:18pm

I love this weekend of the year, so many sports (but unfortunately so much yardwork that takes me away from the television).Anyway, I have been catching the Women's College World Series and noticed a few things:1. Will we ever reach a day when women are n...more

Women's College World Series - Friday Update
by Alan's College Softball Blog
posted May 30, 2009 at 12:35am

Washington and Arizona State have completed a scoreless seven innings and are going to extras. The Huskies had a runner on third with one out in the bottom of the seventh, but couldn't bring her in. ...more

Coaches Corner: Knight on a team's approach to a game
by Hoop Thoughts
posted May 29, 2009 at 5:02pm

From the book "Knight: My Story," with Bob Hammel, Coach Bob Knight talks about the approach a coach should have with his/her team going into games. At LSU, we've always referred to this as "middle of the road" coaching. Keeping our team on an even keel. ...more

Dakota Fanning dishes on being a cheerleader
by Sports Girls Play
posted May 29, 2009 at 11:14am

The June 2009 issue of American Cheerleader (on newsstands now) features a full interview with teen celebrity turned girl next door/high school cheerleader, Dakota Fanning. Excerpts of the interview can be found online at American Cheerleader. In the inte...more

Kick Like a Girl to air on HBO tonight
by Pretty Tough
posted May 28, 2009 at 2:38pm

I screened a short documentary called “Kick Like a Girl” a couple months ago and was delighted to find out that HBO is airing it tonight (6:00 ET). Anyone who sometimes feels jaded by the state of sports these days needs to tune in to the adventure...more

Women's College World Series opening action
by Alan's College Softball Blog
posted May 27, 2009 at 3:09pm

Here's the schedule for Thursday's opening action in the NCAA Women's College World Series...Washington vs. Georgia (1:00 Eastern)Missouri vs. Arizona State (3:00 Eastern)Alabama vs. Michigan (7:00 Eastern)Arizona vs. Florida (9:00 Eastern)All games are o...more

Volleyball reinstated at QU, Men's Track eliminated
by Title IX Blog
posted May 27, 2009 at 2:31pm

After being temporarily enjoined from cutting the women's volleyball program, Quinnipiac University has decided to permanently reinstate the team. This move will likely result in a settlement of the Title IX lawsuit against the university, according to t...more

Eight things to look for in a youth basketball program
by Sports Girls Play
posted May 27, 2009 at 12:15pm

Guest post by Tanya Krause of Breakthrough Basketball Choosing the right program for your child is more important and more difficult now more than it ever has been before. When I was a kid, youth basketball teams were practically unheard of and the few ...more

NCAA Softball: Women's College World Series
by Alan's College Softball Blog
posted May 26, 2009 at 2:55pm

With the start of the NCAA Women's College World Series just two days away, readers may be interested in how the teams in the WCWS field fared against each other during the regular season. As per my annual custom, I've created the diagram below...Florida...more

Pretty Tough Tuesday: Fastpitch 411
by Pretty Tough
posted May 26, 2009 at 11:11am

< p> 1. The College World Series is here! Don’t miss a minute. Check out the television schedule here. 2. The three finalists for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year were announced. 3. Did your favorite team make the Co...more

How Not to Coach Soccer: A Lesson From Minnesota
by One Sport Voice
posted May 25, 2009 at 12:08pm

When I’m not writing about gender, the other part of my research, teaching and outreach pertains to youth sport—mainly studying and trying to improve sport parent sideline behavior, and helping coaches be more effective. When a story broke last week...more

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